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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461369103321

Autore

Williams Joel F.

Titolo

Other followers of Jesus : minor characters as major figures in Mark's gospel / / Joel F. Williams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England : , : JSOT Press, , [1994]

©1994

ISBN

1-283-20103-8

9786613201034

0-567-60348-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; ; 102

Library of New Testament studies

Disciplina

226.3/06

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [207]-221) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2; ANALOGIES, CHARACTERS AND READERS; Chapter 3; MINOR CHARACTERS PRIOR TO THE BARTIMAEUS NARRATIVE; Chapter 4; THE CHARACTERIZATION OF BARTIMAEUS IN MARK 10.46-52; Chapter 5; MINOR CHARACTERS FOLLOWING THE BARTIMAEUS NARRATIVE; Bibliography; Index of Biblical References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

The Gospel of Mark includes a series of similar episodes in which he presents minor characters and their response to Jesus. These individuals are neither disciples nor opponents of Jesus but rather people who are drawn, in a broad sense, from the crowd. Mark presents these characters either as suppliants or as those who exemplify a proper response to Jesus and his way. The purpose of this narrative study is to explore the effect of Mark's presentation of minor characters on the reader. It traces Mark's treatment of these individuals through the narrative and shows how Mark's presentation of mi