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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786471603321

Autore

Shively Elizabeth E. <1969->

Titolo

Apocalyptic imagination in the Gospel of Mark [[electronic resource] ] : the literary and theological role of Mark 3:22-30 / / Elizabeth E. Shively

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; New York, : De Gruyter, c2012

ISBN

1-283-62838-4

3-11-027288-1

9786613940834

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (308 p.)

Collana

Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche, , 0171-6441 ; ; Bd. 189

Disciplina

226.3/0046

Soggetti

Eschatology - Biblical teaching

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 and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Chapter One: The Shape of the Question -- Chapter 2: Analysis of Mark 3:22-30 -- Chapter 3: Apocalyptic Discourse in Jewish Tradition -- Chapter 4: Mark's Apocalyptic Discourse in Character, Plot and Narrative -- Chapter 5: Mark's Apocalyptic Discourse in a Story (5:1-20) and a Speech (13:5-37) -- Chapter 6: Overcoming the Strong Man: The Nature and Manifestation of Power in Mark -- Chapter 7: Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index of Biblical References -- Index of Names and Subjects

Sommario/riassunto

This narrative study uses Mark 3:22-30 as an interpretive lens to show that the Gospel of Mark has a thoroughly apocalyptic outlook. That is, Mark 3:22-30 constructs a symbolic world that shapes the Gospel's literary and theological logic. Mark utilizes apocalyptic discourse, portraying the Spirit-filled Jesus in a struggle against Satan to establish the kingdom of God by liberating people to form a community that does God's will. This discourse develops throughout the narrative by means of repetition and variation, functioning rhetorically to persuade the reader that God manifests power out of suffering, rejection, and death. This book fits among literary studies that focus on Mark as a unified narrative and rhetorical composition, and uses narrative analysis as a key tool. While narrative approaches to Mark generally offer non-apocalyptic readings, this study clarifies the symbols,



metaphors and themes of Mark 3:22-30 in light of the religious and social context in which the Gospel was produced in order to understand Mark's persuasive aims towards the reader. Accordingly, a comparative analysis of Jewish apocalyptic literature informs the use of Mark 3:22-30 as a paradigm for the Gospel.