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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789662203321

Autore

Santos Narry F

Titolo

Slave of all [[electronic resource] ] : the paradox of authority and servanthood in the Gospel of Mark / / Narry F. Santos

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Sheffield Academic Press, c2003

ISBN

1-283-19405-8

9786613194053

0-567-19579-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (353 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; ; 237

Disciplina

226.4/06

Soggetti

Authority - Biblical teaching

Service (Theology) - Biblical teaching

Paradox in the Bible

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 (p. [299]-319) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2; PROPOSED METHOD IN THE STUDY OF PARADOX IN THE GOSPEL OF MARK; Chapter 3; THE PARADOX OF AUTHORITY AND SERVANTHOOD IN MARK 1.1-8.21; Chapter 4; PARADOX OF AUTHORITY AND SERVANTHOOD IN MARK 8.22-10.52; Chapter 5; PARADOX OF AUTHORITY AND SERVANTHOOD IN MARK 11.1-16.8; Chapter 6; SUMMARY AND IMPLICATIONS OF THE PARADOX OF AUTHORITY AND SERVANTHOOD IN THE GOSPEL OF MARK; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

The Gospel of Mark is often described as a paradoxical gospel, a riddle that teases its readers' response, and a narrative that possesses an enigmatic and puzzling character. Santos argues that this puzzling character is seen clearly in the paradox of authority and servanthood in the gospel. In tracing and analyzing this paradox throughout the Markan narrative, he first develops a literary method for the study of paradox, and having applied the results to authority and servanthood in Mark, he discusses key contributions of the paradox to the three Markan issues of the disciples' role in the Go