Matthew's judaization of Mark [[electronic resource] ] : examined in the context of the use of sources in Graeco-Roman antiquity / / Anne M. O'Leary

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910789775303321
• Autore: O'Leary Anne M
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York, : T & T Clark, c2006
• ISBN: 1-283-19400-7; 9786613194008; 0-567-19216-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (241 p.)
• Collana: Library of New Testament studies ; ; 323; T & T Clark library of biblical studies
• Disciplina: 226.206
• Soggetti: Christianity
• 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. [177]-193) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Editorial Board; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction 1 PART 1: USE OF SOURCES IN GRAECO-ROMAN ANTIQUITY: TOWARDS A CONTEXT AND CRITERIA FOR EXAMINING MATTHEW'S USE OF; PART 2: MATTHEW'S USE OF MARK AS A SOURCE; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Creative imitation (Gk., mimesis; Lt., imitatio) was the primary literary convention of the ancient world of the first century CE. In the first part of the book it is demonstrated that it was the principal means by which classical authors, for example, Virgil, Seneca, Plutarch, and Livy, composed their works. An examination of the use of sources in both Jewish and Christian Sacred Scriptures in the light of this convention provides a new and fruitful approach to scripture scholarship. The Book of Tobit and Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians (1 Cor 8-10) are examined to demonstrate this the