Mark |
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| Author:
| van Iersel, Bas M. |
| Series title: | T & T Clark Academic Paperbacks Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-567-04210-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2005 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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| Imprint: | T&T Clark |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $220.00 |
Book Description:
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An incisive and comprehensive episode-by-episode commentary on the Gospel of Mark. There is a special focus on the contribution of each episode to the overall meaning of the Gospel, at both the level of the story and the level of the discourse. As a reader-response commentator, the author's concern is constantly with the effect of Mark's story on its readers, engaging both the situation of the original audience of Mark - Christians of Gentile origin in Rome shortly after the Neronian...
More DescriptionAn incisive and comprehensive episode-by-episode commentary on the Gospel of Mark. There is a special focus on the contribution of each episode to the overall meaning of the Gospel, at both the level of the story and the level of the discourse. As a reader-response commentator, the author's concern is constantly with the effect of Mark's story on its readers, engaging both the situation of the original audience of Mark - Christians of Gentile origin in Rome shortly after the Neronian persecutions - and with that of the present-day reader.