Reopening the Word Reading Mark As Theology in the Context of Early Judaism |
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| Author:
| Sabin, Marie Noonan |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-514359-1 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2002 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $175.00 |
Book Description:
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Sabin sets the composition of Mark in the context of the religious discourse of first-century Judaism, which took the form of an exchange betwen current events and Scripture. She sees Mark as an original theologian shaping his material out two primary Jewish traditions: the Wisdom traditions, with their emphasis on God's presence in daily life, and Creation theology, which imagined the End Time as a return to the Garden. Juxtaposing her findings to interpretations from the church...
More DescriptionSabin sets the composition of Mark in the context of the religious discourse of first-century Judaism, which took the form of an exchange betwen current events and Scripture. She sees Mark as an original theologian shaping his material out two primary Jewish traditions: the Wisdom traditions, with their emphasis on God's presence in daily life, and Creation theology, which imagined the End Time as a return to the Garden. Juxtaposing her findings to interpretations from the church fathers and from the twentieth century, she offers a new way of understanding Mark's use of Scripture, his eschatology, and his presentation of Jesus. The results are provocative.