Sowing the Gospel
Mark's World in Literary-Historical Perspective
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Sowing the Gospel: Mark's World in Literary-Historical Perspective
Mark, says Tolbert, intends to sow abroad
the good news of God's imminent coup d'etat
over the murderous authorities of his
generation, thus disclosing the good earth
of God's kingdom before the final
devastation of the cosmos and the coming of
the Son of Man. Mark's purpose, she says,
is not to provide data about Jesus or to
debate ecclesiastical controversies but
rather to persuade its hearers to have faith
in the gospel of Jesus Christ, to follow the
way he forged into inevitable persecutions,
and to become themselves sowers of the good
news of God's kingdom.
- Publisher Fortress Press
- Format Paperback
- ISBN 9780800629748
- Dimensions 6 x 9
- Pages 362
- Publication Date January 4, 1996
Endorsements
"…one of the freshest interpretations of Mark's gospel I have ever had the privilege to read…It marks a milestone in the recent history of Markan research."
— Jack Dean Kingsbury
— Jack Dean Kingsbury
Table of Contents
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Preface
- Introducing the Approach
- Goal-Specific Requirements
- Text-Specific Requirements: General
- Text-Specific Requirements: Genre
- The Approach Delineated
PART II: INTERPRETING THE GOSPEL
- Beginning the Interpretation
- Overview of the Gospel of Mark
- Jesus, the Sower of the Word
- The Good Earth and the Rocky Ground
- Jesus, the Heir of the Vineyard
- The Death of the Heir
Conclusion
Appendices
Index of Biblical and Ancient Sources
Index of Authors
Index of Literary and Rhetorical Terms
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
PART I: DELINEATING THE APPROACH