ISBN: 9780567045539

Through a careful reading of several ancient texts such as Chariton's Callirhoë, Fullmer identifies an ancient storytelling convention with roots in the Homeric tradition in which na… More...

Through a careful reading of several ancient texts such as Chariton's Callirhoë, Fullmer identifies an ancient storytelling convention with roots in the Homeric tradition in which narratives of death and revival accentuate significant points in a story. In Mark's Gospel, resurrection narratives accentuate the power of Jesus' ministry (Mark 5:21-43) as well as the ironic disloyalty of Jesus' disciples as their failure is first assured (Mark 9:14-29) and later realized (Mark 16:1-18). The reader of this study will come to appreciate how the irony of the Gospel - a literary feature that is prominent in novelistic literature - is furthered by a novelistic application of the resurrection theme. These observations affirm an identification of the genre of the Gospel as novelistic literature.The study also examines themes of death and revival in texts of the Hebrew Bible, revealing a recurrent constellation of motifs. In these texts, Fullmer convincingly traces a Prophetic resurrection topos with characteristics that are compared to an Epic resurrection topos identified in the Homeric tradition. He then demonstrates how the two topoi merge in later, novelistic texts of Hellenistic Judaism such as the Gospel of Mark, witnessing to a widespread amalgamation of cultures that characterizes the Hellenistic period.This study supports a growing appreciation of the ethnic hybridity of the context that produced Mark's Gospel, contributing to the work of scholars who question an often overdrawn dichotomy between Jewish and Greek culture in the Hellenistic period. Moreover, the significant influence of epic, non-biblical traditions upon the Gospel becomes manifest without an assertion of direct dependence upon Homeric epic. Overall, the study provides a model for the examination of specific themes of the Gospel in light of related ancient literature which enhances modern understanding and appreciation of Mark's story. Trade Books>Hardcover>Religion,Inspiration>Christianity>Christian Ref, Bloomsbury Academic Core >2<

2007, ISBN: 0567045536

[EAN: 9780567045539], New book, [PU: CONTINNUUM 3PL], RELIGION - COMMENTARIES REFERENCE BIBLICAL CRITICISM & INTERPRETATION NEW TESTAMENT, Identifies an ancient storytelling convention wi… More...

[EAN: 9780567045539], New book, [PU: CONTINNUUM 3PL], RELIGION - COMMENTARIES REFERENCE BIBLICAL CRITICISM & INTERPRETATION NEW TESTAMENT, Identifies an ancient storytelling convention with roots in the Homeric tradition in which narratives of death and revival accentuate significant points in a story. This study also examines themes of death and revival in texts of the Hebrew Bible , reveali., Books<

2007, ISBN: 9780567045539

T&T Clark, Hardcover, Auflage: Illustrated, 272 Seiten, Publiziert: 2007-08-19T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, Hersteller-Nr.: 9780567045539, 0.54 kg, New Testament, Criticism & Interpret… More...

T&T Clark, Hardcover, Auflage: Illustrated, 272 Seiten, Publiziert: 2007-08-19T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, Hersteller-Nr.: 9780567045539, 0.54 kg, New Testament, Criticism & Interpretation, Bible Study & Reference, Christian Books & Bibles, Subjects, Books, Religion & Spirituality, Format: Illustrated, T&T Clark, 2007<

2007, ISBN: 9780567045539

Hard cover, New., Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 272 p. Contains: Unspecified, Tables, black & white. Library of New Testament Studies, 360., New York, [PU: Continnuu… More...

Hard cover, New., Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 272 p. Contains: Unspecified, Tables, black & white. Library of New Testament Studies, 360., New York, [PU: Continnuum-3PL]<

2007, ISBN: 9780567045539

T&T Clark, 2007-08-19. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!, T&T Clark, 2007-08-19, 6