Collected Essays On The Gospel According To Mark Adela Yarbro Collins by Adela Yarbro Collins 9783161615887, 3161615883 instant download after payment.

The Gospel of Mark belongs to a time and place quite different from the present, especially in the northern hemisphere. In these essays Adela Yarbro Collins shows how understanding the life and times in which Mark wrote enhances understanding of the Gospel. Major foci of the collection are the genre of Mark and of the passion narrative, and the meaning of the death of Jesus. Collins approaches the portrayal of Jesus in Mark by analyzing a particularly striking miracle-story, the walking on the water; the title Son of God; Jesus's action in the temple; and particular aspects of Jesus's Jewishness. Another important topic is the significance of the empty tomb, that is, how the author of Mark envisioned the resurrected life of Jesus. Clues to this are found in the cultural contexts in which the Gospel was written.