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Author Williams, Joel F

Title Other followers of Jesus : minor characters as major figures in Mark's gospel / Joel F. Williams
Published Sheffield, England : JSOT Press, ©1994

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Description 1 online resource (231 pages)
Series Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 102
Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 102.
Contents Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Analogies, Characters and Readers -- 3. Minor Characters Prior to the Bartimaeus Narrative -- 4. The Characterization of Bartimaeus in Mark 10.46-52 -- 5. Minor Characters Following the Bartimaeus Narrative -- Bibliography -- Index of Biblical References -- Index of Authors
Summary The Gospel of Mark includes a series of similar episodes in which he presents minor characters and their response to Jesus. These individuals are neither disciples nor opponents of Jesus but rather people who are drawn, in a broad sense, from the crowd. Mark presents these characters either as suppliants or as those who exemplify a proper response to Jesus and his way. The purpose of this narrative study is to explore the effect of Mark's presentation of minor characters on the reader. It traces Mark's treatment of these individuals through the narrative and shows how Mark's presentation of mi
Notes Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Marquette University, 1992
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-221) and indexes
Notes Print version record
Subject Jesus Christ -- Friends and associates
SUBJECT Jesus Christ fast
Jésus-Christ -- Biographies. ram
Bible. Mark -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
Bible. Mark fast
Bible. New Testament -- Critique, interprétation, etc. ram
Bible. New Testament -- Biographies. ram
Subject RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- New Testament.
RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Jesus, the Gospels & Acts.
Friendship
Marcus (bijbelboek)
Personages.
Genre/Form dissertations.
Academic theses
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780567603487
0567603482