Abraham Smith
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Mark: An Introduction and Study Guide (eBook, ePUB)

Shaping the Life and Legacy of Jesus

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This Guide reads the Gospel of Mark as a 1st-century CE story about Jesus, for his followers, and against tyranny or the abusive use of power.First, the book shows students how the Gospel uses the form of a traditional laudatory biography (a 'Life') to reshape the memory of the shame-ridden trials and suffering of Jesus. Such a biography portrayed Jesus' descent (as a son of God), his deeds, and his heroic death, dispelling any notion that the teacher Jesus was a charlatan or huckster.Second, Smith demonstrates how the Gospel devotes a great deal of space to Jesus' training of his disciples - ...