Mark's Jesus: Characterization as Narrative Christology - Hardcover

Malbon, Elizabeth Struthers

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1602582475 ISBN 13: 9781602582477

Publisher: Baylor University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Noted biblical scholar Elizabeth Struthers Malbon asks a literary question in this landmark volume: how does the Markan narrative characterise Jesus? Through a close narrative analysis, she carefully examines various ways the Gospel discloses its central character. The result is a multi-layered Markan narrative christology, focusing not only on what the narrator and other characters say about Jesus (pro-jected christology), but also on what Jesus says in response to what these others say to and about him (deflected christology), what Jesus says instead about himself and God (refracted christology), what Jesus does (enacted christology), and how what other characters do is related to what Jesus says and does (reflected christology). Holding significant implications for those who wish to use Mark's Gospel to make claims about the historical Jesus, as well as for those who wish to use Mark's Gospel to construct confessions about the church's belief, Malbon's research is a groundbreaking work of scholarship.

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About the Author

Elizabeth Struthers Malbon is Professor in the Religious Studies Program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She is the editor of Between Author and Audience in Mark: Narration, Characterization, Interpretation and the author of Hearing Mark: A Listener's Guide and In the Company of Jesus: Characters in Mark's Gospel. She lives in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Edition details

• Publisher: Baylor University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1602582475
• ISBN 13: 9781602582477
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 300