Anecdote in Mark, the Classical World and the Rabbis : A Study of Brief Stories in the Demonax, the Mishnah, and Mark 8:27-10:45

Moeser, Marion C.

ISBN 10: 0826460593 / ISBN 13: 9780826460592

Published by Sheffield Academic Press, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Anecdote in Mark, the Classical World and the Rabbis : A Study of Brief Stories in the Demonax, the Mishnah, and Mark 8:27-10:45
• Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826460593
• ISBN 13: 9780826460592
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This major study of a Markan genre, represented in the central section 8.27-10.4, ranges through Greek, rabbinic and early Christian literature, providing detailed comparison with the anecdotes in Lucian's Demonax and the Mishnah.Moeser concludes that the Markan anecdotes clearly follow the definition of, and typologies for, the Greek chreia. His analysis indicates that while the content of the three sets of anecdotes is peculiar to its respective cultural setting, the Greek, Jewish and Christian examples all function according to the purposes of the genre.

About the Authors

Marion Moeser is Assistant Professor of New Testament at the Franciscan School of Theology, Berkley, California.

Chris Keith is Research Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society, Norway. He is the author of The Pericope Adulterae, the Gospel of John and the Literacy of Jesus, a winner of the 2010 John Templeton Award for Theological Promise, and Jesus' Literacy: Scribal Culture and the Teacher from Galilee. He is also the co-editor of Jesus among Friends and Enemies: A Historical and Literary Introduction to Jesus in the Gospels, and was recently named a 2012 Society of Biblical Literature Regional Scholar.