Call and Consequences : A Womanist Reading of Mark

Raquel St Clair

ISBN 10: 0800639022 / ISBN 13: 9780800639020

Published by Augsburg Fortress Publishers Okt 2008, 2008

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Neuware - 'The son of man must suffer,' Jesustells his disciples in the Gospel ofMark, and interpreters agree thiswarning is centrally important to theGospel. But why must Jesus suffer, andwhy must his disciples face sufferingif they would follow him Is this amatter of 'divine necessity,' or theconsequence of historical opposition toJesus' cause Raquel St. Clair brings a womanistperspective to these questions, notingthat marginalized persons, particularlywomen of color, have too oftenexperienced the call to discipleshipas a call simply to 'suffering, shame, and surrogacy.' Her close reading ofthe Gospel of Mark highlights theimportance of freely accepting theconsequences of answering Jesus' call.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Call and Consequences : A Womanist Reading of Mark
• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers Okt 2008
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0800639022
• ISBN 13: 9780800639020
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 214W x 141H x 14D millimeters 214 millimeters width by 141 millimeters height by 14 millimeters depth
• Weight: 308 grams

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Synopsis

"The son of man must suffer," Jesustells his disciples in the Gospel ofMark, and interpreters agree thiswarning is centrally important to theGospel. But why must Jesus suffer, andwhy must his disciples face sufferingif they would follow him? Is this amatter of "divine necessity," or theconsequence of historical opposition toJesus' cause?

Raquel St. Clair brings a womanistperspective to these questions, notingthat marginalized persons, particularlywomen of color, have too oftenexperienced the call to discipleshipas a call simply to "suffering, shame,and surrogacy." Her close reading ofthe Gospel of Mark highlights theimportance of freely accepting theconsequences of answering Jesus' call.

About the Author

Raquel A. St. Clair is Executive Minister of St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church in Maplewood, N.J. and contributor to True to Our Native Land: An African American New Testament Commentary (2007, 978-0- 8006-3421-6).