Gathered around Jesus (6): An Alternative Spatial Practice in the Gospel of Mark (Matrix: The Bible in Mediterranean Context)

Stewart, Eric C. (Author)

ISBN 10: 1498211275 / ISBN 13: 9781498211277

Published by Cascade Books, 2009

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254 pages. 6.00x0.69x9.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Gathered around Jesus (6): An Alternative Spatial Practice in the Gospel of Mark (Matrix: The Bible in Mediterranean Context)
• Publisher: Cascade Books
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1498211275
• ISBN 13: 9781498211277
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.53 kilograms

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Synopsis

Modern theorists are virtually united in understanding that space encodes social practices and power relations. Those who control space exert their control by means of particular spatial practices. Models of critical spatiality, such as that of territoriality, show how social relationships are predominant in the classification, communication, and control of space. Space is seen as a relational category rather than an absolute category. In this innovative study, Stewart addresses Mark's editorial and/or compositional control over the geographic presentation of Jesus's ministry. He makes the case that Mark presents the world spatially in a manner widely consistent with geographic traditions found in Greek and Roman texts. In Mark, Stewart argues, Jesus offers an alternative spatial practice, one that is centered on himself. The kingdom of God exists spatially in the area around Jesus in which the new community ""gathers.""

About the Author

Eric C. Stewart is Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Notre Dame. He is co-editor of two volumes: In Other Words: Essays on Social Science Methods and the New Testament in Honor of Jerome H. Neyrey and The Social World of the New Testament: Insights and Models.