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Fear, Anomaly and Uncertainty in the Gospel of Mark
Geyer, Douglas W.. Ed(S): Haymes, Don
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Description for Fear, Anomaly and Uncertainty in the Gospel of Mark
Hardback. A study of the Gospel of Mark. It delineates the religious and theological insights of Mark's handling and organizing his material about fear, uncertainty and impurity, and treats separately the several "Anomalous Frightful" scenes, including the stilling of the storm and the Gerasene Demoniac. Editor(s): Haymes, Don. Series: American Theological Library Association (ATLA) Monograph Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, chronology, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HRCG9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 553.
Douglas Geyer's illuminating analysis of Mark 4:35-6:56 explains why the Gospel ends as it does in the earliest manuscripts-abruptly, at 16:8, with the words, "for they were afraid." This ending, with women fleeing the empty tomb in "trembling and astonishment," has long been considered "problematic," and, in the several attempts to rewrite it, Mark 16 has become a source of unending mischief. Geyer's work draws on a vast literature of fear, anomaly, terror, and dread in the ancient world to demonstrate that this ending is a consistent, overriding theme of Mark's Gospel. In Mark we see and hear the ... Read more
Douglas Geyer's illuminating analysis of Mark 4:35-6:56 explains why the Gospel ends as it does in the earliest manuscripts-abruptly, at 16:8, with the words, "for they were afraid." This ending, with women fleeing the empty tomb in "trembling and astonishment," has long been considered "problematic," and, in the several attempts to rewrite it, Mark 16 has become a source of unending mischief. Geyer's work draws on a vast literature of fear, anomaly, terror, and dread in the ancient world to demonstrate that this ending is a consistent, overriding theme of Mark's Gospel. In Mark we see and hear the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Series
American Theological Library Association (ATLA) Monograph Series
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810842021
SKU
V9780810842021
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Reviews for Fear, Anomaly and Uncertainty in the Gospel of Mark
Many have noted Mark's atmosphere of mystery. But it is doubtful if any have explored its background in Hellenstic, classical and other Near Eastern lore and literature as thoroughly as Douglas Geyer....the book...enables us to enter more deeply into the milieu of beliefs and emotions in which Mark was written....Geyer's thesis...makes a significant contribution to the study of Mark, and ... Read more