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Author Williams, Joel F.

Title Other followers of Jesus : minor characters as major figures in Mark's gospel / Joel F. Williams.

Publication Info. Sheffield, England : JSOT Press, [1994]
©1994

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Description 1 online resource (231 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 102
Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 102.
Thesis Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Marquette University, 1992.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-221) and indexes.
Contents Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Analogies, Characters and Readers -- 3. Minor Characters Prior to the Bartimaeus Narrative -- 4. The Characterization of Bartimaeus in Mark 10.46-52 -- 5. Minor Characters Following the Bartimaeus Narrative -- Bibliography -- Index of Biblical References -- Index of Authors.
Summary The Gospel of Mark includes a series of similar episodes in which he presents minor characters and their response to Jesus. These individuals are neither disciples nor opponents of Jesus but rather people who are drawn, in a broad sense, from the crowd. Mark presents these characters either as suppliants or as those who exemplify a proper response to Jesus and his way. The purpose of this narrative study is to explore the effect of Mark's presentation of minor characters on the reader. It traces Mark's treatment of these individuals through the narrative and shows how Mark's presentation of mi.
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Subject Bible. Mark -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. Mark.
Jesus Christ -- Friends and associates.
Jesus Christ.
Friends and associates.
Jésus-Christ -- Amis et relations.
Bible. Marc -- Critique, interprétation, etc.
Bible. Mark.
Jésus-Christ -- Biographies.
Bible. New Testament -- Critique, interprétation, etc.
Bible. New Testament -- Biographies.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Academic theses.
Academic theses.
Other Form: Print version: Williams, Joel F. Other followers of Jesus. Sheffield, England : JSOT Press, ©1994 1850754896 (DLC) 94212063 (OCoLC)30835542
ISBN 9780567603487 (electronic book)
0567603482 (electronic book)
1850754896
9781850754893