Mark & method : new approaches in biblical studies

by Janice Capel Anderson (Editor)

Other authorsDavid Rhoads (Contributor), Stephen D. Moore (Editor)
2008

Publication

Fortress Press, c2008.

Collection

Status

Available

Description

Since its publication by Fortress Press in 1992, Mark and Method has been an invaluable resource for the study of Mark, and of the range of methods used in interpreting the New Testament. This second edition offers a new introduction and chapters brought up to date with the latest developments in interpretation, including new chapters on Cultural Studies and Post-Colonial Criticism. The contributors include: Janice Capel Anderson, Stephen D. Moore, Elizabeth Struthers Malbon, Robert M. Fowler, David Rhoads, Tat-Siong Benny Liew, and Abraham Smith.

User reviews

LibraryThing member TonyMilner
This is in fact an integrated collection of eight essays by noted scholars. After an introductiory essay, the following seven chapters introduce a variety of methodologies for biblical studies. Each essay begins with a general introduction to the presupositions and methodologies of their particular
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area of interest, and then goes on to apply this more specifically to the Gospel of Mark, usually by analysing a particular section.

I found all of the essays well writtten and engaging. Those on araes I am familiar with seemed balanced, accurate and clear, and those on areas with which I am less familiar (e.g deconstruction) were enlightening. The only essay I found slightly less helpful was the one on postcolonial crticism, mainly because the application section was disapointingly general and could have done with some illustration.

A very useful book for any introduction to the study of Mark's Gospel, or to biblical criticism in general.
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Language

Original language

English

ISBN

978800638511
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