02345cam a22003014a 450000100090000000300090000900500170001800800410003501000170007602000400009304000180013304200080015105000250015908200180018499800070020210000300020924500810023926000520032030000340037250400680040650504230047452008480089763000320174563000520177794200080182999900170183795201890185412187773AU-EpEBC20150909152945.0000927s2001 miu b 001 0 eng  a 00049472  a0802845037 (softcover : alk. paper) aDLCcDLCdDLC apcc00aBS2585.53b.W58 200100a226.3/077221 bEW1 aWitherington, Ben,d1951-14aThe Gospel of Mark :ba socio-rhetorical commentary /cBen Witherington III. aGrand Rapids, MI :bW.B. Eerdmans Pub.,cc2001. axxiv, 463 p. ;bpbk ;c24 cm. aIncludes bibliographical references (p. xiii-xxiv) and indexes. aI. Introduction -- The genre of Mark -- The rhetoric of Mark -- Mark's sources -- Mark's style and facility with Greek -- The authorship and audience of the earliest gospel -- Mark in its social context -- The structure of Mark's gospel -- Mark's Christology, the Messianic secret, and Mark's ending -- The contours of Mark's Christology -- Mark on discipleship -- Mark as story -- Point of view -- II. The commentary. a"This commentary offers the first sustained attempt to read the Gospel of Mark both as an ancient biography and as a form of ancient rhetoric. Ben Witherington applies to Mark the socio-rhetorical approach for which he is well known, opening a new perspective on the earliest Gospel that also emphasizes Mark's theological and ethical interests and purposes. Based on a fresh translation of the Greek text, Witherington's commentary makes clear Mark's focus on the identity of Jesus, on the importance of knowing who he is - the Christ, the Son of God - in order to properly understand why he had to die. Among the valuable features of this commentary are special sections designed to help modern readers of Mark apply the text to life today and excurses that highlight technical topics for scholars and more advanced Bible students."--Jacket.00aBible.pMarkvCommentaries.00aBible.pN.T.pMarkxSocio-rhetorical criticism. 2ddc c36017d36017 00102ddc40708225 NTaMAINbMAINcOSd2013-04-12eDonated by Valentin Vasilev, 2009-2011g20.00l1m1o226.3077/WITp13894r2015-11-11 00:00:00s2015-10-08t1v50.00w2013-04-12yAM