Biblical Interpretation in Early Christian Gospels Volume 1: The Gospel of Mark

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This collection of essays is the second volume in a projected series of five volumes that gather together recent research by leading scholars on the narrative function of embedded Jewish scripture texts (quotations or allusions) in early Christian Gospels. While the contributors employ a diverse range of methods, their research is directed towards considering the function of embedded scripture texts in the context of the Gospels as self-contained narratives written and read/heard in their early Christian settings. The essays are arranged according to their appropriate methodological categories.

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mentioned in Chronicle of Higher Education June 2006
"This first volume of a series sets a high standard for the remaining four. Most of the contributors to this book show how the landscape has shifted from the detailed analysis of verbal citations to the more interesting, if less precise, features of narrative intertextuality. The essays aree good examples of the healthy state of intertextual studies, helpful for methodology and illuminating in their own right for students of Mark." Kent Brower, JSNTS Booklist 2007 -- Kent Brower
"Hatina and the contributors have provided a very useful and therefore recommendable volume on essays on biblical interpretation in Mark Gospel." David du Toit, Review of Biblical Literature,January 2008 -- David du Toit, Institut fur Christentum and Antike Berlin, Germany
"Anyone interested in Mark's Gospel or the interpretation of the Hebrew Bible in the first century will certainly profit from reading this book." -Eric Stewart, Biblical Theology Bulletin, Vol. 39, 2009

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Thomas Hatina is Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Trinity Western University, Langley, British Columbia, Canada.