The Anecdote in Mark, the Classical World and the Rabbis: A Study of Brief Stories in the Demonax, The Mishnah, and Mark 8:27-10:45
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Publishing Details
The Anecdote in Mark, the Classical World and the Rabbis: A Study of Brief Stories in the Demonax, The Mishnah, and Mark 8:27-10:45
By (Author) Marion Moeser
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Continuum Publishing Corporation
1st December 2002
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers
Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval
220.6
Physical Properties
Hardback
306
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
570g
Description
This study of a Markan genre, represented in the central section 8.27-10.4, ranges through Greek, rabbinic and early Christian literature, providing detailed comparison with the anecdotes in Lucian's "Demonax" and the "Mishnah". Moeser concludes that the Markan anecdotes clearly follow the definition of, and typologies for, the Greek chreia. His analysis indicates that while the content of the three sets of anecdotes is peculiar to its respective cultural setting, the Greek, Jewish and Christian examples all function according to the purposes of the genre.
Author Bio
Marion Moeser is Assistant Professor of New Testament at the Franciscan School of Theology, Berkley, California.
