Slave of All: The Paradox of Authority and Servanthood in the Gospel of Mark
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Slave of All: The Paradox of Authority and Servanthood in the Gospel of Mark
By (Author) Narry Santos
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Sheffield Academic Press
1st July 2003
United Kingdom
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts
226.306
Physical Properties
Hardback
342
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
671g
Description
The Gospel of Mark is often described as a paradoxical gospel, a riddle that teases its readers' response, and a narrative that possesses an enigmatic and puzzling character. Santos argues that this puzzling character is seen clearly in the paradox of authority and servanthood in the Gospel. In tracing and analysing the paradox throughout the Markan narrative, he first develops a literary method for the study of the paradox, and having applied the results to authority and servanthood in mark, he discusses key contributions of the paradox of the three Markan issues of the disciples' role in the Gospel, the Messianic Secret and a profile of the Markan community.
Reviews
"...relevant to the present-day church." -Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 47.4, 12/04
Author Bio
Narry Santos is New Testament Professor at the International School of Theology-Asia and Resident Pastor of Greenhills Christian Fellowship South Metro, Philippines.
