The Gospel to the Romans : : The Setting and Rhetoric of Mark's Gospel / / Brian Incigneri.

This book proposes that Mark's Gospel was written in Rome in late 71 after the return of the feared Titus who had recently destroyed the Jerusalem Temple. Recognising that the use of emotional appeals was a prime contemporary rhetorical tool, it shows the Gospel to be an emotionally-charged tex...

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Superior document:Biblical Interpretation Series ; 65
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2003.
Year of Publication:2003
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Biblical Interpretation Series ; 65.
Physical Description:1 online resource (441 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1. READERS OF FLESH AND BLOOD: RELATING MARK'S GOSPEL TO ITS PARENTS; 2. SITUATING THE RHETORIC: IDENTIFYING THE LOCATION OF MARK AND HIS COMMUNITY; 3. NO STONE UPON ANOTHER: EVIDENCE THAT THE TEMPLE HAD ALREADY BEEN DESTROYED; 4. THE CLIMATE: HISTORICAL EVIDENCE FOR, AND ALLUSIONS TO, THE TENSE SITUATION IN ROME; 5. THE TRAUMATISED CHRISTIANS: THEIR SUFFERING AND FEARS; 6. PREPARING THE WAY: THE SHAPE OF MARK'S RHETORIC; 7. SURELY, NOT I? MARK'S USE OF THE DISCIPLES; AFTERWORD; Bibliography; Index of Passages; Index of Authors; Subject Index