This innovative study makes a major contribution to the long scholarly discussion of the problematic geography of "Mark's Gospel". Using both modern spatial theory and an exhaustive review of ancient evidence, Stewart demonstrates how Mark's spatial perceptions reflect Greek, Roman and Jewish understandings of human geography. He addresses Mark's editorial and compositional control over the geographic presentation of Jesus' ministry, ultimately arguing that in Mark, Jesus offers a unique spatial practice.
Format:
CONTRIBUTORS: Eric C. Stewart
EAN: 9780227173176
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
PAGES:
WEIGHT: 375 g
HEIGHT: 229 cm
PUBLISHED BY: James Clarke & Co Ltd
DATE PUBLISHED: 2010-05-27
CITY:
GENRE: HISTORY / Military / World War II, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General
WIDTH: 153 cm
SPINE:
Book Themes:
Christianity, New Testaments, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Geography
"This is an important contribution to Markan studies. Mark's historical geography may be sketchy, but if it is, it is because Mark is using the whole notion of space and place to re-define the locus of purity. It is no longer centred on the temple but rather on Jesus." Kent E. Brower, Journal for the Study of the New Testament "The study of first-century Jesus movements has focused almost exclusively on questions of time, says Stewart (U. of Notre Dame), to the exclusion of space. To help rebalance the scholarship, he brings a critical social theory of spatiality to bear on one early text, the Gospel of Mark. He covers Mark and space in recent discussion, critical spatial theory, space in ancient texts, categories for understanding ancient space, and the spatial presentation of Mark's gospel." Book News Inc, Reference - Research Book News - October 2011
Eric C. Stewart is Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Notre Dame. He is co-editor of two volumes: In Other Words: Essays on Social Science Methods and the New Testament in Honor of Jerome H. Neyrey and The Social World of the New Testament: Insights and Models.
