Table of Contents

Introduction: Reshaping the Memory of a Teacher and his Movement
1. Mark as a Life about Jesus
2. Mark as a Life for Jesus’ Followers
3. Jesus as Prophetic Envoy
4. Jesus as a Powerful Broker
5. Jesus as a Philosophical Hero

Promotional Information

This student-friendly guide to Mark shows how the biography-form chosen by the Author shaped the content, specifically in terms of how Jesus is portrayed.

About the Author

Abraham Smith is Professor of New Testament at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, Texas, USA.

Reviews

[A] very worthwhile contribution ... This volume would form an excellent basis for a set of Bible study group sessions.
*The Catholic Herald*

Smith's book is rich in wel-informed Christological insight and speculation ... Those who are keen to bring their existing literary and theological grip of the bluntest and most vivid canonical gospel back to the boil in time for Year B are likely to see their engagement with Smith's ideas as a useful exercise.
*The Reader*