Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations 1. Mark and Aseneth 2. Media Theory, Ancient Media, and Orally Composed Narratives from the Papyri 3. Linguistic Oral Residues 4. Metalinguistic Oral Residues 5. Linguistic Trajectories of Joseph and Aseneth and Mark Conclusion Works Cited Subject and Author Index Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Literature

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Addresses media and modes of composition in antiquity, arguing that the Gospel of Mark and Joseph and Aseneth were both composed via dictation from their antecedent oral traditions.

About the Author

Nicholas A. Elder is Assistant Professor of New Testament at the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary, USA.