The Tragic Death of John the Baptist: Reading Mark 6:17–29 with Other Banquet Travesties$dErich B. Pracht

This study sets out to classify the story of John the Baptist’s death in Mark 6:17-29 as a “banquet travesty,” a literary type-scene attested by a range of ancient authors. I will demonstrate that banquet travesties emphasize the pathetic and calamitous deaths that various characters face, with the...

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Main Author: Pracht, Erich Benjamin (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Catholic Biblical Association of America [2021]
In: The catholic biblical quarterly
Year: 2021, Volume: 83, Issue: 2, Pages: 241-256
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B John the Baptist / Death / Martyr / Tragedy / Historiography
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
Further subjects:B Historiography
B Bibel. Markusevangelium 6,17-29
B Missionary
B John the Baptist
B Martyrdom
B Tragedy
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