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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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Catholic Biblical Association of America
[2021]
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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
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| 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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