Compassion and the Characterization of the Markan Jesus
This volume discusses the role of compassion in the portrayal of the Markan Jesus, reshaping our view of his encounters with human need. It analyzes the depictions of miracle workers from the ancient world and underscores Mark's portrayal as exceptional.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Boston
BRILL
2024
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| In: |
Biblical interpretation series (volume 223)
Year: 2024 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Bryant, Jonathan, Compassion and the characterization of the Markan Jesus] (2025) (Breuer, Saskia, 1988 -)
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series/Journal: | Biblical interpretation series
volume 223 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Mark
/ Jesus Christus
/ Miracle story
/ Sympathy
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| Further subjects: | B
Thesis
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | This volume discusses the role of compassion in the portrayal of the Markan Jesus, reshaping our view of his encounters with human need. It analyzes the depictions of miracle workers from the ancient world and underscores Mark's portrayal as exceptional. Front Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Emotions and the Miracles of Jesus -- 1 Purpose and Course of Study -- 2 Miracle Studies and the Treatment of Jesus's Emotions -- 3 Markan Character Studies and the Treatment of Jesus's Emotions -- 4 Emotions and the Bible -- 5 Methodological Points -- 8 Miracle Workers and Emotion in Ancient Greco-Roman Literature -- 1 Emotions in Ancient Literature -- 2 Emotion in Greco-Roman Miracle Stories -- 2.1 The Gods -- 2.1.1 Homeric Works -- 2.1.1.1 The Iliad -- 2.1.1.2 The Odyssey -- 2.1.2 Greco-Roman Miracle Accounts from the Second Temple Period -- 2.1.2.1 Zeus -- 2.1.2.2 Asclepius -- 2.1.2.3 Isis -- 2.2 Human Figures -- 2.2.1 A Note on Apollonius of Tyana -- 3 Summary of Findings -- 3 Miracle Workers and Emotion in Ancient Jewish Literature -- 1 Emotion in Jewish Miracle Stories -- 1.1 Hebrew Scriptures -- 1.2 The Greek Scriptures -- 1.3 Josephus and Philo -- 1.3.1 Josephus -- 1.3.1.1 Anger and the Miracle Worker -- 1.3.1.2 Pity and the Miracle Worker -- 1.3.2 Philo -- 1.3.2.1 On the Life of Moses -- 1.3.2.2 On the Life of Abraham -- 1.4 Rewritten Scripture -- 1.4.1 Pseudo-Philo's Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum -- 1.4.1.1 LAB 10.2-6 -- 1.4.1.2 LAB 16.1-7 -- 1.4.2 Jubilees -- 1.4.2.1 Jubilees 10:1-14 -- 1.4.2.2 Jubilees 28:9-24 -- 1.4.3 Genesis Apocryphon (1QapGen) -- 1.4.3.1 Gen. Apoc. 19-20 -- 1.4.4 Ezekiel the Tragedian's Exagōgē -- 1.5 Wisdom Texts -- 1.5.1 Wisdom of Solomon -- 1.5.1.1 Wisdom 11:1-14 -- 1.5.1.2 Wisdom 16:5-14 -- 1.5.1.3 Wisdom 18:20-25 -- 1.5.1.4 Wisdom 19:1-5 -- 1.5.2 Sirach -- 1.5.2.1 Sirach 45:18-22 -- 1.5.2.2 Sirach 45:23-24 -- 1.5.2.3 Sirach 48:17-22 -- 1.6 Second Temple Period Narratives -- 1.6.1 Tobit -- 1.6.2 2 Maccabees -- 1.6.2.1 2 Macc 3:14-28 -- 1.6.2.2 2 Macc 8:1-29 -- 1.6.2.3 2 Macc 11:6-12. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (204 pages) |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-69910-6 |
