Call and Consequences: A Womanist Reading of Mark

by Raquel Annette St. Clair

"The son of man must suffer," Jesus tells his disciples in the Gospel of Mark, and interpreters agree this warning is centrally important to the Gospel. But why must Jesus suffer, and why must his disciples face suffering if they would follow him? Is this a matter of "divine necessity," or the consequence of historical opposition to Jesus' cause? Raquel St. Clair brings a womanist perspective to these questions, noting that marginalized persons, particularly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800639022
• ISBN13: 9780800639020
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"