The Gospel of the Son of God: Psalm 2 and Mark's Narrative Christology

by James M. Neumann

Book Overview

James M. Neumann proposes that there is far more at work in Mark's portrayal of Jesus as Son of God, and what it means for Mark to depict him as such, than past scholarship has recognized. He argues that Mark presents Jesus's life from beginning to end as the actualization of Psalm 2: a coronation hymn describing the Davidic king as God's "son," which was interpreted messianically in early Judaism and christologically in early Christianity. Rather...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567711528
• ISBN13: 9780567711526
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"