The Temptation and the Passion: The Markan Soteriology

by Ernest Best

Book Overview

The aim of this book is to illuminate the manner in which Mark understood Jesus' death. That death forms the climax of the Gospel, and is all-important for the evangelist. Since it is central to every form of Christianity, much has already been written on the significance Jesus' death had for Mark. Most previous studies, like the first edition of this book, used redaction criticism to interpret Mark's viewpoint from the alterations he made to the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052102059X
• ISBN13: 9780521020596
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"