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Sowing the Gospel

Mark's World in Literary-Historical Perspective
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Mark, says Tolbert, intends to sow abroad the good news of God's imminent coup d'etat over the murderous authorities of his generation, thus disclosing the good earth of God's kingdom before the final devastation of the cosmos and the coming of the Son of Man. Mark's purpose, she says, is not to provide data about Jesus or to debate ecclesiastical controversies but rather to persuade its hearers to have faith in the gospel of Jesus Christ, to follow the way he forged into inevitable persecutions, and to become themselves sowers of the good news of God's kingdom.
Mary Ann Tolbert is Associate Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Vanderbilt University Divinity School.
Preface List of Abbreviations Introduction PART I: DELINEATING THE APPROACH Introducing the Approach Goal-Specific Requirements Text-Specific Requirements: General Text-Specific Requirements: Genre The Approach Delineated PART II: INTERPRETING THE GOSPEL Beginning the Interpretation Overview of the Gospel of Mark Jesus, the Sower of the Word The Good Earth and the Rocky Ground Jesus, the Heir of the Vineyard The Death of the Heir Conclusion Appendices Index of Biblical and Ancient Sources Index of Authors Index of Literary and Rhetorical Terms
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