Fear, Anomaly, and Uncertainty in the Gospel of Mark
Douglas W. Geyer
- U.S.A. Scarecrow Press 2002
- 340tr. Hardcover 23 cm.
Douglas Geyer's illuminating analysis of Mark 4:35-6:56 explains why the Gospel ends as it does in the earliest manuscripts-abruptly, at 16:8, with the words, ""for they were afraid.""... Geyer's work draws on a vast literature of fear, anomaly, terror, and dread in the ancient world to demonstrate that this ending is a consistent, overriding theme of Mark's Gospel.... Geyer guides the reader through a vast and uncharted primary literature, demonstrating its relevance for New Testament study. In so doing he clearly proposes a fresh and original understanding of Mark that cuts across many of the critical controversies and renews its purpose and usefulness as ""good news""--Gospel--for the terrors and uncertainties of our own time.
9780810842021, 0810842025
Bible Criticism -- Mark Bibles -- NT -- Gospel of Mark