Research Catalog

Details

Description

1. x, 200 pages; 25 cm.

Summary

1. "This book is a rigorous analysis of Mark 6:45-56 (Jesus' sea-walk). The first part of the book argues that, given the complexities which challenge the reader in Mark 6:45-56, traditional historical-critical approaches lack the terminology and conceptual categories necessary to provide an adequate elucidation of the passage in all its fantastic array. The second part of the book proposes a theoretical framework for scholars to examine the Gospel of Mark using tools and terms often associated with fantasy literature, and suggests that this gospel, and in particular Mark 6:45-56, is best viewed as an illustration of ancient fantastic fiction. The final two chapters of the book show how the tools of fantasy scholars can be applied to the gospel, using Mark 6:45-56 as a case in point."--BOOK JACKET.

Series statement

1. Biblical interpretation series, 0928-0731 ; v. 41

Uniform title

1. Biblical interpretation series ; v. 41.

Subject

1. Jésus-Christ > Apparitions et miracles
2. Bible. > Criticism, Narrative
3. Bibel
4. New Testament. > Criticism, interpretation, etc
5. Bible. > Narratologie critique
6. Bible > Critique littéraire
7. Markusevangelium 6,45-56
8. Jesus walking on the water (Miracle)
9. Fantastic, The, in the Bible
10. Exegese
11. Marcus (bijbelboek)
12. Het fantastische
13. Fantasy > Religious aspects
14. Bible as literature
15. Jésus marche sur la mer
16. Littérature fantastique > Histoire et critique

Genre/Form

1. Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Contents

1. I. Moving Beyond Tradition -- II. Mark as Narrative Art -- III. Introduction to Fantastic Studies -- IV. Contours of Fantasy -- V. Reading Mark 6:45-56 as Fantastic Discourse -- VI. Rhetoric and the Reader -- VII. Summary and Conclusion.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-197) and index.