The Homeric Epics and the Gospel of Mark
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (618 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300080123 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Tolbert, Pacific School of Religion . "MacDonald shows parallels between Homer and Mark so extensive that a relationship of dependence, conscious or unconscious, must be assumed. This is a radical thesis with great implications for the understanding of the gospels." William Hansen, Indiana University "MacDonald's conclusion that the author of the gospel of Mark in many significant places is imitating Homer poses a profound challenge to current scholarship on the history of early Christianity and the historical Jesus." Mary A
The book concludes with a discussion of the profound significance of this new reading of Mark for understanding the gospels and early Christianity.. The author of the earliest gospel was not writing history, nor was he merely recording tradition, MacDonald argues. And, entire episodes in Mark mirror Homeric episodes, including stilling the sea, walking on water, feeding the multitudes, the Triumphal Entry, and Gethsemane. In this groundbreaking book, Dennis R. Much like Odysseus, Mark's Jesus sails the seas with uncomprehending companions, encounters preternatural opponents, and suffers many things before confronting rivals who have made his house a den of thieves. Close reading and careful analysis show that Mark borrowed
"Mark hits a Homer!" according to T. Simmons. and so does MacDonald. This book will either change your perception of the gospel story or further bolster your faith in it. Those who can will read it and weigh it for the content and not for what it does to the Christian myth.A note to those unfamiliar with Mr. J.P. Holding he attacks anything that. "Worthy Insights into the Gospel of Matthew" according to A Customer. The main premise of this well written book is that the author of Mark had used the Iliad and the Odyssus as a type of template for the Gospel of Mark. In the first chapter Mr. MacDonald sets up the criteria he uses to support his ideas. These are accessibility, analogy, density, order, distinctivenes. Milestone Book JayB I gave this book 4 stars because it is an amazing book, insightful and enlightening. There is not enough books on mimesis which is disappointing. The Professor meticulously shows over 20 thematic parallels between Marks Gospel and Homer. Most criticisms that I have read point only to the weak paralle
Dennis R. He is the author of Christianizing Homer and The Legend and the Apostle. MacDonald is John Wesley Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins at Claremont School of Theology and co-director of the Institute for Antiquity and Christianity at the Claremont Graduate University.