A Preface to Mark

Notes on the Gospel in Its Literary and Cultural Settings

By: Christopher Bryan

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Paperback | 1 January 1997

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A Preface to Mark is a literary study which, from the standpoint of the newer critical methodologies, explores two questions. First, Bryan attempts to determine what kind of text Mark would have been seen to be, both by its author and by others who encountered it near the time of its writing. He examines whether Mark should be seen as an example of any particular literary type, and if so which. He concludes that a comparison of Mark with other texts of the period leads inevitably to the conclusion that Mark's contemporaries would broadly have characterized his work as a "life". Second, Bryan looks at the evidence that exists to indicate whether Mark, like so much else of its period, was written to be read aloud. He points out ways in which Mark's narrative would have worked particularly well as rhetoric. The first examination of Mark as a whole in the light of contemporary studies of orality and oral transmission, A Preface to Mark not only shows us Mark in its original setting, but also suggests ways in which our own encounter with Marks text may be significantly enriched. Its accessible style will serve as a good introduction to the Gospel for students as well as the general reader.

"A good introduction to Mark for both students and general readers....As interesting as it is informative". -- Choice

"The book is informative and refreshing due to its interaction with a variety of Graeco-Roman sources". -- Journal for the Study of the New Testament

"...a readable, well-argued discussion....Byran has written a useful book hat should be given due consideration". -- Biblical Studies

"A well-reasoned discussion..". -- Church Times

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"A good introduction to Mark for both students and general readers....As interesting as it is informative."--Choice "...Bryan's historical and literary analyses...contribute to our understanding of the expectations of mark's original audience."--The Catholic Biblical Quarterly "A good introduction to Mark for both students and general readers....As interesting as it is informative."--Choice "The book is informative and refreshing due to its interaction with a variety of Graeco-Roman sources."--Journal for the Study of the New Testament "...a readable, well-argued discussion....Byran has written a useful book that should be given due consideration."--Biblical Studies "Well done; a persuasive and helpful guide to some important issues in Gospel scholarship - brilliant on Genre and Orality."--Patrick J. Nugent, Earlham College "A well-reasoned discussion..."--Church Times

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Prologue: Looking at Mark	p. 3
Scope of the Inquiry	p. 3
Purpose of the Inquiry	p. 4
What Kind of Text Is Mark?
The Question of Genre	p. 9
The Significance of Genre	p. 9
On Recognizing Genre	p. 12
Mark's Milieu	p. 16
A Genre for Mark	p. 22
How to Show That Mark Is a Hellenistic "Life,"	p. 27
Mark as a Hellenistic "Life,"	p. 32
Title	p. 32
Opening Features	p. 33
Subject	p. 35
Setting	p. 38
Arrangement of Material	p. 39
Characterization	p. 42
Sources and Units of Composition	p. 47
Common Motifs	p. 50
Written Style	p. 53
Length	p. 56
Function	p. 57
Preliminary Conclusion	p. 61
Was Mark Written to Be Read Aloud?
Orality and Oral Transmission	p. 67
Some Characteristics of Oral Composition	p. 72
Orality and Narrative	p. 72
Orality and Hyperbole	p. 73
Orality and Parataxis	p. 74
Orality and Formula	p. 75
Oral Techniques and Communication	p. 78
Oral Style and Mark	p. 81
Mark and Oral Transmission	p. 82
Understanding Mark's Structure	p. 82
Mark's Overall Arrangement	p. 83
An Analysis of Mark's Structure	p. 85
Prologue. Witness to the Coming One: In the Wilderness (1:1-8)	p. 85
The Ministry of Jesus: In and around Galilee (1:9-8:21)	p. 86
Jesus Teaches the Way of the Cross: On the Road to Jerusalem (8:22-10:52)	p. 99
The Passion of Jesus: In and around Jerusalem (11:1-15:41)	p. 104
Epilogue: Witness to the Crucified and Risen One: At the Tomb (15:42-16:8)	p. 120
Oral Characteristics of Mark's Style	p. 126
Oral Style	p. 126
Episodes Showing Jesus' Wit and Wisdom	p. 126
Episodes Showing Jesus the Man of Deed	p. 128
Parables	p. 129
Narrative Summaries	p. 131
The Passion	p. 132
As It Is Written: Oral Characteristics of Mark's Appeals to Scripture	p. 136
Mark's Use of Scripture: 1:1-13	p. 137
Allusion and Reminiscence	p. 143
Mark's Two Precise Quotations	p. 148
Scriptural Tradition as a Means of Articulation	p. 149
Conclusions: Mark in Its Setting	p. 152
A Writer Who Wrote to Be Heard	p. 152
Was Mark's Gospel Composed Orally?	p. 153
The Author of a Hellenistic "Life,"	p. 154
A "Scribal" Mark?	p. 155
Mark the Prophetic Charismatic?	p. 156
Mark the Evangelist and the First Urban Christians	p. 159
Unscientific Postscripts	p. 163
Many Traditions and One Gospel	p. 163
The Significance of the Story	p. 166
Gospel and Performance	p. 167
Examples of Popular Greek Prose from the First and Second Centuries of the Christian Era	p. 173
Abbreviations	p. 184
Bibliography	p. 185
Index to Modern Authors	p. 201
Index to Ancient Sources	p. 204
Subject Index	p. 207
Scriptural Index	p. 214
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