Decoding Mark

By: John Dart

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Hardcover | 1 October 2003 | Edition Number 1

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John Dart, a journalist and word-puzzle fan, puts both skills to work on Mark's gospel, using the presence of ancient writing devices called "chiasms" to identify sections of canonical Mark that were added by a later editor. He shows how parts of the Secret Gospel of Mark belong in the gospel. His findings call for a dramatic reassessment of Mark.

CONTENTS
1. A Night with Jesus: the Lost Episode
2. Forgery, or Clue to Early Christianity?
3. The 'Big Omission' in Luke
4. Better than Elijah, Greater than Elisha
5. Bracketing and Bashing
6. Deciphering the Code
7. Bringing Back the Lost Disciple
8. The Fabulous Word Mosaic of Mark
9. Overlooked Heroes
10. Unashamed Naked Return to Oneness
11. Editor's Motives, Luke's Preferences
12. In Praise of Secret Mark's Discoverer
13. Solving Mysteries, Facing New Ones
Appendices

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"John Dart, weds his journalistic experience covering biblical research with careful attention to word and thematic plays to offer a provocative reconstruction of an original Mark... in a breezy, conversational style... displaying a journalist's flair for story telling." -Mark Schuler, Review of Biblical Literature, September 2004
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"In Decoding Mark John Dart employs his refined journalistic skills to lead the reader through the fascinating paths of Markan research. With a light touch and an autobiographical flair, he explores the intricacies of the canonical and Secret Gospels of Mark. His rehearsal of significant scholarly moments is memorable, and his own solution to decoding the Gospel of Mark is as provocative as it is ingenious."--Marvin Meyer, Griset Professor of Bible and Christian Studies, Chapman University
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Acknowledgments
A Night with Jesus - the Lost Episode	p. 1
Forgery, or Clue to Early Christianity?	p. 8
The "Big Omission" in Luke	p. 17
Better than Elijah, Greater than Elisha	p. 27
Bracketing and Bashing	p. 34
Deciphering the Code	p. 44
Bringing Back the Lost Disciple	p. 60
The Fabulous Word Mosaic of Mark	p. 70
Overlooked Heroes	p. 86
Unashamed Naked Return to Oneness	p. 102
Editor's Motives, Luke's Preferences	p. 117
In Praise of Secret Mark's Discoverer	p. 132
Solving Mysteries, Facing New Ones	p. 142
Mark's Rules, or Fun Finding Chiastic Patterns in the Gospel	p. 155
Prologue, Acts 1-5, Conclusion, in Formal Chiastic Structure	p. 158
Secret Mark Episode in Act 3's Smaller Chiasms	p. 172
Establishing the Borders of the Editor's Insertion of 6:47-8:26	p. 183
Macrocode	p. 188
Suggested Reading	p. 199
Index	p. 202
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