Mack, Burton L,

A myth of innocence : Mark and Christian origins / [print] Burton L. Mack. - first pbk. edition. - Philadelphia : Fortress Press, (c)1991. - xiii, 432 pages ; 24 cm.



Introduction : Christian origins and the imagination -- Temple and the land of Palestine -- Jesus in Galilee -- Followers of Jesus -- Congregations of the Christ -- Patterns of social conflict -- Parables of Jesus -- Pronouncement stories -- Miracle stories -- Entanglements of history and myth -- Narrative designs -- Compositional process -- Gospel as myth -- Gospel as apocalypse -- Gospel as parable -- Gospel as paradigm -- Conclusion : imagination and the myth of innocence.



9780800625498


Bible.--Mark--Criticism, interpretation, etc.


Christianity--Origin.

BS2585 BS2585.M153.M984 1991