Let the reader understand : studies in honor of Elizabeth Struthers Malbon / [print]
edited by Edwin K. Broadhead.
- London, UK ; New York, New York : Bloomsbury T and T Clark, (c)2018.
- xxxv, 342 pages ; 24 cm.
- Library of New Testament studies ; 583 T & T Clark library of biblical studies .
- Library of New Testament studies ; 583. T & T Clark library of biblical studies. .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Elizabeth Struthers Malbon: a tribute -- Meaning as narrative Elizabeth Struthers Malbon's contribution to our understanding of Mark's christology Becoming a disciple without seeing Jesus: narrative as a way of knowing in Mark's Gospel "Who do you say that I am?": characters and characterization in narrative and performance The Markan Jesus, Jesus' actions, and the kingdom of God Characterizing Jesus in Mark's longer ending: the narrative christological trajectory of Mark 16:9-20 The characterization of the demons in Mark's Gospel The waiting guest room: a prophetic symbol? / Edwin K. Broadhead -- The character of the Good Samaritan: a christological reading Dis-guising Jesus: st(r)aying in character in John's Apocalypse Revisiting Mark's poor widow (Mk 12:41-4): the case for narrative tension Gendering the Magnificat Paul and Mark: a family resemblance Salvific suffering in Paul: eschatological, vicarious, and mimetic The first sports injury: Genesis 32 between religious commentary and secular philology Love of enemies and the problem of mass incarceration Reading Luke's annunciation in the light of Dante Gabriel Rossetti's Ecce ancilla domini Junius Bassus Sarcophagus: taking stock and looking forward in art The paradoxical presentation of God in the Gospel of Mark and the Table of silence of Constantin Brancusi Narrative and performance criticisms travel south "Never say I am the Christ. I am the Son of Man" / Richard Walsh -- Listening and giving voice: poems from the Gospel of Mark Conclusion Werner H. Kelber -- R. Alan Culpepper -- Elizabeth E. Shively -- Kelly R. Iverson -- Joanna Dewey -- Christopher W. Skinner -- Joel F. Williams -- Mikeal C. Parsons -- David L. Barr -- Ira Brent Driggers -- David J.A. Clines -- Calvin J. Roetzel -- Jerry L. Sumney -- Brian Britt -- Robert C. Tannehill -- J. Cheryl Exum -- Heidi J. Hornik -- Geert Van Oyen -- Philip Ruge-Jones -- Cynthia Briggs Kittredge -- Edwin K. Broadhead.
This book honors the extraordinary contribution of Elizabeth Struthers Malbon to biblical studies. In the opening chapter, Werner Kelber places Malbon's work within the larger context of critical reflection, from antiquity to the modern era, on the role and function of discourse. Kelber locates Malbon's approach squarely within the framework of modernity and concludes that her "supremely creative achievement has been the employment of modern, narrative critical tools with a view toward uncovering the fecundity of the gospel of Mark." Drawing from and conversing with Professor Malbon's extensive publications, each of the five sections engages a theme from her works, focusing particularly on the Gospel of Mark. This tribute includes meaning as narrative, issues in methodology, studies in characterization, narrative readings of specific texts, and aesthetic and political readings. --