The Gospel on the margins : the reception of Mark in the second century /

Kok, Michael J.,

The Gospel on the margins : the reception of Mark in the second century / by Michael J. Kok. - Minneapolis: : Fortress Press;, c2015. - x, 384 pages ; 24 cm.

Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Sheffield, 2013 under title: The gospel on the margins : the ideological function of the patristic tradition on the evangelist Mark.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-327) and indexes.

pt. I. The construction of Mark as the interpreter of Peter. The decline of the patristic consensus -- The re-emergence of the patristic tradition -- From Paul's fellow worker to Peter's interpreter -- pt. II. The ideological function of the patristic tradition. Toward a theory of the patristic reception of Mark -- The gospel on the margins of the canon -- The clash of rival interpreters -- Conclusion: The centrist Christian appropriation of Mark -- Appendix: The Carpocratians and the mystic Gospel of Mark.

9781451490220 (pbk) 9781451490220

2016302951


Bible.--Mark--Criticism, interpretation, etc.--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.

BS2585.52 / .K65 2015

226.306 Kok 2015