Mark as Story: An Introduction to the Narrative of a GospelA highly successful treatment of Mark as a dramatic narrative whole. This study opens up the literary mechanism of the Gospel of Mark by developing analogies to techniques in contemporary cinema. Its focus upon these techniques is never obscure of distracting, and the book will be invaluable inn college courses in religious studies or the humanities. |
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