The Long Road Home and Other Short Stories from the Silences in the Gospel of Mark

The Long Road Home and Other Short Stories from the Silences in the Gospel of Mark
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Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages : 121
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ISBN-10 : 9781620324004
ISBN-13 : 1620324008
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Synopsis The Long Road Home and Other Short Stories from the Silences in the Gospel of Mark by : James S. Lowry

Borrowing from the ancient rabbinic use of midrash as a means of opening Scripture to students, James Lowry has chosen six texts from among those in which he believes Mark deliberately left silences. The author is convinced Mark hoped his readers would be encouraged to raise a variety of possibilities as to what the evangelist left unsaid. Beginning with Mark choosing not to name the temptations of Jesus (Mark 1:12-13) and concluding with Mark choosing to conclude his narrative with the women leaving the tomb of Jesus in stunned silence (Mark 16:8), Lowry spins short stories that suggest several alternative ideas as to how the biblical narrative might have played. In half of the tales, Lowry enters the text and adds fictitious material to Mark's narrative. In the other half, his stories are set in the small textile town of Great Falls, South Carolina, where the author grew up in the 1950s. The hope is these stories will encourage readers of Mark and groups of his readers to raise other possibilities.

The Gospel According to Mark

The Gospel According to Mark
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Publisher : Canongate Books
Total Pages : 73
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ISBN-10 : 9780857860972
ISBN-13 : 0857860976
Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Synopsis The Gospel According to Mark by :

The earliest of the four Gospels, the book portrays Jesus as an enigmatic figure, struggling with enemies, his inner and external demons, and with his devoted but disconcerted disciples. Unlike other gospels, his parables are obscure, to be explained secretly to his followers. With an introduction by Nick Cave

The Messianic Secret

The Messianic Secret
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Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages : 318
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ISBN-10 : 9780227176832
ISBN-13 : 0227176839
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis The Messianic Secret by : William Wrede

William Wrede was among the first to recognise the creative contribution of the Gospel writers. His work thus laid the foundation for the work of the Form Critics, Redaction Critics and Literary Critics whose scholarship dominated New Testament studies during the twentieth century. This highly influential work was throughout this period the departure point for all studies in the Gospel of Mark and in the literary methods of the evangelists. It remains highly relevant for its ground-breaking approach to the classically complicated question of whether Jesus saw himself and represented himself as the Messiah.

The Long Road Home and Other Short Stories from the Silences in the Gospel of Mark

The Long Road Home and Other Short Stories from the Silences in the Gospel of Mark
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Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages : 126
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ISBN-10 : 9781621896821
ISBN-13 : 162189682X
Rating : 4/5 (21 Downloads)

Synopsis The Long Road Home and Other Short Stories from the Silences in the Gospel of Mark by : James S. Lowry

Borrowing from the ancient rabbinic use of midrash as a means of opening Scripture to students, James Lowry has chosen six texts from among those in which he believes Mark deliberately left silences. The author is convinced Mark hoped his readers would be encouraged to raise a variety of possibilities as to what the evangelist left unsaid. Beginning with Mark choosing not to name the temptations of Jesus (Mark 1:12-13) and concluding with Mark choosing to conclude his narrative with the women leaving the tomb of Jesus in stunned silence (Mark 16:8), Lowry spins short stories that suggest several alternative ideas as to how the biblical narrative might have played. In half of the tales, Lowry enters the text and adds fictitious material to Mark's narrative. In the other half, his stories are set in the small textile town of Great Falls, South Carolina, where the author grew up in the 1950s. The hope is these stories will encourage readers of Mark and groups of his readers to raise other possibilities.

Canadian Books in Print

Canadian Books in Print
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 1344
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015040085402
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (02 Downloads)

Synopsis Canadian Books in Print by :

The Delineator

The Delineator
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 734
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ISBN-10 : IOWA:31858046092312
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Synopsis The Delineator by : R. S. O'Loughlin

The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories

The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories
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Publisher : Penguin UK
Total Pages : 341
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ISBN-10 : 9780141985626
ISBN-13 : 0141985623
Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

Synopsis The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories by : Jhumpa Lahiri

'Rich. . . eclectic. . . a feast' Telegraph This landmark collection brings together forty writers that reflect over a hundred years of Italy's vibrant and diverse short story tradition, from the birth of the modern nation to the end of the twentieth century. Poets, journalists, visual artists, musicians, editors, critics, teachers, scientists, politicians, translators: the writers that inhabit these pages represent a dynamic cross section of Italian society, their powerful voices resonating through regional landscapes, private passions and dramatic political events. This wide-ranging selection curated by Jhumpa Lahiri includes well known authors such as Italo Calvino, Elsa Morante and Luigi Pirandello alongside many captivating new discoveries. More than a third of the stories featured in this volume have been translated into English for the first time, several of them by Lahiri herself.