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In an attempt to discern the purpose of Markżs gospel, Adam Winn seeks to reconstruct the historical situation facing the Markan evangelist and his community in Rome, post 70 CE Central to this reconstruction is the propaganda of the new Roman Emperor Vespasian - in particular, Vespasianżs propagandistic claim that he was the true fulfillment of Jewish messianic prophecies. Winn argues that Markżs gospel can be read as a response to this propaganda, and he demonstrates that the major features of the gospel - his incipit, Christology, teaching on discipleship, and eschatology - can be read as a counter résumé to the impressive propagandistic résumé of Vespasian.

Book details

• Full title: Purpose of Mark's Gospel
• Subtitle: An Early Christian Response to Roman Imperial Propaganda
• Author: Adam Winn
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 251
• EAN: 9783161496356
• ISBN: 3161496353
• ID: 12573617
• Publisher: JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck)
• Weight: 393 g
• Dimensions: 153 × 232 × 15 mm
• Date of publishing: 27. August 2008

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