Narrative Space and Mythic Meaning in Mark (New Voices in Biblical Studies)

By Elizabeth Struthers Malbon

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 006254540X
• ISBN13: 9780062545404
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Harper & Row
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Must-Read Reference

Anyone attempting to study the entire gospel (which is the ONLY way to study Mark) must read this as reference material. Although a bit technical to begin with, the author does a great job at explaining the spatial and temporal meanings of the places and time references in the gospel. This may come as a disappointment to those who prefer to believe that Mark is acutal biography or history, but the understanding contained in this book should dispel any notion that Mark was creating anything other than a literary work. Malbon's work is thorough and well thought out, and explained with plenty of examples from the text itself. It's a shame that others have not picked up where this book leaves off and delved even further into the mythical meanings of Mark's text.