Since its publication by Fortress Press in 1992, Mark and Method has been an invaluable resource for the study of Mark, and of the range of methods used in interpreting the New Testament. This second edition offers a new introduction and chapters brought up to date with the latest developments in interpretation, including new chapters on Cultural Studies and Post-Colonial Criticism.
Contents Preface to the Second Edition
1. The Lives of Mark, Janice Capel Anderson and Stephen D. Moore 2. Narrative How Does the Story Mean? Elizabeth Struthers Malbon 3. Reader-Response Figuring Mark's Reader, Robert M. Fowler 4. Deconstructive Turning Mark Inside Out, Stephen D. Moore 5. Feminist The Dancing Daughter, Janice Capel Anderson 6. Social Crossing Boundaries, David Rhoads 7. Cultural Making Mark, Abraham Smith
8. Post-Colonial Echoes of a Subaltern's Contribution and Exclusion, Tat-Siong Benny Liew
The contributors Janice Capel Anderson, Stephen D. Moore, Elizabeth Struthers Malbon, Robert M. Fowler, David Rhoads, Tat-Siong Benny Liew, and Abraham Smith.
This text evaluates this gospel from various standpoints - feminist, post/de colonial, as literature. It helped me a lot to look at it from different viewpoints, and helped me to better understand this text and biblical scholarship.