Genres of Mark

What is the genre of the earliest gospel narrative and which sub-genres does Mark use to spread his message?

One of the most fundamental questions when reading and trying to understand New Testament texts is the question of genre. It is impossible to understand a text, its meaning and intention, in its proper historical setting if one does not understand its genre: As an example, interpreting a satirical text without understanding the genre would no doubt lead to grave misunderstandings. The same logic applies to texts from the New Testament, and the matter is complicated even further by the immense historical gap between the time of the genesis of the New Testament canon and now. The problem of the New Testament texts' genre(s) is therefore a vital area of scholarly discussion within international New Testament scholarship. The current volume utilizes the newest insights from current research on the New Testament to cast new light on the question of the genre of Mark's Gospel. Here, prominent international New Testament scholars discuss how we should understand the genre(s) of Mark's Gospel, thus making an important contribution to international scholarship on the Gospel of Mark as well as the Gospel genre in general.

Auteur
Dr. Tobias Hägerland is senior lecturer at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Dr. Justin Strong is research associate at the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. Joel Kuhlin is doctoral student at the Lund University, Sweden. Maria Sturesson is doctoral student at the Lund University, Sweden. Sigurvin Lárus Jónsson is Researcher in the field of New Testament at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster. Dr. theol. Eve-Marie Becker ist Professorin für Neues Testament an der Evangelisch-Theologischen Fakultät der WWU Münster. Dr. Helen Bond is professor of Christian Origins and New Testament at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Dr. Sylvie Honigman is professor at the Tel Aviv University. Dr. John van Maaren is associate professor at the Israel Institute of Biblical Studies. Dr. Matthew Larsen is lecturer at the Princeton University.