Reading Mark Engaging the Gospel

A renowned scholar on the Gospel of Mark, Rhoads utilizes a variety of methods to plumb the depths of this earliest story of Jesus. From new forms of literary criticism, social-scientific explorations, and reader-response criticism, Rhoads brings fresh insights to Gospel studies.

Table of Contents
Introduction

Narrative Criticism and the Gospel of Mark
Narrative Criticism: Practices and Prospects
Losing Life for Others in the Face of Death: Mark's Standards of Judgment
Jesus and the Syrophoenician Woman in Mark: A Narrative-Critical Study
Network for Mission: The Social System of the Jesus Movement as Depicted in the Narrative of the Gospel of Mark
Crossing Boundaries: Purity and Defilement in Mark
Performing the Gospel of Mark