RE233 Lecture 5: RE 233 Unit 2 Lesson 5
26 Nov 2016
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Mark was the 1st of the 4 new testament gospels. Stories in this course are chosen because of their formative and ongoing influence on religion and culture in western world. Stories have shaped conceptions of the sacred. This is true of the new testament gospels. Gospel of mark is like a biography and historiography. Want to understand this gospel not simply in terms of what it reveals or obscures about. Includes parables, aphorisms, mythic material, apocalyptic themes, kerygmatic ethos its central character jesus. But as a composition that can be read through a literary lens, considering such elements as structure, plot, symbolism, characterization, themes. Roman literary traditions: parables found in rabbinic literature, which flourished are the time of the. Gospels: healing stories of healing and exorcism are common in stories preceding the. Mediterranean was turned into melting pot of civilizations, languages, cultures: hellenistic culture was mix of greek, persian, egyptian, anatolian, jewish,
