This book tries to reread the ideological and theological dimensions intrinsic to the
Markan Gospel, presupposing that such understanding of the image of Christian identity in
its origin would facilitate one to understand further the socio-historical situations of
the Markan community. This work, for this purpose, enables one to journey through a brief
survey of Markan scholarship regarding the Markan community and to taste the use of
social-scientific models and narrative approach to the text in its interpretation. Hence
this book offers a methodological contribution to the Markan scholarship. The illustration
of the social identity description of the Markan gospel by way of treating the theme of
discipleship and decoding the Markan characterization in a simple and intelligible
language, indeed respect the popular readership and their passion for living an authentic
Christian life in today's turbulent world. In this way, this book serves both the ordinary
Christian believers as an attitudinal guide to get their lives transformed as authentic
disciples of Jesus and for any serious student of the Markan gospel as motivational guide
in her/his inquisitiveness.
Contents
Foreword-I
Foreword-II
Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Audience of Mark : A Brief Survey on Scholarly Viewpoints
2. Text, Identity and Hermeneutical Methods
3. Discipleship and Identity Descriptors
4. Characterization and Identity Descriptors
5. Imaging Christian Identity and Markan Community
Conclusion
Bibliography
Dr. Cyprian E. Fernandez holds Master's Degree and Doctorate in
biblical studies from the University of Salamanca, Spain. He also holds Master's Degree in
Psychology (M.Sc.) from the Madras University. He is the author of `Identity in Conflict:
A Socio-rhetorical Reading of the Markan Story of Jesus. He is teacher of the New
Testament in the Pontifical Institute of Alwaye, Kerala. He is a catholic priest of the
Diocese of Quilon.
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