Other Followers of Jesus: Minor Characters as Major Figures in Mark's Gospel
Other Followers of Jesus: Minor Characters as Major Figures in Mark's Gospel

Other Followers of Jesus: Minor Characters as Major Figures in Mark's Gospel

in Library of New Testament Studies

by Joel F. Williams

Pages 231
Publisher T&T Clark
Published 1994
ISBN-13 9781850754893
The Gospel of Mark includes a series of similar episodes in which he presents minor characters and their response to Jesus. These individuals are neither disciples nor opponents of Jesus but rather people who are drawn, in a broad sense, from the crowd. Mark presents these characters either as suppliants or as those who exemplify a proper response to Jesus and his way. The purpose of this narrative study is to explore the effect of Mark's presentation of minor characters on the reader. It traces Mark's treatment of these individuals through the narrative and shows how Mark's presentation of minor characters moves the reader toward an acceptance of the demands of following Jesus.

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