The New Testament: An Introduction: Paul and Mark

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The New Testament: An Introduction: Paul and Mark

This is the first of a four-volume New Testament Introduction series by Fr Tarazi, which presents never-before published results of the author's own research. Here we find the kind of perceptive exegesis of St Paul's epistles we would expect from the author of the groundbreaking commentaries on I Thessalonians and Galatians. But we also find the unexpected: a completely new thesis about the original purpose of Mark's Gospel, followed by a commentary that defends the thesis by showing how each part of the second Gospel was designed to serve that purpose. Fr Tarazi explains how the very concept of a New Testament "scripture" came into being, beginning with Paul's letters. Paul's death then left a void in the leadership of Gentile Christianity, which was still under attack by Jewish Christianity. In order to defend the faith as it was preached by Paul, some of his followers created what is now the Gospel of Mark. Their purpose was not to make a historical chronicle of Jesus' life or a systematic presentation of Christian doctrine, but rather to defend Paul's conception of Christianity from the remaining (Jewish) apostles. In writing the story of Jesus, they interpreted Jesus himself and the events of his life according to what they knew of the teaching s and life story of their own leader Paul.

Country	USA
Author	Paul Nadim Tarazi
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Brand: St Vladimirs Seminary Pr
EAN	9780881411881
Edition	First Edition (US) First Printing
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	0881411884
Label	St Vladimirs Seminary Pr
Manufacturer	St Vladimirs Seminary Pr
NumberOfPages	249
PublicationDate	1999-03-01
Publisher	St Vladimirs Seminary Pr
Studio	St Vladimirs Seminary Pr
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The New Testament: An Introduction: Paul and Mark

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