Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Narrative
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Narrative
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- 1 The Literary Worlds of Genesis
- 2 Exodus
- 3 Reading the Wilderness Narratives
- 4 Prospects and Perils in the Land of Promise
- 5 Saul the Undead and David the Bringer of Life
- 6 Monarchic Collapse
- 7 Ruth and Jonah
- 8 Theaters of Empire and Exile in Daniel and Esther
- 9 Narrative Art in Chronicles
- 10 The Genesis of Jesus in the Narrative of Matthew
- 11 Fear and Grief
- 12 Luke’s Gospel as a Narrative of Reconciliation
- 13 Signs Cultivating Imperfect Belief in the Fourth Gospel
- 14 The Acts of the Apostles
- 15 Stories from Letters
- 16 Reading Revelation for Its Plot
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page )
- References
11 - Fear and Grief
Emotions at the Endings(s) of Mark’s Story
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 January 2025
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Narrative
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Narrative
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- 1 The Literary Worlds of Genesis
- 2 Exodus
- 3 Reading the Wilderness Narratives
- 4 Prospects and Perils in the Land of Promise
- 5 Saul the Undead and David the Bringer of Life
- 6 Monarchic Collapse
- 7 Ruth and Jonah
- 8 Theaters of Empire and Exile in Daniel and Esther
- 9 Narrative Art in Chronicles
- 10 The Genesis of Jesus in the Narrative of Matthew
- 11 Fear and Grief
- 12 Luke’s Gospel as a Narrative of Reconciliation
- 13 Signs Cultivating Imperfect Belief in the Fourth Gospel
- 14 The Acts of the Apostles
- 15 Stories from Letters
- 16 Reading Revelation for Its Plot
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page )
- References
Summary
The gospel of Mark quickly introduces both human and superhuman characters who engage each other in consequential words and actions as they move through time and space, with geographical movement from the wilderness to Galilee and through Judea towards Jerusalem, and back towards Galilee again.
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