"This book makes an important, indeed a groundbreaking, contribution to Markan studies. Not only does it address a lacuna in these studies, but it does so by means of an innovative methodology. . .that permits a satisfying integration of the Jewish background of Mark's Gospel with its Greco-Roman background while retaining a sensitivity to the literary dimensions of the text as well as an interest in its reader. Robbins has accomplished a remarkable feat. . . . Markan studies are certain to benefit greatly from this work." -Jouette M. Bassler Journal of Biblical Literature "Robbins proposes a challenging alternative to current approaches to the study of Mark by demonstrating that its literary qualities are inseparable from ancient social conventions in which Greco-Roman traditions are no less relevant than those of the Old Testament and early Judaism. This book is a major contribution to Markan scholarship as well as an incisive critique of some of the self-imposed limitations of contemporary New Testament research." -David E. Aune University of Notre Dame "In this important contribution of Markan studies, Robbins demonstrates that contemporary approaches to the New Testament can lead to genuinely new and fruitful insights." -Richard I. Pervo Anglican Theological Review "This volume breaks new ground in Markan study in the areas of historical background, genre, structure, plot, and theology. . . . It contains more fresh ideas than most books of its size." -Daniel J. Harrington, S.J. Catholic Biblical Quarterly Vernon K. Robbins is Professor of New Testament and Comparative Sacred Texts in the Department and Graduate Division of Religion at Emory University in Atlanta. He was appointed Winship Distinguished Research Professor in the Humanities in 2001. Among his many books are The Tapestry of Early Christian Discourse and Exploring the Texture of Texts.

Jesus the teacher: A socio-rhetorical interpretation of Mark

Religion & Spirituality

Vernon K. Robbins

Christian Books & Bibles

Fortress Press

Foundations for Sociorhetorical Exploration: A Rhetoric of Religious Antiquity Reader

Engaging resources for understanding the importance of bodies and spaces in producing and interpreting persuasive language This volume collects essays that represent intellectual milestones that are informing sociorhetorical interpretation during the twenty-first century. The essays are arranged into five parts: (1) Topos; (2) Cultural Geography and Critical Spatiality; (3) Rhetorolects and Conceptual Blending; (4) Rhetography; and (5) Rhetorical Force. Features: <ul>
<li>Tools for integrating multiple approaches to biblical interpretation</li> <li>Resources that emphasize the importance of language that prompts mental pictures in effective rhetoric</li> <li>Essays from classicists, rhetoricians, and biblical scholars</li> </ul>

Robert H. von Thaden Jr.

Bart B. Bruehler

SBL Press

The Art of Visual Exegesis: Rhetoric, Texts, Images (Emory Studies in Early Christianity)

A critical study for those interested in the intersection of art and biblical interpretation With a special focus on biblical texts and images, this book nurtures new developments in biblical studies and art history during the last two or three decades. Analysis and interpretation of specific works of art introduce guidelines for students and teachers who are interested in the relation of verbal presentation to visual production. The essays provide models for research in the humanities that move beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries erected in previous centuries. In particular, the volume merges recent developments in rhetorical interpretation and cognitive studies with art historical visual exegesis. Readers will master the tools necessary for integrating multiple approaches both to biblical and artistic interpretation. Features <li>Resources for understanding the relation of texts to artistic paintings and images</li> <li>Tools for integrating multiple approaches both to biblical and artistic interpretation</li> <li>Sixty images and fifteen illustrations</li>

Arts & Photography

Walter S. Melion

Roy R. Jeal

Painting

Explore the diverse character of emerging Christian narratives This book presents essays that show how prophetic and priestly emphases in Luke and Acts, and emphasis on Jesus s existence prior to creation in the Gospel of John, are reworked in some second- and third-century Christian literature. Early Christians interpreted and expressed the storylines of Jesus, Mary, and other important figures in ways that created new images and stories. Contributors show the effect of including rhetography, the rhetoric of a text that prompts images and pictures in the mind of a hearer or reader, in interpretation of texts. Features: 
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<li>Readings that attempt to account for the development of richly creative and complicated early Christian traditions</li> <li>Essays bridging New Testament studies and interpretation of Early Christian literature</li> <li>Interpretations that integrate social and rhetorical interpretations</li> </ul>

Jesus and Mary Reimagined in Early Christian Literature (Writings from the Greco-Roman World Suppl)

Literature & Fiction

Jonathan M. Potter

History & Criticism

Explore the diverse character of emerging Christian narratives This book presents essays that show how prophetic and priestly emphases in Luke and Acts, and emphasis on Jesus's existence prior to creation in the Gospel of John, are reworked in some second- and third-century Christian literature. Early Christians interpreted and expressed the storylines of Jesus, Mary, and other important figures in ways that created new images and stories. Contributors show the effect of including rhetography, the rhetoric of a text that prompts images and pictures in the mind of a hearer or reader, in interpretation of texts. Features: 
<ul>
<li>Readings that attempt to account for the development of richly creative and complicated early Christian traditions</li> <li>Essays bridging New Testament studies and interpretation of Early Christian literature</li> <li>Interpretations that integrate social and rhetorical interpretations</li> </ul>

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