The Gospel on the Margins
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Author | : Michael J. Kok |
Publisher | : Augsburg Fortress Publishers |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 2015 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781451490220 |
ISBN-13 | : 1451490224 |
Rating | : 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Gospel on the Margins by : Michael J. Kok
Book excerpt: Despite virtually unanimous patristic association of the Gospel of Mark with the apostle Peter, the Gospel was mostly neglected by those same writers. Michael J. Kok surveys the second-century reception of Mark, from Papias of Hierapolis to Clement of Alexandria, and finds that the patristic writers were hesitant to embrace Mark because they perceived it to be too easily adapted to rival Christian factions. Kok describes the story of Marks Petrine origins as a second-century move to assert ownership of the Gospel on the part of the emerging Orthodox Church.