Following God Through Mark: Theological Tension in the Second Gospel

Ira Brent Driggers examines the character of God as portrayed in the Gospel of Mark, paying particular attention to the way God factors into the unfolding conflict between Jesus and his disciples. Arguing that Mark depicts God as acting in two logically opposite ways, both independently of Jesus (as a distinct character) and through Jesus (possessing him from his baptism), he adds a level of complexity to Mark's portrayal of Jesus and sheds new light on the most enigmatic feature of Mark's narrative: the consistent and troubling misunderstanding of the disciples.

Author: Ira Brent Driggers
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Published: 09/04/2007
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 9.01h x 6.36w x 0.39d
ISBN: 9780664230951

About the Author
Driggers, Ira Brent: - Ira Brent Driggers is Assistant Professor of Religion at Pfeiffer University in Misenheimer, North Carolina.