"Crossley offers interesting and potentially valuable discussion on the interpretation of the legal passages in the Synoptic Gospels" William R. Telford, Biblica Vol. 88 Fasc. 1, 2007

- William R. Telford,

'interesting and potentially valuable discussion on the interpretation of legal passages in the Synoptic Gospel'   - William R. Telford, Biblica

- William R. Telford,

"Crossley's thesis is tightly argued and convincing in many respects. His critique of the traditional means of dating Mark is particularly compelling, confirming the uncertainties of traditional arguments and the danger of insisting in a particular Sitz im Leben." —Mark Strauss, Bulletin for Biblical Research, 18.1

- Mark Strauss,

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"Crossley has demonstrated a comprehensive understanding of the many problems concerning the date of Mark." -The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2005

Catholic Biblical Quarterly

'...The author's critical examination of the individual arguments for dating Mark around 70 CE deserves serious consideration, and his treatment of early Christian attitudes toward the Torah often displays fascinating detective work...offers a good jolt out of scholarly complacency.'

- Daniel J. Harrington, Journal of Religion

"The author, picking up a line of argument forwarded earlier by W. C. Allen and more recently by M. Casey, attempts nothing less than developing a new approach to date Mark's Gospel. Crossley has written an interesting and provocative book. He clearly shows that the consensus date around 70 C.E. is based on arguments of doubtful validity....Crossley's arguments should be taken seriously, and his book deserves to be read by all interested in Mark's Gospel." - David du Toit, RBL, January 2006

RBL

"The attempt to establish the likelihood of a very early date for Mark draws on historically conservative scholarship, but the case is carefully argued. It is argued that Mark represents the Jesus tradition prior to the rapid expansion of the Gentile mission in the 40s. The book is well planned and well written." ­- John Painter, RBL, January 2006

RBL

This book argues that Mark s gospel was not written as late as c. 65-75 CE, but dates from sometime between the late 30s and early 40s CE. It challenges the use of the external evidence (such as Irenaeus and Clement of Alexandria) often used for dating Mark, relying instead on internal evidence from the gospel itself. James Crossley also questions the view that Mark 13 reflects the Jewish war, arguing that there are other plausible historical settings. Crossley argues that Mark s gospel takes for granted that Jesus fully observed biblical law and that Mark could only make such an assumption at a time when Christianity was largely law observant: and this could not have been later than the mid-40s, from which point on certain Jewish and gentile Christians were no longer observing some biblical laws (e.g. food, Sabbath).
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Introduction; Part 1: The External Evidence; Irenaeus and the 'Anti-Marcionite' Prologue; Clement of Alexandria; 'The Second Year of Claudius'; First Century Evidence for Peter in Rome during the Forties? Papias and Markan Authorship; M. Hengel on Gospel Authorship; Conclusions; Part 2: Mark 13; N. T. Wright and the Historicity of Mark 13; The Abomination of the Desolation; The Caligula Crisis and Mark 13; Other Possible Historical Contexts: From the Mid-Thirties to the Jewish War; Antichrist, Unfulfilled Prophecies and the Problems with Dating; Mark 13 and the Jewish War; The Narrative Frame: Mark 13:1-2; Conclusions; Part 3: The Date of Mark and Modern Gospel Criticism; Source Criticism; Paul as a Source for Mark? Form Criticism; The Composition of Mark's Gospel; Redaction and Literary Criticisms; D. Seeley on Mark 11:15-17; G. Theissen and J. Marcus on Mark 11:15-17; Mark 11:15-17: From the Historical Jesus to Markan Redaction; Marken Replacement Symbolism; Marken Redaction, the Jewish War and Nationalistic Movements; Markan Redaction and Persecution; A New (-ish) Approach to the Date of Mark; Conclusions; Part 4: Jesus' Torah Observance in the Synoptic Gospels; Jesus and the Torah According to Mark; Jesus and the Torah According to Matthew; Jesus and the Torah According to Luke; Conclusions; Part 5: The Torah and Earliest Christianity; Stephen and the 'Hellenists'; Zeal for the Law; Paul's Early Attitude towards the Law; Peter's Vision (Acts 10-11:18); The Antoich Controversy (Gal. 2:11-14); The Jerusalem Conference; Christianity and the Law in the Forties; Conclusions; Part 6: Dating Mark Legally (I): 2 Test Cases (Mk 2:23-28); Mt. 10:1-12; Sabbath: Dating Mark through Mark 2:23-28 and Parallels; Divorce and Remarriage: Dating Mark through Mark 10:2-12 and Parallels; Conclusions; Part 7: Dating Mark Legally (II): Mark 7:1-23; Handwashing - Mark 7:4 and Other Traditions; Qorban - Mark 7:1-23 and 'Tradition'; The Transmission of Impurity; Tebul Yom; Gospel Editing; Conclusions
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Formerly the Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement, a book series that explores the many aspects of New Testament study including historical perspectives, social-scientific and literary theory, and theological, cultural and contextual approaches. The Early Christianity in Context series, a part of JSNTS, examines the birth and development of early Christianity up to the end of the third century CE. The series places Christianity in its social, cultural, political and economic context. The European Seminar on Christian Origins and Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus Supplement are also part of JSNTS.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780567081957
Publisert
2004-05-01
Utgiver
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Vekt
412 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
262

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Biografisk notat

James G. Crossley is Professor of Bible at St. Mary's University Twickenham, UK. His most recent publications include Harnessing Chaos, published in paperback by Bloomsbury T&T Clark in 2016.