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The African memory of Mark : reassessing early church tradition
Title:
The African memory of Mark : reassessing early church tradition
Author:
Oden, Thomas C.
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Publication Information:
Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Academic, [2011]

©2011
Physical Description:
279 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Language:
English
Contents:
Preface : Not for Africans alone -- 1. A boy named John Mark -- Part I. The African Memory of St. Mark : -- 2. Defining African memory -- 3. The African roots -- 4. The literary sources of the African memory of Mark -- Part II. The Identity of the Biblical Mark Viewed from African Tradition : -- 5. A portrait of Mark -- 6. The African mosaic of the Lord's Supper and Pentecost according to Mark -- 7. Mark with Peter and Paul -- Part III. Mark in Africa : -- 8. The call of Mark to carry the good news to Africa -- 9. Mark's martyrdom sites in Alexandria -- Part IV. Mark in the Historical Record : -- 10. Mark's African identity viewed historically -- Part V. The Ubiquity of Mark : -- 11. The puzzle of Mark -- 12. When the John Mark of history meets the St. Mark of memory -- 13. The Markan nucleus of African liturgy and catechesis
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ISBN:
9780830839339
Format :
Book