Jairus's daughter and the female body in Mark
"Jairus's Daughter and the Female Body in Mark demonstrates that ubiquitous and significant depictions of children in the literature and material culture of the first century CE shaped the mindsets of the Gospel of Mark's original audience. Through a detailed analysis of the story of...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Atlanta
SBL Press
[2023]
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| In: |
Early christianity and its literature (number 33)
Year: 2023 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Luttick, Janine, Jairus's daughter and the female body in Mark] (2025) (Shively, Elizabeth E., 1969 -)
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| Series/Journal: | Early christianity and its literature
number 33 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Daughter of Jairus (Biblical figure)
B Bible. Mark Criticism, interpretation, etc B Raising of Jairus' daughter (Miracle) B Daughter of Jairus - (Biblical figure) B Human body in the Bible B Bible B Corps humain dans la Bible B Criticism, interpretation, etc |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | "Jairus's Daughter and the Female Body in Mark demonstrates that ubiquitous and significant depictions of children in the literature and material culture of the first century CE shaped the mindsets of the Gospel of Mark's original audience. Through a detailed analysis of the story of Jairus's daughter in Mark 5 and the archaeological remains depicting female childen, Janine E. Luttick reveals how ancient hearers of the story encountered an image of a female child that communicated ideas of hope to Jesus's followers and in turn how readers today can understand the authority of Jesus, the domestic structure of early Christianity, and the suffering and loss experienced by some early Christians." -- "Jairus's Daughter and the Female Body in Mark challenges modern assumptions that children were disposable and of little interest in the ancient world. Through an analysis of first-century artifacts depicting female children and of the story of Jairus's daughter in Mark 5, Janine E. Luttick reveals how ancient hearers of this story understood the story of the daughter as one of hope and continuity for the newly-formed early Christian 'family' faced with suffering and loss"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-292) and indexes |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 313 Seiten, 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 162837490X |