A Myth of Innocence: Mark and Christian Origins. By Burton L. Mack
© The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press, on behalf of the American Academy of Religion. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.comFOR OVER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS, Burton Mack's A Myth of Innocence: Mark and Christian Origins has had a profound y...
| Published in: | Journal of the American Academy of Religion |
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| Language: | English |
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[2015]
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Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Year: 2015, Volume: 83, Issue: 3, Pages: 826-857 |
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| Summary: | © The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press, on behalf of the American Academy of Religion. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.comFOR OVER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS, Burton Mack's A Myth of Innocence: Mark and Christian Origins has had a profound yet ambivalent influence on how scholars have worked on biblical texts in particular and theorized religion in general. A Myth of Innocence, along with the multiple emerging methodologies in contemporary biblical scholarship and religious studies, demonstrates that any responsible engagement of the Bible in the twenty-first century must include not only historical analyses of ancient texts but also the critical analyses of the legacies—for better or worse—of subsequent textual interpretations and appropriations.The following review essay roundtable has five contributions by scholars who articulate their relationship to and understanding of Mack's multifaceted work: Davina Lopez and Todd Penner, William Arnal, Maia Kotrosits, Eric Stewart, and Hal... |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4585 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: American Academy of Religion, Journal of the American Academy of Religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jaarel/lfv036 |