The Ritual Bridge between Narrative and Performance in the Gospel of Mark

The abundance of ritual descriptions in the Gospel of Mark suggests a discourse about ritual between the narrator and early audiences of the Gospel. The prominence of the ritual of baptism at the beginning (Mark 1:9–11) and anointing at the end (16:1–8), and the recurrence of themes introduced in Je...

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Main Author: Wheatley, Paul D. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2023
In: Religions
Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 9
Further subjects:B cognitive narratology
B Baptism
B Ritual Studies
B Gospel of Mark
B immersive narration
B Pauline Epistles
B performance criticism of the Bible
B narrative criticism of the Bible
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