01657cam a22001937a 4500020001800000041000800018082001700026100001900043245006500062260004800127300001900175505041200194520059800606650004301204942000701247952009601254952009601350999001701446  a9780801039508  aENG00a232.955bCOT1 aCotter, Wendy,14aThe Christ of the miracle stories :Potrait through Encounter  aPeabody, Mass. :bBaker Academic  ,cc2010.  axxvi, 293 p. ;0 aJesus and the leper (Mark 1:40-45) -- Jesus and Bartimaeus (Mark 10:46-52) -- Jesus and the friends of the paralytic (Mark 2:1-12) -- Jesus and the centurion (Q (Luke) 7:1, 3, 6b-9) -- Jesus and the Syrophoenician mother (Mark 7:26-30) -- Jesus and the father of a demonized boy (Mark 9:14-29) -- Jesus and his storm-tossed disciples (Mark 4:35-41) -- The sea-walking Jesus and his disciples (Mark 6:45-52).8 a"Calling on her almost encyclopedic knowledge of conditions in the first-century Mediterranean world, Professor Cotter discusses the miracle stories reported in the Gospel of Mark in terms of the likely reaction of contemporary people upon seeing them or hearing of them. This enables her to portray the Jesus of these stories in terms of his divine authority and power and also as an example of how his followers are to treat those to whom they proclaim the gospel. The book is an excellent source for both historical information and theological reflection; Paul J. Achtemeier" -- BACK COVER.  aChristologyaCharacter of Jesus Christ  cBK  00104070aHMIbHMIcGENd2018-11-28l0o232.955 COTp11003955r2026-01-16w2026-01-16yBK  00104070aHMIbHMIcGENd2018-11-28l0o232.955 COTp11003956r2026-01-16w2026-01-16yBK  c22560d22560