Other Followers of Jesus —— Minor Characters as Major Figures in Mark's Gospel

----- 耶稣的其他信徒

ISBN: 9781850754893 出版年：1994 页码：233 Joel Williams Bloomsbury Publishing

The Gospel of Mark includes a series of similar episodes in which he presents minor characters and their response to Jesus. These individuals are neither disciples nor opponents of Jesus but rather people who are drawn, in a broad sense, from the crowd. Mark presents these characters either as suppliants or as those who exemplify a proper response to Jesus and his way. The purpose of this narrative study is to explore the effect of Mark's presentation of minor characters on the reader. It traces Mark's treatment of these individuals through the narrative and shows how Mark's presentation of minor characters moves the reader toward an acceptance of the demands of following Jesus.