Discourses of Empire : The Gospel of Mark from a Postcolonial Perspective.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- Part 1-Postcolonial Theory and the Bible -- 2. Postcolonial Theory -- 3. Postcolonial Criticism in Biblical Studies -- Part 2-Mark in European Colonialism -- 4. Modern Biblical Studies and Empire -- 5. The Semitic and the Greek (1:1) -- 6. Between Man and Brute (5:1-20) -- 7. Submissive Heathen and Superior Greek (7:24-30) -- 8. The Embarrassing Parousia (8:31-9:1) -- 9. "Only Absolutely Spiritual" (11:1-11) -- 10. An Irish Cat among the Pigeons (12:13-17) -- 11. The Centurion between East and West (15:39) -- 12. Conclusion: Mark and European Colonialism -- Part 3-Mark in the Roman Empire -- 13. Mark Begins to Circulate -- 14. An Oppositional Beginning (1:1) -- 15. Imperial Satire (5:1-20) -- 16. Entering a Narrative Crisis (7:24-30) -- 17. The Parousia as Pharmakon (8:31-9:1) -- 18. With Bhabha at the Jerusalem City Gates (11:1-22) -- 19. The Emperor Breaks the Surface (12:13-17) -- 20. The Secrecy Complex as a Third Space (15:39) -- 21. How Mark Destabilizes Empire -- Part 4-Uninheriting a Colonial Heritage -- 22. Different Marks in Different Empires -- Bibliography -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Authors.

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