Zechariah Eberhart, Between Script and Scripture: Performance Criticism and Mark’s Characterization of the Disciples (Leiden: Brill, 2024), ISBN 9789004691728; xiii + 236 pp.; €129.32 (Hardback).

Key Points

• The work aims to analyze Mark’s characterization of the disciples through the lens of performance criticism.
• Examines literary techniques in Mark's Gospel
• Uses performance criticism to interpret character behavior
• Analyzes scriptural references and their implications
• Provides new perspectives on the disciples' roles within Mark's narrative
• Demonstrates how performance influences interpretation of scriptural characters

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