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Document Details : Title: The Rhetoric of the Characterization of Jesus as the Son of Man and Christ in Mark Author(s): DANOVE, Paul Journal: Biblica Volume: 84 Issue: 1 Date: 2003 Pages: 16-34 DOI: 10.2143/BIB.84.1.3194456 Abstract : This article investigates the semantic and narrative rhetoric of Mark’s characterization of the Son of Man and the Christ and the contribution of the portrayal of the Son of Man to the portrayal of the Christ. An introductory discussion considers the role of repetition in characterization, the nature of semantic and narrative frames and their implications for describing the implied reader of Mark, and the rhetorical strategies apparent in characterization. The study of characterization investigates the manner in which the semantic and narrative rhetoric introduces and reinforces frequently discordant content concerning the Son of Man and Christ and then relates developments concerning the Son of Man to the Christ. The study concludes with a consideration of the narrative function of the characterizations of the Son of Man and Christ. |
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