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050			_aBT366.3 _b .C68 2010
100			_aCotter, Wendy, 1946-
245			_aThe Christ of the miracle stories : _bportrait through encounter / _cWendy J. Cotter
260			_aGrand Rapids, MI : _bBaker Academic, _c2010.
300			_axxvi, 293 p. ; _c22 cm
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes
505			_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)
520			_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
600			_bJesus Christ _xMiracles
600			_bJesus Christ _xCharacter
600			_bJesus Christ _xPerson and offices
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