Obedience, Suspicion and the Gospel of Mark

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Obedience, Suspicion and the Gospel of Mark is written by Lydia Marlene Harder and published by Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0889203059 (ISBN 10) and 9780889203051 (ISBN 13).

"Lydia Neufeld Harder explores these questions from the vantage point of a scholar, a feminist and a member of a faith community. She begins by clarifying the theological convictions and the discourse patterns in each of the "hermeneutic communities" that have shaped her own approach to the Bible. A hermeneutics of obedience, rising out of the Mennonite theological tradition, and a hermeneutics of suspicion, advocated by many feminist theologians, seem to represent opposite approaches to the Bible's authority. The resulting polarization could easily have led to static definitions of authority and the subtle domination of those who differ from the majority. However, by focusing on the common theological concept of discipleship, Harder has constructed a critical dialogue, beginning a process of creative change in her own view of authority."--BOOK JACKET.