Joel Marcus on the Sitz im Leben of Mark
The following article is now available on-line in PDF:
Joel Marcus, “The Jewish War and the Sitz im Leben of Mark,” Journal of Biblical Literature 111.3 (Fall 1992): 441-462. Clicke here to view.
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