7. In Mark, why does Jesus die?

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  • Bock, Darrell L. 1998. Blasphemy and exaltation in Judaism and the final examination of Jesus. Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2:106. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck.
  • Brown, Raymond E. 1994. The Death of the Messiah: From Gethsemane to the Grave. A Commentary on the Passion Narratives in the Four Gospels. Anchor Bible Reference Library  2 vols. New York: Doubleday.
  • Bryan, Christopher. 2005. “Passion Narratives.” Dictionary of Theological Interpretation: 562-64.
  • Carroll, John T. and Joel B. Green. 1995. The Death of Jesus in Early Christianity. Peabody: Hendrickson.
  • Garrett, Susan R. 1998. The Temptations of Jesus in Mark’s Gospel. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans.
  • Gray, Timothy C. 2008. The Temple in the Gospel of Mark: A Study in its Narrative Role. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck.
  • Green, Joel B. 1988. The Death of Jesus: Tradition and Interpretation in the Passion Narrative. Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2:33. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck.
  • Green, Joel B. 1992. “Passion Narrative.” Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels: 601-04.
  • Senior, Donald. 1991. The Passion of Jesus in the Gospel of Mark. Collegeville: Liturgical Press.

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