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The introduction recounts St. Clair's experience in youth ministry. Myfirst

impression that this was predominantly a book for the church environment was

shown to be wrong. An experiential methodology is actually fundamental to wom

anist theology. From this vantage, it is possible to engage with profound issues,

such assuffering andevil,in an academicmanner.St. Clair's basic argument is that

there was a causal relationship between Jesus' ministry and suffering, and, con-

sequently, between discipleship andsuffering. She argues from an honour/shame

perspective against those who regard Jesus'suffering, and hence that of future dis-

ciples, as divine necessity. I think thatseveralscholarswillfeelthat their work has

received harsh interpretation from St. Clair. In fairness, she admits that this is from

a womanist point ofview,but it is a significant steptoassertthat,throughthelensesoffered by these scholars, African American women's suffering is thewillofGod.

St. Clair's desire to liberate African American women from thenotionthat Jesus is

theirdivine cosufferer suggeststhe potential value of womanist readings in libera-

tiontheology.

DianaWoodcock

He Calleduntohim theTwelveandBeganto SendthemForth':TheContinuation

ofJesus 'MissionAccordingto theGospelof MarkLawrence IwuamadiTG 169;Rome:EPUG,2008, 9788878391352,np,303 pb

This primarily exegetical thesis, supervised by K. Stock, aims to answer two ques-

tions:firstly,'does Mark foresee the continuation of Jesus' Mission?' and 'how

does Mark present this issuewithin the entire narrative?' (p. 13). It comprises an

Introduction, eight chapters in two unequal parts followed by a brief conclusion

and15 pages of bibliography. The chapter titles oftheexegetical part offer insight

tothework'sscope; Call oftheFirst Disciples (Mk1.1620; 2.1314), Designation

of Disciples (3.1319), Mission oftheTwelve(6.713.30), Conditions andAimsof

followingJesus (8.349.1), Reward oftheContinuers of Jesus' Mission (10.2831),

Persecutionand the Proclamation of theGospel (13.913), Continuation of Jesus'

Mission in the Beginning of the Gospel and in Last Days of Jesus' Ministry

(1.1; 14.9, 2728; 16.7). Each chapterfollowsan identical sequencetext critical

comments, delimitation of text, analysis of certain words and establishment ofnar-

rative links within the context. One finds stimulating discussion of loci and indi-

vidual words, notably and(pp. 21119).

PartIIpresents anoverviewoftheprevious content and sketches links with thethemes of Christology, discipleship and the Kingdom ofGod,which aspect might

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