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The Way of the Cross in Mark's Gospel
The way is an important designation used in the early Church to articulate the new found faith in Jesus. 1 This article will examine the occurrences of the word way in Mark and draw out some theological and pastoral implications.
The Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Biblical Interpretation, 2019
This chapter examines the role of the cross in early Christianity, both in constituting Scripture as Scripture and as a privileged locus of scriptural interpretation. It is through the apocalyptic unveiling of Scripture by the cross that the meaning of Scripture is revealed, so that it can be read as Scripture, and the gospel proclaimed on its basis. The cross is also a particularly fertile image, expounded both through scriptural images, from the trees of Paradise to the wood that Elijah throws into the waters to recover the head of the axe; it is also an image that early Christians saw in the world around them, from the sign of Asklepios, to the imperial banners of the army, to the outstretched wings of birds. These two dimensions come together in the early paschal material, both celebrating the victory of the Cross and making Christ present in an immediate manner.
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 1996
The Scholars Version' (SV) is a new translation of the Bible-starting out with a translation of all the known gospels-with its major goal to find fresh language that will make biblical narratives come to life for the modem reader (or the reading public, according to.the preface). More specifically, the SV tries to translate the text in a style similar to-that of the original language, while also incorporating the best scholarly insights about the content of the text. Aimed at the modem reading public, the introduction is written in a popular style. Mark's gospel is introduced as a 'war-time gospel', written "between 66-70 CEo A further point of departure of the SV is that the material Mark used in his gospel was probably already circulating in longer units before the story was first written down. These longer units probably included testimonies from scripture (e g Mk 1 :2-3), controversy stories (e g Mk 2:1-3:6), anecdotes (e g Mk 3:20-35), parables (e g Mk 4:2-32), miracles (e g Mk 6:47-52), one-liners (e g Mk 3:28-29), discourse (Mk 13:3-37), a passion narrative (e g Mk 14:2-15:47), other narrative sequences like Mark 1:21-39, and insertions and.framing devices (e g Mk 6:7-13/14-29/30-34). The writer Mark is thus seen as not just a preserver of tradition, but also as a shaper and even originator of some traditions. Mark is therefore a story, that should be appreciated like Ii work of art. 554
The Gospel of Mark: Chapter and Verse, 2020
The original Greek Text is expressed here in Literal English. This presentation pays attention not only to its words, but also to its phrases, its paragraphs, its larger constructions and divisions. This Gospel comprises a Title, a Prologue, Four Series of Seven Days and an Epilogue. It is a highly disciplined work written to the rules and practices of the first centuries BC and AD. It exemplifies all the attributes of a drama, a Greek Tragedy. The audience will have recognised its prologue, the complication, turning point and dénouement of the drama, and its epilogue. This 'Walk-in' Series of exhibition boards is a sequel to my book: The Gospel of Mark: Chapter and Verse, 2020, Ceridwen Press, ISBN No. 9780951366110
An Introduction to the Gospel of Mark
The Gospel of Mark is foundational to a minimal historical approach. The methodological approach of this brief introduction is to provide the position of critical scholarship for comparison to the early church perception of the Gospel of Mark. This study is to follow the critical position to the brink of faith that Jesus is the Son of Man. Furthermore, critical academics leave Mark open to the resurrection when female disciples found Jesus’s tomb empty. The accounts of the early church stand firm and yet in contrast to critical scholarship that continues to search for conclusions.
Religious Studies Review, 2009
Although this book seems imbalanced as three-quarters of the work is essentially a history of scholarship, it offers a very helpful introduction to an aspect of literary analysis that is rarely given the attention that it deserves amidst biblical scholars. While it does not succeed in its goal to provide "a comprehensive guide" to biblical point of view, it succeeds excellently in offering a general introduction to the phenomenon, accessible to all audiences.
This is the third chapter of my contextual introduction to the New Testament, From Crisis to Christ (Nashville, TN: 2014), 51-74. It was published on the Bible and Interpretation site, May 2015 as an example of my new approach to biblical studies, which I call "second criticality." That essay is also posted on the Bible and Interpretation site.