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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Gospel of Mark"”.
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Faith and failure in the gospel of Mark
The characters in Mark’s Gospel are animated and are of fundamental importance in his primary task of presenting the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God (Mk 1:1). Among his key characters are the disciples (including the Twelve) and an array of minor characters, many of whom are portrayed in …
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Postcolonial Criticism and the Gospel of Mark: An Assessment
… such as the High Priest and the Pharisees. The gospel of Mark represents a form of resistant literature as the portrayal of Jesus is not an attempt to abolish the structure of "Empire," but to replace the emperor with the true Lord. Postcolonial criticism is attempts to explore how ancient …
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The Composition of Tripolar Announcement Stories in the Gospel of Mark
<p>In the Gospel of Mark one finds narratives with three main characters. These stories, which belong to the category of pronouncement stories, I call tripolar pronouncement stories. These narratives have not been recognized, nor has their significance been examined.</p> <p>I utilize in my study …
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The failure of the Twelve in the Gospel of Mark: A classification of the evidence
This thesis examines the accounts of the Twelve's failures as they are provided in the Gospel of Mark and seeks to classify these failures into coherent categories. Chapter 1 offers grounds for studying these accounts of failure in this manner and addresses differences between this thesis and other …
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Mark as drama : a prolegomenon to reading the Gospel of Mark as an Aristotelian tragedy
Recently, a number of scholars (Bilezikian, 1977; Hooker, 1991; Botha, 1993; Shiner, 2003; Dewey, 2004; Fast, 2005; Byrskog, 2006; Holland, 2007) have alluded to, or highlighted, the dramatic nature of, and the performative possibilities in, the Gospel of Mark. Their comments and explorations are …
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Comparative characterisations of Jesus and the disciples in the Gospel of Mark, with special reference to ancient oral narration
… methodological approaches applied to the study of the characterisation of Jesus and the disciples in the Gospel of Mark have contributed much to our knowledge of Jesus and his disciples. The recent interest in the oral-aural dynamics in the communication of Mark’s story has caused us to …
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Apocalyptic opening, eschatological `inclusio': a study of the rending of the heaven and the temple curtain in the Gospel of Mark with special references to the motif of `seeing'
This dissertation is an intensive investigation of the rending of the heaven and Temple curtain in Mark’s Gospel from a Christological point of view. The two rending events are examined for their thematic and structural functions in making up the textual and theological world of Mark’s Gospel; …
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Mutuality and Mark: reading biblical texts with persons with poor mental health
… the thesis that mutuality is an effective form of resistive and transformative postcolonial praxis. This thesis is explored through the interpretation of six texts from the Gospel of Mark, read in dialogue with groups of people who have variously experienced poor mental health. When juxtaposed …
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The Definition and Function of Markan Intercalation as Illustrated in a Narrative Analysis of Six Passages
<p>Intercalation of stories is a stylistic feature of the Gospel of Mark which has been recognized in scholarly research since the early twentieth century. However, two problems have not been satisfactorily solved in relation to intercalation in Mark. The first is obtaining a focused definition of …
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What Would Jesus Wear? Dress in the Synoptic Gospels
For early followers of Jesus, the body was not a "fixed" entity, yet bodily fixity was a constant concern. The primary way to "fix" the body, or to negotiate and locate identity, was through dress. Dress in the ancient Mediterranean context enabled a different kind of embodied knowledge than …
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Criminalized Houseless Women, Jesus, and the Praxis of Kinship: An Outsider’s Liberative Ethic
… Ban, are an attempt to mask systemic causes of houselessness and assign blame to the personal failures of those living on the streets. Unaccompanied houseless women utilize street families to create community, survive houselessness, and fight criminalization measures. Since liberation and …
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Secrecy Motifs and Messianic Consciousness In the First Gospel: Pre-Easter Tradition and Historicity Vis-A-Vis the Theological Agenda of Mark and the Early Church
<p>The following study is an exploration of the possible traditions utilized by the author of the Gospel of Mark as they relate to an acknowledged theme of secret messiahship. A survey of the socio-historical evidence as well as the textual evidence for and against an authentic messianic …
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The Markan "Divorce" Pericope: an Exegesis
<p>Purpose</p> <p>The purpose of this dissertation is an attempt to make a contextual assessment of Jesus' teaching on "divorce" according to Mark in order to define its basic thrust within a Gentile community (in relation to Matthew's Jewish community) and to ellucidate a clearer picture of what …
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Sanctuary imagery in Hebrews 10:19-20 as a reflection of early Christians' understanding of Christ's high priesthood
… in Hebrews 10:19-20 and the sanctuary imagery of the Synoptic Gospels (Matt 27:53/Mark 15:38/Luke 23:45). The work consists of six chapters. The first chapter provides a survey of the history of research regarding the sanctuary imagery seen in the Synoptic Gospels and in Hebrews respectively. …
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The royal priest: Psalm 110 in biblical-theological perspective
… the biblical-theological rationale for the union of kingship and priesthood in Psalm 110 in the context of the entire canon. The thesis of this project is that a canonical reading of David’s depiction of the eschatological Melchizedekian priest-king develops God’s creational purpose for humanity …
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Mark’s Young Man and Homer’s Elpenor: Mark 14:51-52, 16:1-8 and Odyssey 10-12
<p>Mark obviously says that all of the disciples of Jesus desert him and flee (Mark 14:50). Mark, however, introduces a young man as a new character who was following Jesus like other disciples and fled naked before Jesus’s suffering. This young man is the most enigmatic character in Mark. In …
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"You are My Son": A Study of Mark's Use of Psalm 2 as Early Christian Theologizing
This study investigates the use of Psalm 2 in Mark’s Gospel, particularly as it relates to the central Christological designation “Son of God.” In so doing, it attempts to delineate the development of early theologizing on this major theological load-bearing term. Our thesis is that Mark portrays …