scholarly journals Galilea en Jerusalem as narratologiese ruimtes in die Markusevangelie: 'n Kontinuering van die Lohmeyer- Lightfoot-Marxsen ketting

1988 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Van Eck
Keyword(s):  
Gospel Of Mark ◽  
Ideological Perspective

Galilee and Jerusalem as narratological toponyms in the Gospel of Mark: A continuation of the Lohmeyer-Lightfoot-Marxsen chain By means of a narratological examination of the Gospel of Mark the role of the toponyms Galilee and Jerusalem as localities of interest is pointed out. It is argued that as such they are important conveyers of the ideological perspective of the narrator. The article furthermore enters into the debate surrounding the redaktiomgeschichtliche contribution of Willi Marxsen on this topic. A narratological examination of the Gospel of Mark reveals further links in the Lohmeyer-Lightfoot-Marxsen chain of thought, although at times correctives are suggested.

The Politics of Divine Presence: Temple as Locus of Conflict in the Gospel of Mark

2007 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ira Brent Driggers
Keyword(s):  
Gospel Of Mark ◽  
Divine Presence ◽  
Jerusalem Temple ◽  
Self Interest ◽  
The Temple

AbstractThis paper examines the intersection of theology and politics in the Gospel of Mark as it pertains to Jesus' conflict with the so-called "leaders," giving special attention to the role of the Jerusalem temple within that conflict. It is argued that the temple as cultic institution does not concern the narrator as much as its affiliation with a priestly elite that abuses its God-given authority at the expense of those in need. As the mediator of God's presence Jesus exposes this abuse through a ministry of outreach, meeting rejection by the very ones charged to oversee the "house of God" (2:26; 11:17). This ironic rejection of the divine presence consists of both ignorance (failure to recognize Jesus as God's son) and self-interest (concern for honor and power). Jesus' climactic condemnation of the temple (11:11-25; 13:1-2) thus symbolizes his rejection of its caretakers, the "tenants" once commissioned by God to care for God's own vineyard (12:1-12).

The Eyewitnesses as Interpreters of the Past: Reflections on Richard Bauckham's, Jesus and the Eyewitnesses

2008 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-168
Author(s):  
Samuel Byrskog
Keyword(s):  
Gospel Of Mark ◽  
Early Christianity ◽  
Christian Communities ◽  
The Past ◽  
Present Essay ◽  
Precise Relationship ◽  
Form Criticism

AbstractRichard Bauckham's Jesus and the Eyewitnesses is a remarkable achievement which rightly places the role of eyewitnesses in early Christianity on the international scholarly agenda and points to its historical and theological significance. Just as Bauckham has previously challenged form criticism on its uncritical reference to Gospels communities, he has now decisively undermined the romantic idea of the existence of creative collectives determined by impersonal laws of how tradition originates and develops. The present essay questions his confident use of the names mentioned in the Gospels and asks for clarification as to the precise relationship between eyewitnesses and history and the nature of their recollection. It also points to and exemplifies the rhetorical character of the Gospel of Mark as an indication of how reports about the past were interpreted, rhetoricized, and narrativized and asks how precisely to account for the infl uence of eyewitnesses when they were not longer present in the transmitting groups and the Christian communities.

scholarly journals Åndsforestillinger og deres enhed i Johannesevangeliet

2018 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-40
Author(s):  
Jesper Tang Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
Gospel Of Mark ◽  
Synoptic Gospels ◽  
Fourth Gospel ◽  
The Third ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
The Cross ◽  
First John ◽  
Ritual Praxis

Inspired by recent developments in Johannine research in Denmark, this article investigates the coherence of the concept of pneuma and paraklêtos in the Johannine writings. On the basis of the clear difference between pneuma and paraklêtos in First John, it differentiates between three different concepts in the Fourth Gospel. The first concerns Jesus’ possession of the pneuma from the incarnation to the death on the cross. It derives from the synoptic tradition, or more probably directly from the Gospel of Mark. The second does not have parallels in the synoptic gospels. It concerns the role of the pneuma for the believers. All instances are connected with the ritual praxis in the community and have remarkable relations to Paul. The third conception includes the Paraclete-sayings and is probably a genuine Johannine invention. It presents the pneuma-paraclete as an active figure that takes the place of the absent Jesus and in many ways authorizes the gospel writing. It is furthermore argued that the logos of the prologue can be understood in specific Stoic terms. The Stoic understanding of logos as being the cognitive side of the material pneuma is able to comprise all aspects of the Johannine pneuma-paraclete even if it is a combination of different ideas. Therefore, the prologue should be understood as a philosophical introduction that makes the reader incorporate all three Johannine pneumata into one conception.

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