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A New Perspective on the Use of Paul in the Gospel of Mark
Routledge Studies in the Early Christian World Series
Author: Ferguson Cameron Evan
Language: EnglishSubjects for A New Perspective on the Use of Paul in the Gospel of Mark:
Keywords
Gospel Narrative; Etiological hermeneutics; Mark's Gospel; Resurrection; Mark's Audience; Synoptic gospels; Resurrection Appearance; Gospel of Mark; Christ's Death; Paul's Argument; God's Beloved Son; John's Baptism; Earthly Mission; Scriptural Witnesses; Mark's Characterization; Paschal Sacrifice; Corinthian Community; Retrospective Performance; Markan Jesus; Paschal Lamb; Passover Lamb; Unleavened Bread; Paul's Letters; Gentile Territory; Passover Supper; Mark's Story; Paul's Person; Baptismal Rite; Sacred Story
Publication date: 05-2024
· 15.6x23.4 cm · Paperback
Publication date: 03-2021
· 15.6x23.4 cm · Hardback
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This volume presents a detailed case for the plausible literary dependence of the Gospel of Mark on select letters of the apostle Paul.
The book argues that Mark and Paul share a gospel narrative that tells the story of the life, death, resurrection, and second coming of Jesus Christ "in accordance with the scriptures," and it suggests that Mark presumed Paul and his mission to be constitutive episodes of that story. It contends that Mark self-consciously sought to anticipate the person, teachings, and mission of Paul by constructing narrative precursors concordant with the eventual teachings of the itinerant apostle?a process Ferguson labels Mark?s ?etiological hermeneutic.? The book focuses in particular on the various (re)presentations of Christ?s death that Paul believed occurred within his communities?Christ's death performed in ritual, prefigured in scripture, and embodied within Paul?s person?and it argues that these are all seeded within and anticipated by Mark?s narrative.
Through careful argument and detailed analysis, A New Perspective on the Use of Paul in the Gospel of Mark makes a substantial contribution to the ongoing debate about the dependence of Mark on Paul. It is key reading for any scholar engaged in that debate, and the insights it provides will be of interest to anyone studying the Synoptic Gospels or the epistles of Paul more generally.
1. The Relationship of Mark to Paul 2. Baptism into Death 3. The Body and the Blood 4. Death "in accordance with the scriptures" 5. Conclusion
Cameron Evan Ferguson is Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He completed his graduate work at the University of Chicago Divinity School, from which he graduated in August 2019.