Full Description
Over the last several decades, the Jewishness of Jesus has been at the forefront of scholarship and students of the New Testament are more than ever aware of the importance of understanding Jesus and the Gospels in their Jewish context. Reading Mark in Context helps students see the contour and texture of Jesus' engagement with his Jewish environment. It brings together a series of accessible essays that compare and contrast viewpoints, theologies, and hermeneutical practices of Mark and his various Jewish contemporaries.
Going beyond an introduction that merely surveys historical events and theological themes, this textbook examines individual passages in Second Temple Jewish literature in order to illuminate the context of Mark's theology and the nuances of his thinking. Following the narrative progression of Mark's Gospel, each chapter in this textbook (1) pairs a major unit of the Gospel with one or more sections of a thematically-related Jewish text, (2) introduces and explores the historical and theological nuances of the comparative text, and (3) shows how the ideas in the comparative text illuminate those expressed in Mark.
Contents
Foreword
Introduction; History of the Second Temple Period
1 Preparing the Way in the Wilderness in Mark 1:1-15
2 The Messiah's Authority in Mark 1:16-45
3 Controversies with the Scribes and Pharisees in Mark 2:1-3:6
4* Apocalyptic and the Kingdom in Mark 3:7-35
5 Teaching in Parables in Mark 4:1-34
6 Exorcism in Mark 4:35-5:20
7 Healing/Miracles in Mark 5:21-6:6a
8 Herod Antipas in Mark 6:6b-29
9 New Exodus in Mark 6:30-56
10* Redrawing Cultural/Religious and Ethnic Boundaries in Mark 7:1-37
11 (Apocalyptic) Epistemology in Mark 8:1-26
12 The New Elijah in Mark 8:27-9:13
13 Faith in Mark 9:14-29
14 Cruciform Discipleship in Mark 9:30-50
15 The Law and Divorce in Mark 10:1-31
16 Spiritual Leadership in Mark 10:32-52
17 The Triumphal Entry in Mark 11:1-11
18 The Temple in Mark 11:12-26
19 The Chief Priests and Elders in the Temple/Parable of the Tenants in Mark 11:27-12:12
20* The Sadducees (and Other Jewish Authorities) in Mark 12:13-44
21 The Tribulation in Mark 13:1-23
22 The Return of the Son of Man in Mark 13:24-37
23 The Passover in Mark 14:1-25
24 Lament in Mark 14:26-52
25 Blasphemy in Mark 14:53-72
26 Pontius Pilate in Mark 15:1-20
27 Crucifixion and Burial in Mark 15:21-47
28 Resurrection in Mark 16:1-8
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