"With Swords and Clubs ... " —: The Setting of Mark's Community and His Critique of Abusive Power
In spite of Kee's argument that Mark originated in rural Syria, Hengel's case for Rome in the turbulent years following Nero is persuasive on internal and external grounds. This Roman setting accounts for Mark's interest in the issue of power. The open power of Jesus stands in contras...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1987
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Biblical theology bulletin
Year: 1987, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 10-20 |
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| Summary: | In spite of Kee's argument that Mark originated in rural Syria, Hengel's case for Rome in the turbulent years following Nero is persuasive on internal and external grounds. This Roman setting accounts for Mark's interest in the issue of power. The open power of Jesus stands in contrast to almost all other groups, disciples included. Religious and civil authorities, Jewish and Roman, and notably Pilate illustrate an abusive power that was apparently felt by Mark's community from within and from without. Although rebellious or apocalyptic responses might be expected in such a setting, Mark's theology relativizes power, suggesting a strategy of subversion in the interest of this community's mission of proclaiming the gospel, a mission that precluded withdrawal from a socio-political setting in which oppressive power confronted the life-giving power of Jesus. |
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| ISSN: | 1945-7596 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/014610798701700103 |