The Passion in Mark: Transformation Ritual

This article uses Victor Turner's theory of liminality-communitas to interpret the trials and passion of Jesus in Mark. Turner provides the symbolic anthropological framework for reading these narratives as a ritual of status transformation. Jesus in the passion is viewed as undergoing a rite o...

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Main Author: McVann, Mark (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 1988
In: Biblical theology bulletin
Year: 1988, Volume: 18, Issue: 3, Pages: 96-101
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Summary:This article uses Victor Turner's theory of liminality-communitas to interpret the trials and passion of Jesus in Mark. Turner provides the symbolic anthropological framework for reading these narratives as a ritual of status transformation. Jesus in the passion is viewed as undergoing a rite of passage, and his relationship to sympathetic characters in this context is also examined. Mark's overall objective is to portray Jesus as a model of discipleship for his readers.
ISSN:1945-7596
Contains:Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/014610798801800303