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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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1988
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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. |
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| ISSN: | 1945-7596 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/014610798801800303 |