Tragic Dimensions in Mark
Despite the observation that the Bible's structure and ideology are fundamentally comic, many readers have found Mark to have affinities with tragedy. While not a "pure" tragedy, Mark does exhibit tragic dimensions. The plot's emphases on the passion and the "fatedness"...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
1989
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Biblical theology bulletin
Year: 1989, Volume: 19, Issue: 3, Pages: 94-99 |
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| Summary: | Despite the observation that the Bible's structure and ideology are fundamentally comic, many readers have found Mark to have affinities with tragedy. While not a "pure" tragedy, Mark does exhibit tragic dimensions. The plot's emphases on the passion and the "fatedness" of Jesus' death resemble tragedy, but a hamartia and a peripety involving the protagonist are conspicuously absent. Jesus himself is not a tragic hero because he is not sufficiently divorced from the perspective of God/fate. Other characters-the opponents and the disciples-resemble more closely tragic figures though even their stories lack such development. Finally, the text embodies a tragic vision as many characters choose not to accept the comic perspective of Jesus. |
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| ISSN: | 1945-7596 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/014610798901900304 |