Secrecy as Pauline Influence on the Gospel of Mark
This article bridges two substantial but historically distinct bodies of scholarship on the Gospel of Mark: investigation of its multiple secrecy motifs, on the one hand, and its alleged "Paulinism," on the other. Recent decades have seen renewed interest in exploring a possible relationsh...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Scholar's Press
2021
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| In: |
Journal of Biblical literature
Year: 2021, Volume: 140, Issue: 3, Pages: 579-600 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Paul Apostle
/ Theology
/ Mark
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity |
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| Summary: | This article bridges two substantial but historically distinct bodies of scholarship on the Gospel of Mark: investigation of its multiple secrecy motifs, on the one hand, and its alleged "Paulinism," on the other. Recent decades have seen renewed interest in exploring a possible relationship between Paul and the earliest gospel, whether attributed to its general conformity with "Pauline Christianity" or to the author's specific knowledge of Pauline letters. Despite being a prominent topic in other scholarship on Mark, however, secrecy has received little sustained attention with respect to the question of Pauline influence. I address this lacuna by amplifying the many theological affinities between the texts while also exploring Mark's secrecy as a narrative strategy whose elements cooperate to privilege Paul as the principal (or only) authority on Christ. I then broach the implications of my reading for the gospel's early reception, offering preliminary theorization of intellectual dynamics it fostered and in which settings these may have resonated. |
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| ISSN: | 1934-3876 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Biblical literature
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/jbl.2021.0027 |