The Markan Proskuneo (Mark 5:6; 15:19) as Anti-Roman Motif in Mark’s Gospel
The Roman provenance of the Gospel according to Mark is not in doubt, and the reapplication of some concepts reserved for the Roman emperor to the person of Jesus in Mark’s Gospel is well documented. The article considers that the act of proskuneo, rendered to the Roman emperor as a divine being dur...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2022
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| In: |
Biblical theology bulletin
Year: 2022, Volume: 52, Issue: 2, Pages: 77-87 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Mark
/ Bible. Markusevangelium 15,19
/ prosyknein
/ Ruler worship
/ Roman Empire
/ Anti-imperialism
/ Political theology
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| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Emperor Worship
B Demonic B legion B anti-Roman B euangelion B proskuneo B Political Theology B Mark’s Gospel |
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| Summary: | The Roman provenance of the Gospel according to Mark is not in doubt, and the reapplication of some concepts reserved for the Roman emperor to the person of Jesus in Mark’s Gospel is well documented. The article considers that the act of proskuneo, rendered to the Roman emperor as a divine being during the time of the writing of Mark’s Gospel, has been applied by Mark to serve an anti-Roman program. The passages where the Gerasene demoniac prostrates before Jesus (Mark 5:6) and where the Roman soldiers make a mock reverence to Jesus (Mark 15:19) are considered from both exegetical and historical perspectives. |
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| ISSN: | 1945-7596 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/01461079211027703 |