The Speech-Acts of a Royal Pretender: Jesus’ Performative Utterances in Mark’s Gospel

Performative speech-acts were used by successive Seleucid pretenders and kings to create the appearance of power and authority out of weakness. As we have seen on the basis of Mark’s Gospel, Jesus’ used performative utterances in a similar way, and, for that reason, he was recognized as a royal pret...

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Main Author: Scott, James M. 1955- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2022
In: Journal for the study of the historical Jesus
Year: 2022, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 50-86
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Maccabees 165 BC-37 BC / 312 BC-64 BC, Seleukiden / Jesus Christus / Epigraphy / Mark / Bible. Makkabäer 1. / Bible. Makkabäer 2. / Seleucid Empire
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
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Summary:Performative speech-acts were used by successive Seleucid pretenders and kings to create the appearance of power and authority out of weakness. As we have seen on the basis of Mark’s Gospel, Jesus’ used performative utterances in a similar way, and, for that reason, he was recognized as a royal pretender by both sympathizers and critics alike. From the perspective of Mark’s Gospel, Jesus set about to create the kingdom of God by royal pronouncement. It was a matter of royal power as discourse.
ISSN:1745-5197
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the historical Jesus
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/17455197-19030002