Christological Exegesis of the
Old Testament in the Gospel of Mark
JOEL MARCUS
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Copyright © Joel Marcus, 1992
First published 1993 in the Studies of the New Testament and Its World series
Originally published in the United States of America by Westminster/John Knox Press
This edition published under licence from Westminster/John Knox Press
This edition published 2004
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ISBN 0567082660 (Paperback)
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Mark’s Old Testament Usage: Overview
Recent Research on Mark’s Old Testament Use
Recent Research on Markan Christology
2 MARK 1:2–3:
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ISAIAH
“As It Has Been Written in Isaiah the Prophet”
“Streams of Tradition” in Interpreting Isaiah 40:3
Isaiah 40 and the Revolutionary Ferment in Palestine
Deutero-Isaiah and Apocalyptic Eschatology
The Way of the Lord—An “Ethical” Way?
The Way of the Lord in Mark—Entering God’s Basileia
The Way of Jesus and the Way of the Lord
Conclusions: Mark 1:2–3 and the Markan Community
3 MARK 1:9–11:
THE BELOVED, WELL-PLEASING SON
Mark 1:10: Jesus’ Baptism as Apocalyptic Theophany
Trajectories in the Interpretation of Psalm 2
Mark’s Appropriation of the Trajectories
The Meaning of “Son of God” in Psalm 2:7 and Mark 1:11
Conclusions: Mark 1:9–11 and the Markan Community
Excursus: The Disuse of the Title “Son of God” in Ancient Judaism
4 MARK 9:2–8:
THE TRANSFIGURED SON OF GOD
The Old Testament Text and the Old Testament Allusions
Moses’ Translation at His Death
Moses’ Divinization and Jesus’ Divine Sonship
Conclusions: Mark 9:2–8 and the Markan Community
5 MARK 9:11–13:
THE SUFFERING SON OF MAN AND HIS FORERUNNER
The Violent Fate of Elijah and Scriptural Contradictions
Scriptural Contradictions in Ancient Judaism
The Refutational Form in the Mekilta and in Mark 9:11–13
Mark 9:13 as an Exegetical Reconciliation
Conclusions: Mark 9:11–13 and the Markan Community
Excursus: “Elijah Must Come First”
6 MARK 12:10–11:
THE REJECTED AND VINDICATED STONE
The Old Testament Text and Its Context
The Eschatological Interpretation of Psalm 118
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About The Way of the Lord: Christological Exegesis of the Old Testament in the Gospel of MarkThe New Testament’s messianic interpretation of the Old is an important key to its theology. This book examines the way the author of the Gospel of Mark uses the Old Testament to convey the identity of Jesus. Joel Marcus examines in detail several important Markan passages which use the Old Testament. His central thesis is that Mark’s Old Testament usage follows paths already made by Jewish exegesis, particularly apocalyptic reinterpretations of Old Testament texts. Giving such eschatological exegesis his own characteristic twist, Mark presents Jesus as God’s true Messiah who brings the prophesied victory in eschatological holy war. Unlike the Jewish War against Rome in A.D. 66–72, however, the holy war portrayed by Mark is not fought with conventional weapons but won through the apocalyptic event of Jesus’ death and resurrection. This thoroughly documented and closely argued study is an important contribution to our understanding of the Gospel of Mark. |
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