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Jesus Christ as the Son of David in the Gospel of Mark

by Max Botner

  • Hardback
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 14 x 21.6 x 2 cm

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This study contributes to the debate over the function of Davidic sonship in the Gospel of Mark. In contrast to William Wrede's paradigm, Max Botner argues that Mark's position on Jesus's ancestry cannot be assessed properly though isolated study of the name David (or the patronym son of David). Rather, the totality of Markan messiah language is relevant to the question at hand. Justification for this paradigm shift is rooted in observations about the ways in which ancient authors spoke of their messiahs. Botner shows that Mark was participant to a linguistic community whose members shared multiple conventions for stylizing their messiahs, Davidic or otherwise. He then traces how the evangelist narratively constructed his portrait of Christ via creative use of the Jewish scriptures. When the Davidssohnfrage is approached from within this sociolinguistic framework, it becomes clear that Mark's Christ is indeed David's son.
Jesus Christ as the Son of David in the Gospel of Mark and Beyond the Greek New Testament: Advanced Readings for Students of Biblical Studies
Beyond the Greek New Testament: Advanced Readings for Students of Biblical StudiesJesus Christ as the Son of David in the Gospel of Mark

  • Author

    Max Botner

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    May 2019

  • Weight

    409g

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 2 cm

  • ISBN

    9781108477208

  • ISBN-10

    1108477208

  • Eden Code

    4934295

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