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Jesus the Oracle: Reading Mark in Roman Egypt

by Annelies Gisela Moeser

  • Hardback
  • Publisher: Fortress Academic
  • 23.6 x 15.9 x 1.5 cm

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In Jesus the Oracle, Annelies Gisela Moeser reads Jesus' journey from Capernaum to Jerusalem in Mark's gospel through the cultural context of 2nd-3rd century Roman Egypt. Moeser provides a rich description of the Egyptian practice of oracles, including processional oracles, to build a model with which to read Mark. This prism brings attention to descriptions of Jesus' supernatural knowledge and wisdom, e.g., in the story of the Rich Man (Mk 10:17-22). In contrast to Clement of Alexandria's homily on the Rich Man which counseled detachment from possessions, this reading from a non-elite perspective considers Jesus' advice to be more radical. This model of processional oracles highlights the importance of access to the divine, including by non-elite crowds, by persons with disabilities (for example, in comparing Bartimaeus (Mk 10:46-52) with Gemellus Horion of Karanis (a town in Egypt)), and by children. Traditional Egyptian religion upheld the existing socio-political regime. However, Jesus' procession and proclamation of the basileia (reign) of G*d subverts the Roman world order and that of their local, elite allies.
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  • Author

    Annelies Gisela Moeser

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    Fortress Academic

  • Published

    October 2023

  • Weight

    436g

  • Dimensions

    23.6 x 15.9 x 1.5 cm

  • ISBN

    9781978711792

  • ISBN-10

    1978711794

  • Eden Code

    6267685

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