Writing with Scripture: Scripturalized Narrative in the Gospel of Mark

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Abstract / Description of output

Nathanael Vette proposes that the Gospel of Mark, like other narrative works in the Second Temple period, uses the Jewish scriptures as a model to compose episodes and tell a new story. Vette compares Mark's use of scripture with roughly contemporary works like Pseudo-Philo, the Genesis Apocryphon, 1 Maccabees, Judith, and the Testament of Abraham; diverse texts which, combined, support the existence of shared compositional techniques.

This volume identifies five scripturalized narratives in the Gospel: Jesus' forty-day sojourn in the wilderness and call of the disciples; the feeding of the multitudes; the execution of John the Baptist; and the Crucifixion of Jesus. This fresh understanding of how the Jewish scriptures were used to compose new narratives across diverse genres in the Second Temple period holds important lessons for how scholars read the Gospel of Mark. Instead of treating scriptural allusions and echoes as keys which unlock the hidden meaning of the Gospel, Vette argues that Mark often uses the Jewish scriptures simply for their ability to tell a story.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationLondon
PublisherBloomsbury
Number of pages272
ISBN (Electronic)9780567704658, 97830567704672, 9780567704665
ISBN (Print)9780567704641
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24 Feb 2022

Publication series

NameThe Library of New Testament Studies
PublisherBloomsbury T&T Clark
Volume670
ISSN (Print)2513-8790

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • Gospel of Mark
  • Second Temple Judaism
  • Apocrypha
  • Pseudepigrapha
  • Dead Sea Scrolls
  • Biblical Interpretation

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