Christological rereading of the Shema (Deut 6.4) in Mark's Gospel
By: John J. R. Lee
Series: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. 2. Reihe -- 533; Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament -- 533.
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Tübingen
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9783161528071; 9783161598197
Subjects: Criticism, interpretation; Relation to the Old Testament; Divinity; Biblical teaching; Bible; Shema
Description: "In Mark's Gospel, the Shema language of Deut 6.4 is not merely reiterated in a traditional sense but reinterpreted in a striking way that links Jesus directly and inseparably with Israel's unique God. Such an innovative rereading of the Shema must be understood in light of (a) various elements involved in and surrounding each of the three monotheistic references (Mark 2.7; 10.18; 12.29) relating to their respective literary contexts, and (b) Mark's nuanced, complex, and even paradoxical portrait of Jesus' relationship to God throughout his gospel. John J.R. Lee shows that Mark's use of the one-God language implies that his Jesus is not merely one who, as a Shema-observant Jew, speaks on behalf of God but also one whose status and significance fundamentally correspond to those of Israel's unique deity." --provided by publisher
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-283) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1. Introduction; title: Chapter 2. Second Temple Jewish monotheism. Justification for considering Jewish monotheism as the primary background for Mark's one-God language ; Monotheistic characteristics of second temple Judaism ; Interaction with objections ; Jewish monotheism and Mark's Jesus; title: Chapter 3. Christological rereading of the Shema in Mark 12.28-37. Mark 12.28-34 ; Mark 12.35-37 ; The inseparable connection between Mark 12.28-34 and 12.35-37 ; The force of reading Mark 12.28-34 and 12.35-37 as a whole ; Distinction between Jesus and God within Mark 12.28-37; title: Chapter 4. Christological rereading of the Shema in Mark 2.7 and 10.18. Mark 2.7 and 10.18 as allusions to the Shema ; Christological rereading of the Shema in 2.7 ; Christological rereading of the Shema in Mark 10.18 ; Distinction between Jesus and God in Mark 2.1-12 and 10.17-31 ; The significance of the current chapter in the case for the Christological rereading of the Shema in Mark 12.28-37; title: Chapter 5. Mark's complex portrait of Jesus' relationship to God. The integration of Jesus' linkage with God and his distinction from God in Mark ; The integration of Jesus' linkage with God and his distinction from God in Mark's narrative ; Concluding remarks: Mark's innovative rereading of the Shema.