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The kinship of Jesus: Christology and discipleship in the Gospel of Mark
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Fort Worth, Tex. : [Texas Christian University],
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2013
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This dissertation argues that structures of honor and kinship serve as a nexus between Christology and discipleship in Mark's gospel. While previous work has examined the Gospel's 'Son' language (of God, of Man, of David) in its history-of-religions, titular, and narrative contexts, it has largely neglected attention to the language and social structures of kinship to which 'Son' language belongs. Moreover, while previous scholarship has noted kinship language in Markan discipleship, it has not sufficiently attended to the function of kinship language and structures in drawing Christology and discipleship together, and to its contribution to, and role in, the imitative and contestive interface between the community of disciples and the Roman imperial world. I bring together two of the most important aspects of Markan scholarship in an analysis of the language of sonship and kinship pertaining to both Jesus and disciples. The intersection of Christology and discipleship come plainly into view by way of a multidisciplinary approach that centers on a narrative methodology through a lens of imperial negotiation with a focus on honor and kinship. My argument is that Mark's use of sonship language for Jesus functions to ascribe honor to him as chosen by God to be the authorized agent of God's will and to establish a kinship community (brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, mothers, and children) that will further God's will. This community acquires honor through service and suffering with other followers of Jesus. This realignment of conventional kinship roles in terms of service and suffering will be viewed as a means by which Mark's gospel negotiates its Roman imperial context--a context which prized kinship and the gaining of honor as central cultural practices.
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Bible. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Jesus Christ Person and offices.
Kinship.
Christian life.
Jesus Christ Person and offices.
Kinship.
Christian life.
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Brite Divinity School