The “Good News” of God’s Coming Reign: Occupation at a Crossroads
This essay suggests that Mark’s “good news” tells the story of Jesus as the launching ground for the insurgency of God’s coming kingdom. By treating the Gospel as a witness to the nature of God’s reign, we detect a mysterious, paradoxical portrait that eclipses distinctions of time and space and tha...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2016]
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Interpretation
Year: 2016, Volume: 70, Issue: 2, Pages: 145-158 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CH Christianity and Society HC New Testament |
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| Summary: | This essay suggests that Mark’s “good news” tells the story of Jesus as the launching ground for the insurgency of God’s coming kingdom. By treating the Gospel as a witness to the nature of God’s reign, we detect a mysterious, paradoxical portrait that eclipses distinctions of time and space and that posits a subversive notion of power predicated on solidarity with those under the sway of evil. In the end, Mark’s “good news” about God’s coming kingdom registers a first-century call that retains relevance today—a robust, counter-cultural call to trust that the end of evil’s occupation is at hand. |
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| ISSN: | 2159-340X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Interpretation
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0020964315623000 |