Fashioning Mark: Early Christian Discussions about the Scribe and Status of the Second Gospel
This article examines early Christian theories about the identity and role of Mark as transmitter of Petrine tradition. Building upon recent work in classics, it argues that the identification of Mark as Peter's interpreter, the description of his composition as lacking order and his reported e...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2021]
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New Testament studies
Year: 2021, Volume: 67, Issue: 2, Pages: 181-204 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Mark
/ Papias, Hierapolitanus ca. 1./2. Jh.
/ Irenaeus, Lugdunensis 140-202
/ Markus, Evangelist, Heiliger
/ Oral tradition
/ Text history
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity |
| Further subjects: | B
Slavery
B Papias B Irenaeus B Mark B Ancient literacy |
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| Summary: | This article examines early Christian theories about the identity and role of Mark as transmitter of Petrine tradition. Building upon recent work in classics, it argues that the identification of Mark as Peter's interpreter, the description of his composition as lacking order and his reported excellent memory would have led ancient readers of Papias to conclude that Mark was performing literate servile work. The positioning of Mark in this way strengthened claims about the accuracy of Mark's text. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-8145 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: New Testament studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0028688520000351 |