Kata Markon

[Mike Parsons <Mike_Parsons AT baylor.edu>]

         Reply to:   RE: [gmark] Re: Guidelines for locating the Markan community

In light of your post on locating the Markan community, I wonder if you have any response to the recent volume, The Gospel for All Christians, edited by R. Bauckham (with contributions by several others) In the first essay, Bauckham argues that none of the gospels was written with a specific community, but rather was written, as the title suggests, 'for all  Christians.'  (Your own earlier work is mentioned on p. 17). In fact, Bauckham concludes  "any reader who finds the argument of this chapter convincing should cease using the terms Matthean community, Markan community, Lukan community, and Johannine community.  They no longer have a useful meaning" (45).  I must admit to finding Bauckham's thesis attractive and persuasive, but am eager to hear from one who has written and thought more deeply about this subject.
mikeal parsons

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