Kata Markon

[Shawn Kelley <skelley AT daemen.edu>]

If that's the case, why is the young man (a) following Jesus and (b) seized,
presumably by those sent (from the HP) to arrest Jesus?   If
we have to find meaning in this scene (and maybe Mark just thought it was
an interesting detail to throw into the story), shouldn't the nakedness
express something of the shame of the other followers of Jesus?

Shawn Kelley
Daemen College
 

JFAlward AT aol.com wrote:

Is there a consensus on this list about the young man at Gethsemane?

"A young man, wearing nothing but a linen garment, was following Jesus.  When
they seized him, he fled naked, leaving his garment behind."  (Mark 14:51-52)
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I've argued that the flight of the naked man was meant by Mark to
symbolically expose the uncleanliness and shame of Jerusalem and the high
priests:

”Your nakedness will be exposed and your shame uncovered."  (Isaiah 47:3 )

"Jerusalem has sinned greatly and so has become unclean. All who honored herÂ
despise her, for they have seen her nakedness." (Lamentations 1:8)

Given the extremely tight connections Mark maintains between his gospels and
the Old Testament, this explanation seems to be more likely to be correct
than others I've heard.  Does anyone disagree?
 

Regards,

Joe Alward
 
 
 

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