Kata Markon

["Thomas White" <cybermissiona9 AT hotmail.com>]

Staiti Wrote:

>From: HStaiti AT aol.com

>Reply-To: "Kata Markon"

>To: "Kata Markon"

>Subject: [gmark] Re: Mark 8.29-10.52

>Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 09:12:39 EST

>

>It appears that Mark is using the two narratives I outlined in Mark

>8.29-10.52 for the purpose of affirming two myths among the ancient

>communities.

> 1. The Christ people of the Christ cult

> 2. The Jesus people of the Jesus movement

>

>The Christ cult emphasized a mythology of a dying, rising martyr-savior

>The Jesus people emphasized a mythology of telling their/Jesus' story by

>retelling their story according to the Israelite epic (Moses, Elijah).

>

>It appears that Mark is using the two narratives I outlined in Mark

>8.29-10.52 for this purpose of affirming the two myths because the one

>narrative emphasizes the martyr mythology in the three cycles of the passion,

>culminating in cross and servanthood, and the other narrative addresses the

>mythology of Jesus in terms of the Israelite epic - Elijah and Moses.

>

>Your thoughts?

>

>Peace to you,

>Harry Staiti

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>Evangel Assembly of God

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Interesting theory.  I will have to look closer at it though to verify you.  I like the way this guy thinks.

In His Love,

Professor Thomas White, II, CM                                                                                

Cybermissionary Institute of the Apostle's Creed

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