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  • From: "Thomas White" <cybermissiona9 AT hotmail.com>
  • To: gmark AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
  • Subject: Re: Mark 8.29-10.52
  • Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2002 15:31:06 -0500

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
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Evangel Assembly of God
>237 West Main
>East Brookfield, MA 01515
>508 867 3938
>www.EvangelAssemblyOfGod.org (UPDATED December 27)

>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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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