Kata Markon

["gudrun guttenberger" <info AT gu-gu.de>]

There is a link between the "thinking of men" and the way the opponents
do indeed - but in my opinion it's an indirect one: 
The connection of the two factors is unfolded by the question: who is
responsible for evil according to Mark? The answer is: men. In Mark's
view God (of course) is responsible for evil in the end: nothing happens
without God's will. But his responsibility is only an indirect one.
Satan is Jesus' antagonist in the first part of the gospel - but he is
beaten the moment Jesus appears. Satan is not powerful enough to do any
serious harm to the Son of God. He is not made responsible for the
passion. (Joel Marcus e.g. diverges in his interpretation of Mark in
this point; he takes up the proposal of James Robinson who interprets
Mark's gospel as an eschatological war between God/Jesus and Satan).
Encountering Jesus implies rejection or belief in Jesus as Son of God
(and Christ and Lord). In Mark's view rejection culminates in the
passion and is the outmost expression of evil will. (That the passion
occurs necessarily - DEI - implies no modification of the evil
intentions of men of course.) The opponents represent the rejection of
Jesus and therefore evil. There is no Satan hiding behind them: what
they do they do as humans.
The opponents represent the rejection of Jesus because of his claim. The
disciples, represented by Peter, represent another form of rejection
(they do represent belief too - the disciples in Mark are ambigious
characters as most scholars think): they do not accept his passion.
Because Jesus is the suffering Son of God according to Mark rejecting
his suffering is as wrong as rejecting his being Son of God. Mark 8:33
demonstrates that this form of rejection is the expression of evil will
as well. 
In brief this drift connects the "thinking of men" to the opponent's
thinking in my opinion. 
Sorry for my language - I hope you catch what I try to express.

Gudrun


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Von: gmark-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:gmark-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] Im Auftrag von Jeffrey B.
Gibson
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 2. Oktober 2003 21:52
An: Kata Markon
Betreff: [GMark] Mark and "men". the meaning of ANQRWPOI in GMark?

At Mark 8:33 Mark has Jesus rebuke Peter and call him Satan because
Peter has shown himself with respect to his disdain for a Messiah who
suffers to be thinking the things of "men" (FRONEIS... TA TWN ANQRWPWN).

I am toying with an idea that that there is a link in Mark between
"thinking the things of men" and "thinking as do the Markan enemies of
Jesus" especially the Temple Aristocracy.  

But is there?

What if anything is there in Mark's Gospel that might
support the idea that for Mark the term ANQRWPOI is a reference to,  or
a cipher for, or in some way synonymous with, the Jewish leaders who,
according to Mark, oppose Jesus?

Thanks in advance.

Yours,

Jeffrey
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Jeffrey B. Gibson, D.Phil. (Oxon.)

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