Kata Markon

["John Oliff" <joliff AT pbu.edu>]

Pete

Concerning RS I am thinking of the importance of reading Mark "as Story,"
not as a window to reality but reality itself (Auerbauch) with all the
components; concerning chapter 4 and miracles and parables, yes I might
cover them together; I think chapter 4 forces the reader to revisit the
first three chapters (especialy seeing that Jesus is the gospel [1:1] and
is the one sowing the seed with different responses chapters 1-3), so you
might cover them together.

I will consider the book list and email you Monday.

Grace and peace
John



Peter Head said:
> Thanks John,
>
>
>
>> My name is John and I teach gospels, if I had 10-12 lectures I would
>> cover
>> the
>> following:
>>
>
> Firstly, I should say that the lecture part of the particular course I am
>  doing is complemented by a long series of reading classes which are
> meant to be more on Greek and exegesis. In the past, after the 10-12
> lectures there have also been 4-6 additional exegetical sessions based
> around student presentations. So the lectures are meant to be less
> exegetical and more introductory and thematic. It would be worth a
> complete re-think, but not for this year.
>
>> 1. Reading strategies in gospel narratives.
>>
>
> I'm not too sure what you are meaning here.
>
>
>> 2. Mark 1:1-3 and the narrator's reading of Israel's Scripture. My work
>>  here has led me to believe that this opening paragraph is the
>> "hermeneutical key" to
>> Mark's gospel - you
>> may want to consider it in conjunction with chapters 4 and 12 (see
>> Tolbert, "Sowing the
>> Gospel")
>> 3. John the Baptist as foreshadowing Jesus Messiah both his message and
>> his fate. 4. The temptation narrative and its function in Mark's story (I
>> have found that the entire gospel of Mark can be taught through the lens
>> of 1:1-15).
>
> I had been tossing up about smuggling a treatment of 1.1-15 into the
> Genre
> lecture. But probably that would be trying to do too much. Perhaps I could
>  tackle these three in a lecture on Mark's Introduction (1.1-15) and use
> that as a bridge between some of the more 'Introduction' type of lectures
>  and the other more thematic and theological content ones. I'm going to
> add that one to my list.
>
>
>> 5. Demons and the stronger One (reading Mark 1, 3 and 5 in concert) -
>> it may be that Mark is retelling the Joshua story - wild beast = demons
>> (see LXX Isaiah
>> 12-13; 34-35)
>> 6. The Second Exodus motif (you might consider reviewing Rikki Watts
>> here and Mauser "Christ in the Wilderness").
>> 7. Wilderness themes - the feeding narratives (D. Juel's commentary is
>> good on this subject as well as M. Hooker's) 8. The echoes of Isaiah 6 and
>> 34-35 in the gospel of Mark - The two stage
>> healing of the blind in chapter 8 and Bartimaeus in chapter 10 as
>> paradigmatic for true "seeing" and "hearing" in the gospel.
>
> These are good ideas.
> Perhaps within the framework I'm working with it might be possible to
> cover these issues in a lecture on the Miracles and Parables in Mark (does
> this need two lectures or, following Hooker, would it be better to treat
> them together to show their connectedness to Mark)? Hmm?
>
>
> So far I think I've suggested eleven topics: (re-arranged into a better
> order) 1. Intro: Outline of Mark and Overview of Reception
> 2. The Greek of Mark
> 3. The Text of Mark
> 4. The Setting/Occasion of Mark
> 5. The Genre of Mark
> 6. The Introduction to Mark.
> 7. The Narrative of Mark
> 8. The God of Mark
> 9. The Christology of Mark
> 10. The Parables and Miracles of Mark
> 11. The Disciples in Mark
>
>
> Lots to think about and (at least) one more spot up for grabs. Any more
> ideas? Perhaps I should have just asked the previous lecturer what he
> did!!!
>
> Cheers
>
>
> Pete
>
>
>
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