Mark – Interpreter of Paul

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Journal Article

Claiming that Mark is a Paulinist does not require that he agree with Paul about everything, and plausible reasons can be advanced for a later Paulinist wanting to write the story of the earthly Jesus. Martin Werner's assertion that the agreements between Mark and Paul reflect general early Christian viewpoints is not valid with regard to the theology of the cross, which was a controversial Pauline emphasis and a stress that the later Gospels attenuated in editing Mark. Contrary to Werner, Mark and Paul agree in ascribing Jesus' death to a combination of human and demonic opponents.

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Duke Authors

Cited Authors

  • MARCUS, JOEL

Published Date

  • October 2000

Published In

Volume / Issue

  • 46 / 4

Start / End Page

  • 473 - 487

Published By

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1469-8145

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0028-6885

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1017/s0028688500000278

Language

  • en