Isaiah's New Exodus in Mark

Cover......Page 1
Preface......Page 6
Table of Contents......Page 10
Abbreviations......Page 16
Introduction......Page 18
I. Outline......Page 22
II. Limitations and Assumptions......Page 23
a) A. M. Farrer......Page 26
b) P. Carrington......Page 27
c) O. Piper......Page 28
d) E. C. Hobbs......Page 29
e) S. Schulz......Page 30
f) J. Bowman......Page 32
g) A. Suhl......Page 33
h) H. Anderson......Page 34
i) W. M. Swartley......Page 36
j) H. C. Kee......Page 37
k) M. D. Goulder......Page 39
l) W. S. Vorster......Page 40
n) M. D. Hooker......Page 41
o) W. Roth......Page 42
p) R. Schneck......Page 43
III. Analysis......Page 44
I. Introduction......Page 46
a) Ideology: A Provisional Definition......Page 51
b) Weber: Social Relation and Social Interaction......Page 53
c) Ellul: The Founding Moment and the Mediatorial Role of Ideology......Page 54
d) The Media of Ideology: Icon and Symbol......Page 57
III. Ideology and Crisis......Page 62
IV. Mark: OT and Ideology—History as Hermeneutic......Page 64
I. Introduction......Page 70
II. Mark\'s Opening Sentence......Page 72
a) An Early Gloss?......Page 74
b) The Function of Mark l:2f......Page 75
a) Texts......Page 78
a) Exodus 23:20......Page 80
(i) Exodus 23:20 and the History of Tradition......Page 83
b) Malachi 3:1......Page 84
(i) Malachi and Exodus......Page 88
(ii) Malachi and Isaiah......Page 90
(iv) Malachi 3:1 and the History of Tradition......Page 91
c) Isaiah 40:3......Page 93
(i) The Consolation: Announcement of the NE Deliverance......Page 96
(ii) Isaiah 40:3 and the History of Tradition......Page 99
a) The Origin of the Citation......Page 102
b) The Function of the Citation......Page 103
c) The Isaiah Ascription......Page 105
VII. Conclusion......Page 107
II. Extent of the Prologue......Page 108
(i) Mark 1:1, 15: Αρχη του ευαγγελιου ... κηρυσσων το ευαγγελιον......Page 113
(ii) Mark 1:15: ...ηγγικεν η βασιλεια του θεου......Page 116
(i) Mark 1:10: ...ειδεν σχιζομενους τους ουρανους......Page 119
(ii) Mark 1:11: Συ ει ο υιος μου ο αγαπητος, εν σοι.........Page 125
(a) Συ ει ο υιος μου.........Page 127
(b) ...ο αγαπητος.........Page 130
(c) ...εν σοι ευδοκησα.........Page 131
(i) Mark 1:13: ...ην μετα των θηριων......Page 135
IV. Isaianic New Exodus Themes in the Prologue......Page 136
V. Conclusion......Page 137
I. The Markan Structure......Page 140
a) The \'Way\': 8:22/27 - 10:45/11:1......Page 141
b) Galilee and Jerusalem......Page 149
III. Mark\'s Isaianic NE......Page 151
I. Introduction......Page 154
II. The Distribution of Miracles......Page 156
a) The Yahweh-Warrior in Isaiah......Page 157
(i) The Beelzebul Controversy—Jesus, Demons, and the Yahweh-Warrior......Page 161
(a) The \'Strong Man\' Saying......Page 163
(b) The Literary Function of the Controversy......Page 169
(c) Summary......Page 173
(a) The Gerasene Demoniac—Demons, Tombs, and Pigs......Page 174
(b) Military Imagery......Page 176
(c) The Calming of the Storm......Page 177
(d) The Ultimate Oppressors......Page 180
(e) Jew or Gentile?......Page 181
(iii) Mark\'s Literary Scheme......Page 183
(iv) Ευαγγελιον and the Warrior......Page 184
c) Summary......Page 185
IV. Jesus and the Isaianic Healings......Page 186
a) The Healing of Israel in Isaiah\'s NE......Page 187
b) Jesus and the Healing of Israel......Page 189
a) The Provision for Israel in Isaiah\'s NE......Page 194
b) INE Feedings in Mark......Page 195
VI. Conclusion......Page 196
I. Introduction......Page 200
a) The Markan Setting: Tension Between Jesus and Israel\'s Leadership......Page 201
b) Textual Matters......Page 203
c) The ινα Clause......Page 204
(i) Rebellion as the Precursor to Isaiah 6......Page 205
(ii) Isaiah 6: Ironic Judgement on Idolatrous Wisdom......Page 207
(iii) Judgement Effected: The Encounter with Ahaz......Page 210
(i) Isaiah and the Beelzebul Controversy......Page 211
(ii) Israel\'s Leaders and Blinding Judgement......Page 214
(iii) The Crowds, Outsiders, and Insiders......Page 216
(iv) The Disciples......Page 222
f) The \'Parable Theory\'......Page 223
g) Conclusion......Page 226
a) The Markan Setting: Tension Over Purity......Page 227
c) Isaiah 29 in Context......Page 230
d) Isaiah 29 in Mark 7......Page 233
IV. Conclusion......Page 235
a) Introduction......Page 238
b) Themes and Emphases......Page 240
c) Mark 8:14-21 and Mark 4:1-34: the Feedings as Parables......Page 243
d) The Parable-Feedings and Jesus\' Identity......Page 245
e) Jesus\' Identity, Peter\'s Confession, and the \'Way\'......Page 253
a) Introduction......Page 256
(i) Idolatry, Blindness, and the Rejection of Yahweh\'s Wisdom......Page 257
(ii) Restoration of Sight: Being Taught by Yahweh......Page 258
(iii) Leading the Blind in the INE......Page 260
c) The \'Way\' in Mark......Page 264
(i) \'Blindness\' and the Disciples......Page 265
(ii) Healing of Sight and the Way of the Cross......Page 267
d) Jesus and the Isaianic \'Servant\'-Teacher......Page 269
e) Conclusion......Page 273
a) Introduction......Page 274
b) Jesus and Isaiah\'s \'Suffering Servant\': the INE and Mark 10:45......Page 275
(i) OT Setting of Jesus\' Suffering: Mark 9:12......Page 276
(ii) OT Setting of Jesus\' Suffering: the Passion Predictions......Page 282
(iii) The Passion Predictions and Mark 10:45......Page 286
(iv) Mark 10:45 and Isaiah 53......Page 287
(v) Concluding Considerations......Page 301
c) Jesus and the Son of David......Page 304
IV. Conclusion......Page 307
Excursus: Misplaced Miracles?......Page 308
I. Introduction......Page 312
a) The INE Expectation of Yahweh\'s Return......Page 313
b) Jesus\' Entry into Jerusalem......Page 321
a) Introduction......Page 327
b) The Fig-Tree and Temple......Page 328
(i) Introduction......Page 335
(iii) The INE and the Nations......Page 336
(iv) Jesus, Isaiah 56:7, and the Temple......Page 339
(v) Jesus, Jeremiah 7:11, and the Temple......Page 342
d) Which Mountain? The Meaning of the Mountain-Moving Saying......Page 349
e) The Question About Jesus\' Authority......Page 355
f) The Parable of the Vineyard and the Wicked Tenants......Page 356
(i) The Isaiah Context......Page 357
(ii) The Parable in Mark......Page 359
g) Conclusion......Page 365
a) Introduction......Page 366
b) Mark 14:24: The Cup Saying......Page 368
c) Other Possible Allusions to Isaiah 50 and 53......Page 379
a) \'For they were afraid...\'......Page 382
VI. Conclusion......Page 384
I. Observations......Page 386
a) Introduction......Page 391
b) The Argument from the Philosophy of Science......Page 392
c) The Argument from Social Science......Page 394
d) Mark\'s Audience and OT Awareness......Page 396
a) In Response to the Survey of Recent Scholarship......Page 398
b) In Relation to the Thesis Proper......Page 399
IV. Implications and Suggestions for Further Research......Page 404
Primary Sources......Page 406
Secondary Sources......Page 408
Index of Passages......Page 452
Index of Modern Authors......Page 476
Index of Subjects......Page 487