Mark and Paul: Comparing the Oldest Extant Literary Works and Theological Ideas of Early Christianity

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Series Information
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Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 From Paul to Mark – Introduction
	1.1 Approaching the Topic
	1.2 Objectives of the Study and Methodological Reflections
Chapter 2 From Letter to Gospel
	2.1 The Genres
		2.1.1 The Letter
		2.1.2 “Gospel” as Title in Romans 1 and Mark 1:1, 14?
		2.1.3 The Gospel
	2.2 The Genre-Defining Significance of the Term “Gospel” for Authors and Audiences
		2.2.1	Beginning of the Gospel
		2.2.2	Author and Authorization
		2.2.3	Audience
	2.3 Substantive and Methodological Conclusions
Chapter 3 History of Research
	3.1	From Gustav Volkmar to Martin Werner
		3.1.1	Gustav Volkmar
		3.1.2	Reactions to Gustav Volkmar up to Martin Werner
		3.1.3	Martin Werner
	3.2	Methodological Reflections on Gustav Volkmar and Martin Werner
	3.3	On the Relationship between Mark and Paul after Gustav Volkmar and Martin Werner to the Present
	3.4	Situating Our Approach within the History of Research
Chapter 4 The Theological and Practical Treatment of Pagan Christ-Believers in Paul and Mark
	4.1	The Proclamation of the Gospel among the Pagans in Paul
		4.1.1	Equality of Jews and Pagans before God in Romans
	4.2	Jews and Pagans in the Gospel of Mark
	4.3	Pauline Connections in the Markan Narratives on Dietary Laws, the Syrophoenician Woman, and the Feeding Miracles
		4.3.1	“Nothing is Unclean in Itself” – Mark 7:1-23 and Paul (Especially Rom 14:14, 20)
			4.3.1.1	Mark€7:1-23 as the Wirkungsgeschichte of the Pauline Treatment of Dietary Laws?
			4.3.1.2	Conclusion
		4.3.2	The Markan πρῶτον (Mark 7:24-30; 6:30-44; 8:1-10, 19-21) Compared with the Pauline (Rom 1:16; 9-11)
			4.3.2.1	The Syrophoenician Woman against the Pauline Background of the πρῶτον of Israel
			4.3.2.2	The Feeding Miracle Narratives as Frames for the Abrogation of Dietary Laws and the Salvation of the Syrophoenician Woman
	4.4	Conclusion
Chapter 5 Torah and Mimesis of Christ in Paul and Mark
	5.1	Mark’s Treatment of the Commandments of the Torah
		5.1.1	The Ritual Commandments
			5.1.1.1	Sabbath
			5.1.1.2	Purity and Impurity
		5.1.2	The Commandments of the Social Torah
			5.1.2.1	Prohibition of Divorce (Mark€10:2-12)
			5.1.2.2	The Rich Man and the Commandment of Discipleship (Mark€10:17-31)
			5.1.2.3	The Double Commandment of Love (Mark€12:28-34)
		5.1.3	The Commandment of Discipleship (Mark€8:34-9:1)
			5.1.3.1	Complementarity of the Commandment of Discipleship and the Double Commandment of Love
	5.2	Paul’s Treatment of the Torah: Intersections with Mark
		5.2.1	Soteriological Irrelevance of the Requirements of the Torah: Universality of Salvation in Christ
		5.2.2	Correlations between Paul and Mark
			5.2.2.1	Spectrum of Approach to the Torah
			5.2.2.2	Distancing from the Torah
			5.2.2.3	Universal Access to Salvation without Requirements from the Torah
			5.2.2.4	Pauline Parallels to the Markan Commandment of Discipleship
			5.2.2.5	Faith/Discipleship, Faith/Grace, Atoning Death
		5.2.3	Israel’s Exclusive Election: Paul’s Criticism
			5.2.3.1	Correlations between Paul and Mark
		5.2.4	The Torah in Ethical Instructions in Mark and Paul in Accordance with Mimesis of Christ
			5.2.4.1	Correlations between Paul and Mark
	5.3	Conclusion
Chapter 6 On Understanding and Not Understanding the Mystery: Connections between the Pauline Word of the Cross (1 Cor 1-3) and the Markan Parable of the Sower (Mark 4:1-20)
	6.1	The Theology of the Cross as Focal Point of the Logos
		6.1.1	The Logos in Paul
		6.1.2	The Logos in Mark
	6.2	The μυστήριον in 1 Cor 2:1-16 in the Context of 1 Cor 1:18-3:23
	6.3	Παραβολή and μυστήριον in the Context of Mark 4:10-13
	6.4	Correlations between Paul and Mark
Concluding Remarks
Bibliography
Index of References
Index of Names and Subjects
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