Jesus in a World of Colliding Empires, Volume Two: Mark 8:30–16:8 and Implications
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Jesus in a World of Colliding Empires, Volume Two: Mark 8:30–16:8 and Implications

Mark's Jesus from the Perspective of Power and Expectations

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Jesus in a World of Colliding Empires, Volume Two: Mark 8:30–16:8 and Implications

Mark's Jesus from the Perspective of Power and Expectations

About this book

At the time of Christ, world politics was an ebb and flow of colliding empires and forces. The world knew only dynastic succession and rule by force. Israel was swept up in this world. Her expectations of deliverance, while diverse, had in common the anticipation of violent liberation by an alliance of God, the expected one (Theo), and Israel's forces. Her vision included the subjugation of the world to Yahweh. Any messianic claimant would be expected to fulfill this hope. Mark's story of Jesus must be read against such expectations of military power. Mark knows that Jesus' plan of salvation differed radically from this. Rather than liberation through revolution, it involved deliverance through humble, loving service and cross-bearing. However, the disciples follow Jesus but do not understand Jesus' purpose. They constantly expectwar. So, the Gospel is then read from Mark's full understanding and the disciples' flawed perspective. In this first volume of Jesus in a World of Colliding Empires, Keown backgrounds Mark and the political situations of the world at the time. He then unpacks Mark 1: 1--8: 29 as Jesus seeks to show the disciples he is Messiah whiledrawing out the deep irony of their incomprehension.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Dedication
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. Abbreviations
  5. Introduction
  6. Chapter 7: Live by the Pattern of the Cross (Mark 8:30—9:1)
  7. Chapter 8: Jesus’ Glory and Authority and Call for Faith, Prayer, Service, and Renunciation of Sin (Mark 9:2–50)
  8. Chapter 9: Marital Faithfulness, the Inclusion of Children, and Giving to the Poor (Mark 10:1–34)
  9. Chapter 10: Christian Leadership as Service of those in Need (Mark 10:35–52)
  10. Chapter 11: The Servant-King Arrives and Challenges the Temple System (Mark 11:1–26)
  11. Chapter 12: The Public Humiliation of Israel’s Leaders (Mark 11:27—12:37)
  12. Chapter 13: Divine Sonship, Beware the Scribes, and the Destruction of the Temple (Mark 12:35—13:37)
  13. Chapter 14: Israel’s Leaders Strike Back (Mark 14:1—15:47)
  14. Chapter 15: The Disciples’ Disarray (Mark 14:1—16:8)
  15. Chapter 16: Conclusions and Implications
  16. Bibliography