Jesus the Oracle

Reading Mark in Roman Egypt

Annelies Gisela Moeser (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

178 Seiten

2023
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic (Verlag)
978-1-9787-1179-2 (ISBN)

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In Jesus the Oracle, Annelies Gisela Moeser reads Jesus’ journey from Capernaum to Jerusalem in Mark’s gospel through the cultural context of 2nd-3rd century Roman Egypt. Moeser provides a rich description of the Egyptian practice of oracles, including processional oracles, to build a model with which to read Mark. This prism brings attention to descriptions of Jesus’ supernatural knowledge and wisdom, e.g., in the story of the Rich Man (Mk 10:17-22). In contrast to Clement of Alexandria’s homily on the Rich Man which counseled detachment from possessions, this reading from a non-elite perspective considers Jesus’ advice to be more radical. This model of processional oracles highlights the importance of access to the divine, including by non-elite crowds, by persons with disabilities (for example, in comparing Bartimaeus (Mk 10:46-52) with Gemellus Horion of Karanis (a town in Egypt)), and by children. Traditional Egyptian religion upheld the existing socio-political regime. However, Jesus’ procession and proclamation of the basileia (reign) of G*d subverts the Roman world order and that of their local, elite allies.

Annelies Gisela Moeser is a graduate of Brite Divinity School and an independent researcher.

List of Figures and Tables

Acknowledgments

Chapter One: Constructing Markan Audiences

Chapter Two: Readings of Mark by Clement of Alexandria and Richard Horsley

Chapter Three: Oracles in Egypt

Chapter Four: Processional Oracles and Reading Mark

Chapter Five: Jesus the Oracle in the House in Capernaum

Chapter Six: Jesus the Oracle from Capernaum to Jerusalem

Chapter Seven: Conclusion

Bibliography

Selected Primary Sources

Selected List of Papyri, Ostraca, Inscriptions, Coins, and Images

Erscheinungsdatum	21.09.2023
Sprache	englisch
Maße	159 x 240 mm
Gewicht	422 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Bibelausgaben / Bibelkommentare
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
ISBN-10	1-9787-1179-4 / 1978711794
ISBN-13	978-1-9787-1179-2 / 9781978711792
Zustand	Neuware