John's Transformation of Mark

Eve-Marie Becker is Professor in the Department of Culture and Society at Aarhus University, DenmarkHelen K. Bond is Professor of Christian Origins at the University of Edinburgh, UKCatrin H. Williams is Reader in New Testament Studies at the University of Wales Trinity St David, UK

A judicious study on the relationship of Mark and John. By evaluating the literary techniques and theological motifs that guided John in his reception of Mark, this collection of essays opens new insights and sets the agenda for the future. It is no longer the old question of whether John knew the Gospel of Mark, but how he used it. This book will be welcomed by all theologians for a deeper understanding of transfer processes in early Christianity.

• PrefaceAbbreviationsAcknowledgements1. Introduction 2. Mark and John in the History of Research – Harold Attridge, Yale Divinity School, USA3. The Johannine ‘Relecture’ of Mark - Jean Zumstein, University of Zurich, Switzerland4. John's Critical Inheritance of Prior Tradition: A Social Memory Approach - Chris Keith, St Mary’s University Twickenham, UK5. John’s ‘Rewriting’ of Mark: Some Methodological Considerations – Catrin Williams, University of Wales, Trinity St Davids, UK6. The Use of Sources by Classical Authors - George Parsenios, Princeton Theological Seminary, USA7. John's Use of Matthean/Lukan Redaction of Mark – Mark Goodacre, Duke University, USA8. John and the Construction of History - Eve-Marie Becker, Aarhus University, Denmark9. Macro-Genre of Mark/John: Beginnings - Christina Hoegen-Rohls, University of Münster, Germany10. No One Has Ever Seen God: The Revelatory Import of the Fourth Gospel's Use of Mark in John 1:19-34 - Steve Hunt, Gordon College, USA11. John the Baptist in Mark and John – To be Confirmed, University of Copenhagen, Denmark12. How John ‘Rewrites’ Mark as Seen in John 5:1-18 - Gilbert Van Belle, KU Leuven, Belgium13. Eschatology in Mark and John: Aspects of a Comparison - Jörg Frey, University of Zurich, Switzerland14. The Ethical Concepts in Mark and John: a Comparative Approach - Oda Wischmeyer, Erlangen University, Germany15. Speeches in Mark and John - Susanne Luther, University of Mainz, Germany16. Metalepsis in Mark, John, and Ancient Narrative - Kasper Bro Larsen, Aarhus University, Denmark17. The Plot to Kill Jesus in Mark and John: Reflections on the Literary Relationship Between two Early Christian Theological Lives of Jesus based on a Detail in the Narrative Plot - Michael Labahn, University of Halle, Germany18. Mark, John and the Hypothetical ‘Pre-Markan Passion Narrative’ – Helen Bond, University of Edinburgh, UKIndexes