Mark

Warren Carter is the LaDonna Kramer Meinders Professor of New Testament at Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is the author of eighteen books and is a regular presenter at scholarly conferences and in church contexts.Barbara E. Reid, general editor of the Wisdom Commentary series, is a Dominican Sister of Grand Rapids, Michigan. She is the Carroll Stuhlmueller, CP Distinguished Professor of New Testament Studies, and president emerita of Catholic Theological Union (the first woman who held the position). She has been a member of the CTU faculty since 1988 and also served as vice president and academic dean from 2009 to 2018. She holds a PhD in biblical studies from The Catholic University of America and was president of the Catholic Biblical Association in 2014–2015. Her most recent publications are Luke 1–9 and Luke 10–24, co-authored with Shelly Matthews (WCS 43A, 43B; Liturgical Press, 2021); and At the Table of Holy Wisdom: Global Hungers and Feminist Biblical Interpretation (Paulist, 2023).

"Carter's thoughtful and nuanced interpretation of the Gospel of Mark is a welcome addition to the distinctive Wisdom Commentary series. Reading the Gospel alongside recent insights from both masculinity studies and feminist scholarship, Carter ensures a fresh consideration at this ancient text. The reader will profit from the author's deep expertise on life under Roman imperial rule combined with his sensitive intersectional analysis of the Gospel."Colleen M. Conway, Professor of Religious Studies, Seton Hall University

• Contents  List of Abbreviations ixList of Contributors xvForeword: “Come Eat of My Bread . . . and Walk in the Ways of Wisdom” xviiElisabeth Schüssler FiorenzaEditor’s Introduction to Wisdom Commentary: “She Is a Breath of the Power of God” (Wis 7:25) xxiBarbara E. Reid, OPAuthor’s Introduction: A Feminist/Gender Reading of Mark’s Gospel xli  Mark 1:1-45 Introducing the Most Powerful Man 1Mark 2:1-28 Men Competing with Men 39Mark 3:1-35 Hegemonic Masculinity Displayed and Contested 61Mark 4:1-41 Telling Stories: Asserting Hegemonic Masculinity 83Mark 5:1-43 Patriarchal Dividends: An Exorcised Man and a Healed Woman and Daughter 109Mark 6:1-56 Manly Power Asserted and Resisted 143Mark 7:1-37 Winners and Losers 177Mark 8:1–9:1 Declining Hegemonic Masculinity? 207Mark 9:2-50 Mixed Reception 237Mark 10:1-52 Redeploying Power at Home 263Mark 11:1-33 Increasing Clashes among Powerful Men 301Mark 12:1-44 More Confrontations among Powerful Men 325Mark 13:1-37 The End of Their World and Birthing Another 353Mark 14:1-72 Ambivalent Masculinity 375Mark 15:1-47 Hegemonic Masculinity: Is Jesus’ Death a Defeat? 411Mark 16:1-8 God Outpowers the Ruling Powers: Hegemonic Masculinity Restored 441  Afterword 455Works Cited 457Index of Scripture References and Other Ancient Writings 481Index of Subjects 497