Naming Jesus: Titular Christology in the Gospel of Mark

193 Pages·8.885 MB·English

by  Edwin K. Broadhead

JOURNAL FOR THE STUDY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
SUPPLEMENT SERIES
175
Executive Editor
Stanley E. Porter
Editorial Board
David Catchpole, R. Alan Culpepper, Margaret Davies, James D.G. Dunn,
Craig A. Evans, Stephen Fowl, Robert Fowler, Robert Jewett,
Elizabeth Struthers Malbon, Robert W. Wall
Sheffield Academic Press

Naming Jesus
Titular Christology in the Gospel of Mark
Edwin K. Broadhead
Journal for the Study of the New Testament
Supplement Series 175
Copyright © 1999 Sheffield Academic Press
Published by Sheffield Academic Press Ltd
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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
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EISBN 9781850759294
To
Jessica Loftis
(1979-1993)
and to
John Loftis
(1951-1993)
Scholar, Colleague, Friends

CONTENTS
Preface 9
Abbreviations 11
Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION 13
Chapter 2
JESUS THE NAZARENE 31
Chapter 3
PROPHET 43
Chapter 4
THE GREATER ONE 61
Chapter 5
PRIEST 63
Chapter 6
KING 75
Chapter 7
THE TEACHER 81
Chapter 8
SHEPHERD 92
Chapter 9
THE HOLY ONE OF GOD 97
Chapter 10
THE SUFFERING SERVANT OF GOD 101
8 Naming Jesus
Chapter 11
SON OF DAVID 109
Chapter 12
SON OF GOD 116
Chapter 13
SON OF MAN 124
Chapter 14
LORD 135
Chapter 15
CHRIST 145
Chapter 16
THE RISEN ONE 155
Chapter 17
THE CRUCIFIED ONE 157
Chapter 18
CONCLUSION 159
Bibliography 176
Index of References 181
Index of Authors 191
PREFACE
This work seeks to provide a responsible reading of one stream of
primitive theology. This investigation is a 'reading' in that it offers a
descriptive analysis controlled by the parameters of the text. This read-
ing seeks to be responsible by holding in view both the historical foun-
dations and the theological implications of the text.
While each analysis begins with a sketch of the historical background
to that title, comprehensive statements are impossible within this con-
text. In similar fashion, this study is not yet a constructive theology
grounded in the titles; it is a preliminary statement undergirding this
task. The investigation that follows should be read as a descriptive
analysis of literary patterns and strategies employed in the naming of
Jesus within the Gospel of Mark. While this reading demonstrates its
connections to historical and theological tasks, its ultimate concern is
the naming of Jesus within stories of faith.
The initial framework of this study was sketched in the midst of an
extended rail journey through Scandinavia. These en route sketches
were solidified within the more traditional academic settings of study
and classroom in Zurich and Melbourne. Final changes were made in
Mississippi and Kentucky. Hopefully this work will prove as well in-
formed as it is well traveled.
I am grateful for those who have helped me on my way. Many thanks
and much gratitude are due to Loretta Reynolds, my spouse and co-
minister. She has demonstrated much patience in the sharing of our
home and much vision in the sharing of our dreams.
I remain grateful for the encouragement of Mark Brett, my former
colleague in Biblical Studies at Whitley College of Melbourne, Aus-
tralia, and for the wider support of the Fellowship of Biblical Studies of
Melbourne. Dean Harold Pidwell of the Melbourne College of Divinity
has proven to be a capable administrator and an extraordinary friend. I
salute my students at Whitley who aided the development of these ideas
through their patient listening and probing questions. I am also grateful