Jesus in the Eye of the Beholder : The Plot to Kill Jesus

ISBN-13: 9783639148176 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 320 str.

Martha Stillman

Opis

Aimed at biblical scholars and clergy, as well asanyone interested in the Gospel of Mark, this workasks two questions. Given first-century culture andbehavior, is Jesus portrayed acting in a plausiblemanner when he overturned the chairs and tables ofthe moneychangers and pigeon sellers in Mark11:15-19? And are the priests portrayed in asimilarly plausible manner when, in reaction, theyplotted to kill Jesus? By utilizing Greco-Roman texts(in addition to the more commonly-used Jewish texts)to gain fresh insight into the attitudes of Mark''sreaders, the conclusion is reached that Jesus''actions in the Temple caused a sudden paradigm shiftamong the populace. Before that, Jesus was seen asnon-threatening. But much as the political climatefor a modern-day politician can undergo a sudden andseismic shift in response to seemingly littleprovocation, so Jesus had been laying a foundationthat was ripe for change, and his actions in theTemple were the "straw" that shifted everyone''sperception. Relying on a technique grounded in Iser''srepertoire, this study utilizes Greco-Roman as wellas Jewish texts to take a fresh look at the TemplePericope.

O autorze

Dr. Stillman holds degrees which straddle two worlds. While in
her twenties she earned bachelor''s and master''s degrees in
mathematics and physics, and a post-master''s in computer science.
Some years later, she earned an M.A. and Ph.D. in Biblical
Studies. She is currently an Associate Professor at American
Military University.