The Gerasene Exorcism and Jesus' Eschatological Expulsion of Cosmic Powers: Echoes of Second Temple Scapegoat Traditions in Mark 5.1-20
In this article, I argue that ancient expulsion rites and early Jewish scapegoat traditions have influenced the composition of Mk 5.1-20. These rites and traditions inform Mark's portrayal of Jesus' transfer of the demons into the swine and their disposal into the sea, which heals the Gent...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage
[2019]
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Journal for the study of the New Testament
Year: 2019, Volume: 41, Issue: 3, Pages: 363-383 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Mark
/ Mark
/ Early Judaism
/ Scapegoat
/ Exorcism
/ Ritual
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RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion HB Old Testament HC New Testament HD Early Judaism NBH Angelology; demonology |
Further subjects: | B
the Book of Watchers
B Jewish apocalypticism B Yom Kippur B Azazel B Leviticus 16 B expulsion rituals B the Gospel of Mark B Scapegoat B elimination rituals B the Gerasene demoniac |
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