The Omens at Jesus's Death (Mark 15:33–39) and the Divine Abandonment of the Temple before Its Destruction in 70 CE
When Jesus dies in Mark's account, the sky darkens, a loud voice declares that it has been forsaken by its god, and the temple curtain tears in two. These phenomena closely resemble the omens thought to have taken place before Jerusalem was destroyed in 70 CE as recorded by Josephus, Tacitus, 2...
| Published in: | Journal of Biblical literature |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Scholar's Press
2023
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Journal of Biblical literature
Year: 2023, Volume: 142, Issue: 4, Pages: 657-675 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Crucifixion
/ Bible. Markusevangelium 15,33-39
/ Artists' preparatory studies
/ Omen (Popular belief)
/ Jerusalem / Destruction (70)
/ Josephus, Flavius 37-100
/ Tacitus, Cornelius 55-120
/ Tacitus
/ Baruch Biblical character ca. 7 BC. Jh.
/ Pseudepigrapha
/ Talmud
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| RelBib Classification: | BC Ancient Orient; religion HC New Testament HD Early Judaism |
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| Summary: | When Jesus dies in Mark's account, the sky darkens, a loud voice declares that it has been forsaken by its god, and the temple curtain tears in two. These phenomena closely resemble the omens thought to have taken place before Jerusalem was destroyed in 70 CE as recorded by Josephus, Tacitus, 2 and 4 Baruch, the Pesiqta Rabbati, and the Talmudim. By surveying the ancient belief that tutelary deities would abandon cities before they were destroyed, I propose that the portents described by Mark and elaborated in subsequent gospels are another version of the popular tradition reporting the Judean god's departure from the temple before 70 CE. |
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| ISSN: | 1934-3876 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Biblical literature
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