Re: The ending of Mark (for Kunigunde).
Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 12:24 pm
This is clearly a major difference in our views. I think that it is not about Jesus, but about how to follow Jesus, in a nutshell Mark 8:34-38.Ben C. Smith wrote:Unfortunately, I think that, for Mark, it is all about Jesus. With only one or two possible exceptions, I think that these people are mainly foils for his divine power.
... well, again, I wish I could follow you on this. But I do not think Mark was thinking so much in terms of the elite apostles as he was in terms of Jesus' character. I do not think Mark portrayed the disciples as abandoning Jesus in order to develop their character in any way; I think he did so in order to show how merciful Jesus is, and how in charge of the church's mission he is.