Re: Why Must You Be Such A Angry Young Man/Mark1:41 Jesus Angry?
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2020 2:06 pm
robert j wrote:
I wonder if this could have something to do with Mark's falling out with Paul, as per Acts 15:37-40:
I tend to give Acts more merit these days than others here seem to, and while there could be some spin going on here, I think this John Mark is the same Mark that Papias says wrote the gospel of Mark and followed Peter (like Barnabas does in Gal. 2:11-13).
So if there is anything to what robert j is saying, perhaps making Paul a leper has something to do with this falling out (in addition to the references that robert j mentions). And bearing in mind the idea that Mark followed Peter (who, along with Barnabas, sided with "the circumcision party" sent by James in Gal. 2), it's interesting that Jesus goes on to tell the leper to observe the Torah in 1:43-44:
So maybe it wasn't so much a "respectful inside-joke" but more of a "stern warning" like Jesus says.
Casual readers of Mark's story in verses 1:40-45 would be very unlikely to make the connection of Mark's leper with Paul. So again, why do it? Mark was an exceedingly clever writer with a sly sense of humor. I think it was a respectful inside-joke that Mark found amusing. It would not be the only instance of sly characterizations in Mark's tale.
I wonder if this could have something to do with Mark's falling out with Paul, as per Acts 15:37-40:
Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark, with them, but Paul did not think it wise to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not continued with them in the work. They had such a sharp disagreement that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus, but Paul chose Silas and left ...
I tend to give Acts more merit these days than others here seem to, and while there could be some spin going on here, I think this John Mark is the same Mark that Papias says wrote the gospel of Mark and followed Peter (like Barnabas does in Gal. 2:11-13).
So if there is anything to what robert j is saying, perhaps making Paul a leper has something to do with this falling out (in addition to the references that robert j mentions). And bearing in mind the idea that Mark followed Peter (who, along with Barnabas, sided with "the circumcision party" sent by James in Gal. 2), it's interesting that Jesus goes on to tell the leper to observe the Torah in 1:43-44:
Jesus promptly sent him away with a stern warning: “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
So maybe it wasn't so much a "respectful inside-joke" but more of a "stern warning" like Jesus says.