JW:
I think everyone would agree here that David from the Jewish Bible is a source for "Mark's" (author) Jesus' Passion. The better question though, and one which CBS (Christian Bible Scholarship) tries to avoid, is to what extent David from the Jewish Bible was a source for "Mark's" Jesus' Passion.
Some defenders of HJ (historical Jesus) claim that the supposed lack of Messianic Passion in the Jewish Bible is proof/key evidence of HPJ (historically passionate Jesus). The serious student should know by now though that this is a Literary Criticism and that without any quality Source Criticism to support it, can not prove anything. Measuring the extent to which "Mark's" Jesus' Passion has a source of the Jewish Bible is also a Literary Criticism and thus has the potential to help swing this category of evidence towards MJ (mythical Jesus, not Michael Jordan), depending on the extent.
I foresee confusion here as to the combination of my claim that this thread is not about Source Criticism and my continued use of the word "source" referring here to the Jewish Bible. Source Criticism refers to the author, "Mark", of which we know little.
Interestingly/ironically Jesus' Teaching & Healing Ministry, which was impossible, was presented by "Mark" as relatively unimportant while the Passion Ministry was presented as the important part, which was possible (but implausible). The extent of contrivance is another type of Literary Criticism but this thread will be dedicated to the source issue above.
I have faith that believers here as well as Skeptics will be surprised at the extent to which "Mark's" Passion has a source of The Jewish Bible. I've already indicated that "Mark's" Jesus' baptism has parallels to David receiving the spirit and than being driven to fight Goliath verses tested by Satan:
# | GMark | I Samuel | Commentary |
1 | 1:9 "And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in the Jordan." | 16:12 "And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look upon. And Jehovah said, Arise, anoint him; for this is he. Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren" | Both are baptized as part of a group and God chooses the one. |
2 | 1:10 "And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens rent asunder, and the Spirit as a dove descending upon him" | 16:13 "Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of Jehovah came mightily upon David from that day forward" | The Spirit comes upon David/Jesus |
3 | 1:13 "And he was in the wilderness forty days tempted of Satan" | 17:16 "And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days." | The hero is tempted for 40 days by Satan/Goliath |
4 | 1:13 "And he was with the wild beasts" | 17:34 "Thy servant was keeping his father`s sheep; and when there came a lion, or a bear" | With the wild beasts |
5 | 1:23 "And straightway there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit" | 16:14 "Now the Spirit of Jehovah departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from Jehovah troubled him" | The evil spirit presents a challenge |
6 | 1:26 "And the unclean spirit, tearing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him." | 16:23 "David took the harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him" | Exorcism of the evil spirit |
So as I write in Peter's for your profit, I send my message before your face, preparing your way.
The voice of one crying about the wilderness of CBS. Make ready the way in which "Mark's" Jesus' Passion was created, make straight the path between The Jewish Bible and GMark;
Joseph
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