Conflicting Mythologies Identity Formation in

A cultural and anthropological interpretation of Mark and Matthew which examines their contribution to the formation of early Christian identity, world-view and ethos.

Preface

xi

Abbreviations

xvii

1 IDENTITY AND CHANGE

1

(20)

Early Christian identity in the Roman world at the turn of the era

1

(7)

Kinship and sacred space as key identity factors

8

(4)

Cosmology and myth

12

(5)

Relation of this study to contemporary discussions of self-identity

17

(4)

2 JEWISH IDENTITY IN THE WORLD OF THE MEDITERRANEAN CITIES: THEMES AND VARIATIONS

21

(48)

Introduction

21

(3)

Jewish identity in the Diaspora and the Land: notions of sacred geography

24

(14)

Kinship and descent

38

(11)

Cosmic implications

49

(6)

Bearing of cosmology on definitions of kinship and sacred space

55

(10)

Conclusions

65

(4)

3 SIGHT TO THE BLIND

69

(46)

Introduction: Mark 8:22-26

69

(5)

Discipleship and family ties

74

(15)

Emerging senses of identity

89

(2)

The community of Mark's readers as sect

91

(11)

Mark and ethnicity

102

(9)

Conclusion

111

(4)

4 THE REMAKING OF SACRED SPACE

115

(30)

Making space

115

(11)

Galilee and Jerusalem in Mark

126

(9)

Mark and the way of the Lord

135

(6)

The interrelationship of the two representations of sacred space in Mark

141

(4)

5 CONFLICTING WORLD-VIEWS IN MARK'S CHRISTOLOGY

145

(36)

Introduction

145

(12)

Mark's titles for Jesus

157

(5)

Jesus and power

162

(12)

Conclusion

174

(7)

6 CHURCH OF DISCIPLES

181

(48)

Introduction

181

(6)

Discipleship and the Beatitudes

187

(15)

Matthew's sectarianism

202

(12)

Fictive kinship in the Gospel of Matthew: the question of Jewish ethnicity

214

(11)

Conclusion

225

(4)

7 MATTHEW AND THE REMAKING OF SACRED SPACE

229

(34)

Introduction

229

(3)

Matthew's fulfilment citations

232

(8)

The parable of the wheat and the darnel

240

(4)

Jesus and the Canaanite woman

244

(2)

The mountain motif in Matthew

246

(8)

Conclusion

254

(9)

8 COSMOLOGY AND CHRISTOLOGY IN MATTHEW

263

(34)

Introduction

263

(10)

Matthew's use of titles

273

(10)

Matthew's narrative Christology: Jesus as vulnerable teacher

283

(8)

Relation of Matthew's cosmology to his views of sacred space and ethnicity

291

(6)

9 NEW WORLDS AND NEW IDENTITIES: THE GOSPELS OF MARK AND MATTHEW AND THE BEGINNING OF CHRISTIANITY

297

(32)

Introduction: traditional and modern senses of identity

297

(16)

Some conclusions: the worlds of Mark and Matthew

313

(14)

Closing remarks

327

(2)

Bibliography

329

(14)

Index of biblical references and ancient sources

343

(12)

Index of modern authors

355

(4)

Index of subjects

359

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Conflicting Mythologies Identity Formation in the Gospels of Mark and Matthew

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