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Eve-Marie Becker - Helen K. Bond - Catrin H. Williams (eds.), John's Transformation of Mark (London ; New York, NY : T&T Clark, 2021).

Abstract

"John's Transformation of Mark brings together a cast of internationally recognised biblical scholars to investigate the relationship between the Gospels of Mark and John. In a significant break with the prevailing view that the two Gospels represent independent traditions, the contributors all argue that John both knew and used the earlier gospel. Drawing on recent analytical categories such as social memory, 'secondary orality,' or 'relecture,' and ancient literary genres such as 'rewritten Bible' and bioi, the central questions that drive this volume focus on how John used Mark, whether we should speak of 'dependence,' 'familiarity with,' or 'reception,' and whether John intended his work to be a supplement or a replacement of Mark. Together these chapters mount a strong case for a reassessment of one of the key tenets of modern biblical criticism, and open up significant new avenues for further research"--Publisher description.

Contents

John's transformation of Mark : introduction / Eve-Marie Becker, Helen K. Bond, Catrin H. Williams -- John and Mark in the history of research / Harold W. Attridge -- The Johannine 'relecture' of Mark / Jean Zumstein -- 'If John knew Mark' : critical inheritance and Johannine disagreements with Mark / Chris Keith -- John's 'rewriting' of Mark : some insights from ancient Jewish analogues / Catrin H. Williams -- Defining and debating divine identity in Mark and John: the influence of classical language and literature / George Parsenios -- Parallel traditions or parallel Gospels? : John's Gospel as a re-imagining of Mark / Mark Goodacre -- Beyond history : how John transcends Mark and ancient historiography / Eve-Marie Becker -- The beginnings of Mark and John : what exactly should be compared? : some hermeneutical questions and observations / Christina Hoegen-Rohls -- Jesus in sharper relief : making sense of the Fourth Gospel's use of Mark 1.2-8 in John 1.19-34 / Steve A. Hunt -- John the Baptist in Mark and John : an exercise in comparison / Troels Engberg-Pedersen -- How John 'rewrites' Mark as seen in John 5.1-18 / Gilbert Van Belle -- From the expectation of the imminent kingdom to the presence of eternal life: eschatology in Mark and John / Jörg Frey -- Ethical concepts in Mark and John : a comparative approach / Oda Wischmeyer -- The 'speeches' in Mark and John : comparative readings / Susanne Luther -- The lost temptation of Christ? : John's philosophical rewriting of Markan temptation scenes / Kasper Bro Larsen -- The plot to kill Jesus in Mark and John : reflections on the literary relationship between two early Christian theological biographies of Jesus on the basis of a detail in their storytelling / Michael Labahn -- The triumph of the King : John's transformation of Mark's account of the Passion / Helen K. Bond.

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