John Van Maaren
Biographic Data
| ID | 9255028 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Van Maaren |
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| FAMILY NAME | Van Maaren |
| SIGNATURE | VAN MAAREN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Heidelberg University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6075-9834 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Learning to Treat Other Ways of Being Generously Through the Biblical Studies Classroom
This article outlines an approach to teaching the biblical texts that helps students develop the transferable cognitive skill of understanding the other on their own terms. It appeals to research on threshold concepts, deep and surface approaches to learning, and student centered/conceptual change approaches to teaching to combine the role of the instructor as disciplinary expert with foreign voices from the past and so facilitate student encount…
The Gospel of Mark's Judaism and the Death of Christ as Ransom for Many
Until recently, there has been a near consensus that the Gospel of Mark is an expression of a Gentile, post-Jewish, form of Christ adherence. In his book, John Van Maaren challenges the notion of »Gentile Mark« by developing the first narrative-wide reading of the Gospel as an expression of first-century Judaism. He consolidates insights from scattered studies and proposes new interpretations of specific texts and broader themes. He aims to lay t…
The Twelve Tribes of Israel out from Every Nation, Tribe, People, and Language in Revelation 7
Scholars almost universally identify “the great multitude that no one could count from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages” (Rev 7:9) as a multi-ethnic gathering of the nations. However, this language could also describe a regathered twelve tribes of Israel taken out from the places where they had been scattered among the nations. Such a referent is plausible because of the widespread belief in the continued existence of the t…
Is the Gospel of Mark Distinctly Pauline? A Critical Evaluation
The renewed interest in the relationship between the Gospel of Mark and the apostle Paul has led to more nuanced arguments for Paul’s influence on Mark based on refined methodologies. In this article, I critically evaluate the current state of the argument, concluding that it depends on too many variables and expects too much of our sparse evidence to make a convincing argument that Mark is distinctly Pauline. Therefore, the Gospel of Mark should…
How can the New Testament writings be within Judaism? Distinguishing ways of asking and answering the question
This article critically evaluates the meanings of “within Judaism” and related phrases when applied to the texts now collected in the New Testament. It uses social-scientific approaches to social categories and group boundaries to develop a theoretically informed approach for considering how the literature of the earliest Christ followers may or may not be considered Jewish texts, and how such claims can be evaluated. Examples from New Testament …
Reconceptualizing student ratings of teaching to support quality discourse on student learning
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Reconceptualizing student ratings of teaching to support quality discourse on student learning
How can the New Testament writings be within Judaism? Distinguishing ways of asking and answering the question
This article critically evaluates the meanings of “within Judaism” and related phrases when applied to the texts now collected in the New Testament. It uses social-scientific approaches to social categories and group boundaries to develop a theoretically informed approach for considering how the literature of the earliest Christ followers may or may not be considered Jewish texts, and how such claims can be evaluated. Examples from New Testament …
Is the Gospel of Mark Distinctly Pauline? A Critical Evaluation
The renewed interest in the relationship between the Gospel of Mark and the apostle Paul has led to more nuanced arguments for Paul’s influence on Mark based on refined methodologies. In this article, I critically evaluate the current state of the argument, concluding that it depends on too many variables and expects too much of our sparse evidence to make a convincing argument that Mark is distinctly Pauline. Therefore, the Gospel of Mark should…
The Gospel of Mark's Judaism and the Death of Christ as Ransom for Many
Until recently, there has been a near consensus that the Gospel of Mark is an expression of a Gentile, post-Jewish, form of Christ adherence. In his book, John Van Maaren challenges the notion of »Gentile Mark« by developing the first narrative-wide reading of the Gospel as an expression of first-century Judaism. He consolidates insights from scattered studies and proposes new interpretations of specific texts and broader themes. He aims to lay t…
The Twelve Tribes of Israel out from Every Nation, Tribe, People, and Language in Revelation 7
Scholars almost universally identify “the great multitude that no one could count from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages” (Rev 7:9) as a multi-ethnic gathering of the nations. However, this language could also describe a regathered twelve tribes of Israel taken out from the places where they had been scattered among the nations. Such a referent is plausible because of the widespread belief in the continued existence of the t…
Learning to Treat Other Ways of Being Generously Through the Biblical Studies Classroom
This article outlines an approach to teaching the biblical texts that helps students develop the transferable cognitive skill of understanding the other on their own terms. It appeals to research on threshold concepts, deep and surface approaches to learning, and student centered/conceptual change approaches to teaching to combine the role of the instructor as disciplinary expert with foreign voices from the past and so facilitate student encount…
Biblical Studies and Interpretation (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Theology (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Gospel (2 works) · History (2 works) · Judaism (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)