The Darkness at Golgotha (Mark 15.33)
Exorcizing the Demonic From the Evangelist’s Imagery
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21453336 |
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| Authors | Olegs Andrejevs (0000-0003-4849-1040, Olegs Andrejevs, Ph.D. (Loyola University of Chicago) is an Instructor in the Department of Theology at Loyola University of Chicago, 6525 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago IL 60626-5385.. Born in Riga, Latvia, he pursued PhD studies at Loyola University of Chicago. He is the author of multiple publications on the Synoptic Problem, Mark’s gospel, and Q. The author dedicates this to Dr. Wendy J. Cotter, CSJ, who introduced him to Mark’s gospel., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3-15 |
| Publication date | 2023-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Biblical Theology Bulletin Journal of Bible and Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0146-1079 • E-ISSN: 1945-7596 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/01461079231154588 |
| OpenAlex | W4319983218 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
In this article, my goal is to survey the two principal backgrounds for the darkness in Mark 15:33–39, examining the existing objections against their use by the evangelist and reinforcing their likelihood. In discussing the Greco-Roman parallels an attempt will be made to refine the existing pool of parallels, identifying the accounts that are most relevant to Mark 15:33–39. Then, it will be possible to ask whether Joel Marcus’s interpretation of the darkness as demonic (Anchor Bible Commentaries on Mark 1-8 [2000]; Mark 8-16 [2009]) is compatible with these likely backgrounds
Art · Art history · Darkness · Interpretation (philosophy) · Linguistics · Literature · Parallels · Principal (computer security) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Computer Science · Historical and Architectural Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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