Encounters with the Absolute – The Absolute as Encounter
Mark 16:1–8 and John 20:11–18
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22121083 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kurt Appel (0000-0003-2040-6094, University of Vienna, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 503-521 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Interdisciplinary Journal for Religion and Transformation in Contemporary Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2364-2807 • E-ISSN: 2365-3140 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.30965/23642807-bja10108 |
| OpenAlex | W4403110873 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This article explores the contingency of the encounter between Jesus of Nazareth as representative of YHWH and Mary Magdalene that occurs at Jesus’s tomb. It interprets two important passages from the Gospel of Mark (Mk 16:1–8) and the Gospel of John (Jn 20:11–18) in order to reflect upon the Absolute which arises from this encounter. In Mark’s Gospel, the result of the encounter is the reference to a never-derivable and unrepresentable beginning, on which the text of Mark is built. The Gospel of John, which refers to Mark, concretizes this as the beginning of love and the covenant partnership between Jesus and Mary Magdalene. It is a contingent encounter because there is no external necessity for it. The crucial point is that the event of God only manifests itself in unforeseen encounters. Therefore the experience of an encounter which sets a new beginning in motion and the existence of God are inextricably linked
Absolute zero · Epistemology · Physics · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |