Wandering radicalism or purposeful activity ? Jesus and the sending of messengers in Mark 6:6-56
1995; Volume: 29; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
2518-4628
Autores Tópico(s)Development, Ethics, and Society
ResumoThis paper critiques the widespread scholarly understanding of the Jesus movement as one of 'wandering radicalism', utilising anthropological research into actual peasant societies. The Sending of Messengers in Mark 6:6-56 is explored in terms of James Scott's theory of 'hidden transcripts' of resistance to domination, The Mission is seen against the background of Exodus typology as a strategic mobilization of Galilean peasant society with a clear programme in mind. The paper concludes by examining the relation of the Mission to the Journey to Jerusalem and the events which followed as a public breach of the official transcript.
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