The Psalms of lament in Mark's passion : Jesus' Davidic suffering / Stephen P. Ahearne-Kroll.

Author/creator Ahearne-Kroll, Stephen P., 1967-
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Publication InfoCambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Descriptionxiv, 239 pages ; 22 cm.
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SeriesSociety for New Testament Studies monograph series
Monograph series (Society for New Testament Studies) ^A29923
Contents 1. Introduction. Scholarly approaches to the study of the use of scripture in the New Testament with special attention to the PssLam -- Major works that include the PssLam -- Ways of studying the New Testament's use of Scripture -- The methodology of the present study -- Defining the scope -- Author, text, and reader -- The nature and identification of allusions -- Word, verse, context, or text? what to consider in an evocation -- Allusion vs. echo -- The LXX text : translated text, translator's intention and text reception -- Structure of this study and summary of the argument -- 2. Issues in the study of the Psalms of individual lament in relationship to the Gospel of Mark. Form-critical issues in the PssLam -- Form critics on the PssLam -- The limitations of form criticism of the PssLam -- The relationship between the lament and the praise/thanksgiving in the PssLam -- David, the PssLam and the Gospel of Mark -- Davidic authorship of the Psalms -- David, the PssLam and the Gospels -- David and the Gospel of Mark -- 3. The evocations of the Psalms of individual lament in Mark's passion narrative. Introduction -- Simple evocations of Psalms of individual lament in Mark 14-15 -- Joel Marcus' list of allusions to the PssLam in Mark's passion narrative -- The evocation of Ps. 40:10 in Mark 14:18 -- The evocation of Pss. 41:6, 12; 42:5 in Mark 14:34 -- The evocation of Ps. 68:22 in Mark 15:23 -- The evocation of Ps. 21:19 in Mark 15:24 -- The evocation of Ps. 21:8 in Mark 15:29 -- The evocation of Ps. 21:2 in Mark 15:34 -- The evocation of Ps. 68:22 in Mark 15:36 -- The use of Psalms 21, 40, 41-42 and 68 in Second temple Judaism -- 4. Interpretation of the LXX Psalms of individual lament evoked in Mark's passion narrative. Introductory remarks about the study of the LXX Psalms -- Rhetorical issues and interpretation of LXX Psalms 21, 40, 41--42, and 68 -- The superscripts in the Psalms -- Psalm 21 -- Psalm 40 -- Psalms 41-2 -- Psalm 68 -- Conclusion -- 5. Jesus and David in Mark 10-12. Introduction -- David and the Son of David in Mark 10--12 -- Blind Bartimaeus (Mark 10:46-52) -- The triumphal entry (Mark 11:1--25) -- The rejected Davidic Son of God (Mark 12:1-12) -- Jesus not the Son of David? (Mark 12:35-7) -- Conclusion -- 6. The passion. Introduction -- The main argument of this chapter -- Typological identification of David and Jesus -- Ambiguity, suffering and betrayal in the midst of faithful relationship : Psalm 40 in Mark 14:17--21 -- Reading Mark 14:17--21 in light of Psalm 40 -- Reading Mark 14:17-21 in light of David's Psalm 40 -- Wider effects of Psalm 40 in the sections leading up to Gethsemane -- Gethsemane : the embodiment of the lamenter -- Reading Mark 14:32 without Psalms 40 and 41-42 -- Mark 14:32 in light of Psalms 41-2 : similarities between Jesus and the Psalmist -- Davidic implications -- The arrest and trial : continued abandonment and fulfilling God's will to suffer -- The scriptural justification for Jesus' suffering and death -- David as a model for Jesus' suffering -- Apocalyptic questions -- The crucifixion and death of Jesus -- Reading Mark 15:22-39 without Psalms 21 and 68 -- Reading Mark 15:22-39 in light of Psalms 21 and 68 -- Conclusion -- 7. Conclusions. Jesus the warrior king? -- The veil and the centurion -- The rest of the story.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 227-236) and index.
LCCN 2007014637
ISBN9780521881913 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN0521881919 (hardback : alk. paper)

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