Theology of the Gospel of Mark: A Semantic, Narrative, and Rhetorical Study of the Characterization of God

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Paul L. Danove presents the first full-length study of God and the theology of God in the Gospel of Mark. In dialogue with scholars who assume that texts are designed to guide their own interpretation, Danove develops and applies methods of analysis to describe the actions and attributes of God in the Gospel of Mark. Danove presents his argument in a threefold structure, beginning with outlining a set of complementary semantic, narrative, and rhetorical methods for investigating characterization. He then moves to examine the semantic and narrative content related to the character of God in the Gospel of Mark and then formulates this information under the guidance of the narrative rhetoric into statements of God’s fifty-six repeated and sixty-two non-repeated actions and attributes, arranged according to God’s portrayal as semantic agent, benefactive, content of human experience, experiencer, goal, instrument, patient of predication, source, theme, and topic of faith. Cover page Halftitle page Title page Copyright page Dedication CONTENTS PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ABBREVIATIONS Part I THE METHODOLOGICAL STUDY Chapter 1 THE METHOD OF SEMANTIC ANALYSIS AND DESCRIPTION 1. The Model of Semantic Communication: Semantic Frames 2. Specification of the Content of Semantic Frames 3. The Focus of the Semantic Study: Case Frames 4. Case Frame Analysis and Description: Thematic Roles 5. Specifying the Licensing Properties of Predicators 6. Clarifications Concerning the Semantic Study 7. Clarifications Concerning the Case Frame Descriptions 8. Pre-Existing and Cultivated Semantic Beliefs Chapter 2 THE METHOD OF NARRATIVE ANALYSIS AND DESCRIPTION 1. The Model of Narrative Communication: Narrative Frames 2. Specification of the Content of Narrative Frames 3. The Focus of the Narrative Study: Character Frames 4. Character Frame Analysis and Description: References to God 5. Specifying the Actions and Attributes of God 6. Clarifications Concerning the Narrative Study 7. Clarification Concerning Character Frame Descriptions 8. Pre-Existing and Cultivated Narrative Beliefs Concerning God Chapter 3 THE METHOD OF RHETORICAL A NALYSIS AND DESCRIPTION AND THE THEOLOGICAL STUDY 1. The Model of Rhetorical Communication: Rhetorical Frames 2. Specification of the Content of Rhetorical Frames 3. The Focus of the Rhetorical Study: Predicator Repetition Frames 4. Predicator Repetition Frame Analysis and Description: Linkages and Emphases 5. Specifying the Rhetorically Organized Content about God 6. Clarifications Concerning the Rhetorical Study 7. Clarifications Concerning Predicator Repetition Frame Descriptions 8. Pre-Existing and Cultivated Rhetorical Beliefs Concerning God 9. Prelude to the Theological Study: The Exegetical Study (Part 2) 10. Statements of God’s Actions and Attributes: The Theological Study (Part 3) Part II THE EXEGETICAL STUDY THE SEMANTIC AND NARRATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE CONTENT OF RHETORICAL CONTEXTS Chapter 4 EXEGESIS OF THE RHETORICAL CONTEXTS IN MARK 1–9 1. Mark 1 2. Mark 2 3. Mark 3 4. Mark 4 5. Mark 5 6. Mark 6 7. Mark 7 8. Mark 8 9. Mark 9 Chapter 5 EXEGESIS OF THE RHETORICAL CONTEXTS IN M ARK 10–15 1. Mark 10 2. Mark 11 3. Mark 12 4. Mark 13 5. Mark 14 6. Mark 15 Part III THE THEOLOGICAL STUDY THE REPEATED ACTIONS AND ATTRIBUTES OF GOD Chapter 6 GOD AS AGENT 1. God Tears (* σχίζω [Ap]) 2. God Will Shorten (*κολοβόω [Ap]) the Days 3. God Does/Makes/Acts (* ποιέω [Ap]) 4. God Says (*λέγω [Ace]) 5. God Is the Agent by Whom Events Come To Be (*γίνομαι [pA]) 6. God Will Save (*σῴζω [Ap]) 7. God Forgives (*ἀφίημι [Apb]) 8. God Was the Agent of Writing (*γέγραπται [Ace]) 9. God Sends (*ἀποστέλλω [A θ g]) 10. God Gives (*δίδωμι [A θ g]) 11. God the Agent Chapter 7 GOD AS AGENTIVE BENEFACTIVE 1. God Has Forgiveness (*ἄφεσις [Bb]) 2. God Has a Voice (*φωνή [B]) 3. God Has Creation (*κτίσις [B]) Which Had a Beginning 4. God Has All Possible Things (*δυνατόν [B]) 5. God Has the Scripture (*γραφή [B]) 6. God Has the Scripture by Which Events Are Necessary(*δεῖ [vi-iB]) 7. God Will Have the Elect (*ἐκλεκτός [B]) 8. God Has the Vineyard (*ἀμπελών [B]) 9. God Has the Commandments (*ἐντολή [B]) 10. God Has the Commandments Th at Do/Do Not Permit (*ἔξεστιν [vi-iB]) Events 11. God Has Jesus the Christ (*χριστός [B]) 12. God Has the Reign (*βασιλεία [B]) 13. God the Agentive Benefactive Chapter 8 GOD AS INNATE AND ORIGINATING BENEFACTIVE 1. God Has Glory (*δόξα [B]) 2. God Has a Right [Hand] (*δεξιά [B]) 3. God Has Power (*δύναμις [B]) 4. God Has Life (*ζωή [B]) 5. God Has the Holy Spirit (*πνεῦμα [B]) 6. God (with Jesus, the Twelve, and Disciples) Has Authority (*ἐξουσία [B]) 7. God the Innate Benefactive 8. God Has the Things (*τά [B]) 9. God (with Jesus) Has the Way (*ὁδός [B]) 10. God (with Jesus) Has/Is the Topic of the Gospel (εὐαγγέλιον [B/T]) 11. God the Originating Benefactive Chapter 9 GOD AS RECIPIENT AND RECIPROCAL BENEFACTIVE 1. God Has (Recipient Benefaction of) Sinful Actions (*ἁμάρτημα [bB]) 2. God Is/Is Not Blasphemed (*βλασφημέω [acB]) 3. God Has (Recipient Benefaction of) Blasphemies (*βλασφημία [bB]) 4. God Has (Recipient Benefaction of) Sins (*ἁμαρτία [bB]) 5. God Has (Recipient Benefaction of) the House (*οἶκος [bB]) 6. God Has (Recipient Benefaction of) the Sanctuary (*ναός [bB]) 7. God Has (Recipient Benefaction of) the Temple (*ἱερόν [bB]) 8. God the Recipient Benefactive 9. God Has Slaves (*δοῦλος [B]) 10. God Has the Prophets (*προφήτης [B]) 11. God Has Messengers/Angels (*ἄγγελος [B]) 12. God Has Jesus the Son (*υἱός [B]) 13. God the Reciprocal Benefactive Chapter 10 GOD AS CONTENT, EXPERIENCER, GOAL, AND INSTRUMENT 1. God Is to Be Loved (*ἀγαπάω [eC/apB]) 2. God Is Given Th anks (*εὐχαριστέω [acE]) by Jesus 3. God Is the Experiencer of Prayer (*προσευχή [E]) 4. God Is the Experiencer of Hosanna (*ὡσαννά [aE]) 5. God Loves (*ἀγαπητός [Ec]/Apb) Jesus the Son 6. God Is Blessed (*εὐλογέω [atE]) by Jesus 7. God Is Prayed To (*προσεύχομαι [acE]) 8. God the Experiencer 9. God the Goal 10. God the Instrument Chapter 11 GOD AS PATIENT, SOURCE, THEME, AND TOPIC: PROPOSALS AND CONCLUSION 1. God Is One (*εἷς [P]) 2. God Is Father (*πατήρ [bP]) 3. God Is God (*θεός [bP]) 4. God the Patient 5. God Is the Source of the Sign (*σημεῖον [S]) 6. God Is the Source from Whom One Receives (*λαμβάνω [g θ S]) 7. God the Source 8. God the Th eme 9. God Is the Topic of Faith (*πίστις [ecT]) 10. God Is to Be Believed In (*πιστεύω [ecT]) 11. Proposals for Further Developing the Theological Study 12. Conclusion APPENDICES A. Definitions: Thematic Roles B. References to God by Thematic Role C. Rhetorical Contexts with References BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX