The Synoptic Gospels depict (1) Jesus demanding that people be silent about his identity, and (2) people disobeying Jesus and spreading the word about him. Since the gospels rarely portray Jesus failing at his intentions, this pattern demands some explanation. Wrede argued that with the motif of the Messianic Secret Mark tried to account for the fact that Jesus had not actually been known as "messiah" or "son of God" during his life. But the references to people disobeying Jesus are singularly ill-suited to address such a discrepancy, since they portray many people proclaiming Jesus' identity—precisely what, ex hypothesi, was not taking place. A satisfactory explanation for the motif of the Messianic Secret must explain both the fact that J...
The late John O'Neill repeatedly argued that a Jewish Law about claiming to be the Messiah lay at th...
"Very likely the first of the four Gospels to be written, Mark presents an intriguing and puzzling p...
In this thesis I establish that Matthew’s presentation of Jesus’s exorcisms fits with the Second Tem...
Of the various secrecy motifs that have been discussed under the rubric the "messiniac secret," one ...
The purpose of this study was to research the secrecy of Jesus identity in the synoptic gospels, wit...
The following study is an exploration of the possible traditions utilized by the author of the Gospe...
“Peter answered [Jesus], ‘You are the Messiah. ’ And [Jesus] sternly ordered them not to tell anyone...
The problem in this essay lies in the issue of the Messiahship of Jesus which is thought to contain ...
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Boston University1. A Statement of the Problem with Limitations. The primary proble...
The following doctoral thesis Historical Jesus as a Messiah is aimed at the question of Jesus' Messi...
The messiahship of Jesus in the Gospel of Mark has figured prominently in modern New Testament scho...
The account of Jesus ’ Baptism (Mark 1:9-11) is legend, certain though it is that the legend started...
Conservative New Testament scholarship is confronted with the view that the canonical Gospels are ma...
The main purpose of this paper is to discuss the way Jesus revealed His messianic identity in Mark 1...
In a work that challenges notions that have dominated New Testament scholarship for more than a hund...
The late John O'Neill repeatedly argued that a Jewish Law about claiming to be the Messiah lay at th...
"Very likely the first of the four Gospels to be written, Mark presents an intriguing and puzzling p...
In this thesis I establish that Matthew’s presentation of Jesus’s exorcisms fits with the Second Tem...
Of the various secrecy motifs that have been discussed under the rubric the "messiniac secret," one ...
The purpose of this study was to research the secrecy of Jesus identity in the synoptic gospels, wit...
The following study is an exploration of the possible traditions utilized by the author of the Gospe...
“Peter answered [Jesus], ‘You are the Messiah. ’ And [Jesus] sternly ordered them not to tell anyone...
The problem in this essay lies in the issue of the Messiahship of Jesus which is thought to contain ...
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Boston University1. A Statement of the Problem with Limitations. The primary proble...
The following doctoral thesis Historical Jesus as a Messiah is aimed at the question of Jesus' Messi...
The messiahship of Jesus in the Gospel of Mark has figured prominently in modern New Testament scho...
The account of Jesus ’ Baptism (Mark 1:9-11) is legend, certain though it is that the legend started...
Conservative New Testament scholarship is confronted with the view that the canonical Gospels are ma...
The main purpose of this paper is to discuss the way Jesus revealed His messianic identity in Mark 1...
In a work that challenges notions that have dominated New Testament scholarship for more than a hund...
The late John O'Neill repeatedly argued that a Jewish Law about claiming to be the Messiah lay at th...
"Very likely the first of the four Gospels to be written, Mark presents an intriguing and puzzling p...
In this thesis I establish that Matthew’s presentation of Jesus’s exorcisms fits with the Second Tem...