The Subscriptions to Mark’s Gospel and History of Reception
Elmelund, Conrad Thorup LU
and Wasserman, Tommy
LU
(2023)
In New Testament Studies
69(4).
p.429-444
- Abstract
- This article surveys the subscriptions to the Gospel of Mark in 157 Greek manuscripts, noting their gradual development from being identical to the title in the earliest phase to becoming more and more elaborate and significant for the history of interpretation. Early on, as reflected in the title, the Second Gospel was associated with Mark, known to be Peter’s disciple and interpreter. In the fourth or fifth century, an editor added the information that it was written (or spoken) by Mark in Latin in Rome, as reflected in the Peshitta and later Byzantine manuscripts. At some point between the seventh and ninth century, an unknown editor added dates for each of the four Gospels from a source which has been attributed to Hippolytus’... (More)
- This article surveys the subscriptions to the Gospel of Mark in 157 Greek manuscripts, noting their gradual development from being identical to the title in the earliest phase to becoming more and more elaborate and significant for the history of interpretation. Early on, as reflected in the title, the Second Gospel was associated with Mark, known to be Peter’s disciple and interpreter. In the fourth or fifth century, an editor added the information that it was written (or spoken) by Mark in Latin in Rome, as reflected in the Peshitta and later Byzantine manuscripts. At some point between the seventh and ninth century, an unknown editor added dates for each of the four Gospels from a source which has been attributed to Hippolytus’ Chronicle, and in the process made a cascading error which resulted in too early dates for Mark, Luke and John. In the archetype of Family 13, these traditions were combined which suggests that the archetype of Family 13 is no earlier than the eighth century. A main factor behind this gradual growth of the subscriptions is authentication and authorisation – in the case of the Second Gospel, the association with Mark and Peter legitimates its claim of apostolicity and orthodoxy. Moreover, the situating of each Gospel in time and space through the subscriptions not only satisfies human curiosity but contributes to the construction of an ancient Christian ‘landscape of memory’, reflecting the collective memory of the early Christians, thus shaping and enhancing their identity. (Less)
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Den här artikeln granskar subskriptionerne på Markusevangeliet i 157 grekiska handskrifter, och noterar deras gradvisa utveckling från att vara identisk med titeln i den tidigaste fasen till att bli mer och mer utarbetad och betydelsefull för tolkningshistorien. Tidigt, vilket återspeglas i titeln, förknippades det andra evangeliet med Markus, känd för att vara Petrus lärjunge och tolk. Under det fjärde eller femte århundradet lade en redaktör till informationen att den skrevs (eller talades) av Markus på latin i Rom, vilket återspeglas i Peshitta och senare bysantinska manuskript. Vid någon tidpunkt mellan 700- och 800-talet lade en okänd redaktör till datum för vart och ett av de fyra evangelierna från en källa som har tillskrivits... (More)
- Den här artikeln granskar subskriptionerne på Markusevangeliet i 157 grekiska handskrifter, och noterar deras gradvisa utveckling från att vara identisk med titeln i den tidigaste fasen till att bli mer och mer utarbetad och betydelsefull för tolkningshistorien. Tidigt, vilket återspeglas i titeln, förknippades det andra evangeliet med Markus, känd för att vara Petrus lärjunge och tolk. Under det fjärde eller femte århundradet lade en redaktör till informationen att den skrevs (eller talades) av Markus på latin i Rom, vilket återspeglas i Peshitta och senare bysantinska manuskript. Vid någon tidpunkt mellan 700- och 800-talet lade en okänd redaktör till datum för vart och ett av de fyra evangelierna från en källa som har tillskrivits Hippolytus krönika, och gjorde i processen ett kaskadfel som resulterade i för tidiga datum för Markus, Luke och John. I arketypen för familj 13 kombinerades dessa traditioner vilket tyder på att arketypen för familj 13 inte är tidigare än 700-talet. En huvudfaktor bakom denna gradvisa ökning av prenumerationerna är autentisering och auktorisation – i fallet med det andra evangeliet, legitimerar umgänget med Markus och Petrus dess anspråk på apostolicitet och ortodoxi. Dessutom tillfredsställer placeringen av varje evangelium i tid och rum genom prenumerationerna inte bara mänsklig nyfikenhet utan bidrar till konstruktionen av ett uråldrigt kristet "minneslandskap", som återspeglar de tidiga kristnas kollektiva minne och på så sätt formar och förstärker deras identitet. (Less)
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LU
and Wasserman, Tommy
LU
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- Subskriptionerne på Markus evangelium och receptions historia
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- Markusevangeliet, Subskriptioner, typologi för subskriptioner, datering av evangelierna, receptionshistoria, autentisering och auktorisation, Kristna minneslandskap, Gospel of Mark, Subscriptions, typology of subscriptions, dating of the Gospels, history of reception, authentication and authorisation, Christian landscape of memory
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- New Testament Studies
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- 69
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- 16 pages
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- Cambridge University Press
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- 10.1017/S0028688523000139
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