Timothy C. Gray analyzes one of the most striking elements of Mark's story: the vital role the temple plays from Jesus' entry into Jerusalem to the moment of his death. Mark brings a dramatic tension into his narrative by juxtaposing Jesus and the temple. The author's narrative analysis of Mark's use of the temple sheds light on the theological portrait Mark paints of Jesus' mission, teaching, and identity. This focus upon the temple serves to show how Jesus and his community will replace the temple. Mark also employs the temple as the backdrop for much of the passion narrative in order to portray the death of Jesus in an eschatological vision that is deeply linked to the temple. A careful examination of Mark's use of intertextuality, especially in the eschatological discourse (Mark 13), discloses a pattern of OT texts that cluster around prophetic oracles that relate to the destruction of the first temple and other prophetic texts that point to the restoration of Israel that would follow such a tribulation. Noting Mark's reliance on the prophetic eschatology of Israel opens up a new perspective on Mark's eschatology. The fate of the temple and Jesus are intertwined for Mark.

Born 1968 ; 2006 PhD; currently Assistant Professor of Scripture at the St. John Vianney Theological Seminary and President of the Augustine Institute, both Denver, Colorado.

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Born 1968 ; 2006 PhD; currently Assistant Professor of Scripture at the St. John Vianney Theological Seminary and President of the Augustine Institute, both Denver, Colorado.

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Timothy C. Gray analyzes one of the most striking elements of Mark's story: the vital role the temple plays from Jesus' entry into Jerusalem to the moment of his death. Mark brings a dramatic tension into his narrative by juxtaposing Jesus and the temple. The author's narrative analysis of Mark's use of the temple sheds light on the theological portrait Mark paints of Jesus' mission, teaching, and identity. This focus upon the temple serves to show how Jesus and his community will replace the temple. Mark also employs the temple as the backdrop for much of the passion narrative in order to portray the death of Jesus in an eschatological vision that is deeply linked to the temple. A careful examination of Mark's use of intertextuality, especially in the eschatological discourse (Mark 13), discloses a pattern of OT texts that cluster around prophetic oracles that relate to the destruction of the first temple and other prophetic texts that point to the restoration of Israel that would follow such a tribulation. Noting Mark's reliance on the prophetic eschatology of Israel opens up a new perspective on Mark's eschatology. The fate of the temple and Jesus are intertwined for Mark.

Zusammenfassung
Timothy C. Gray untersucht eines der auffallendsten Elemente des Markusevangeliums: die zentrale Rolle, die der Tempel vom Einzug Jesu in Jerusalem bis zu dessen Tod spielt. Eine narratologische Analyse der Verwendung dieses Motivs bei Markus wirft ein neues Licht auf das theologische Portrait, das Markus von Jesu Mission, Lehre und Identität zeichnet. Der Blick auf den Tempel weist darauf hin, wie Jesus und seine Gemeinde den Tempel ersetzen werden. Markus verwendet den Tempel auch als Hintergrund für große Teile der Passionsgeschichte, um so den Tod Jesu in einer eschatologischen Vision darzustellen, die tief mit dem Tempel verwurzelt ist. Der Autor untersucht auch intertextuelle Bezüge zum Alten Testament bei Markus und zeigt ein Netz von alttestamentlichen Texten auf, von denen sich einige mit prophetischen Orakeln über die Zerstörung des ersten Tempels befassen. Andere anzitierte prophetische Texte verweisen dagegen auf den Wiederaufbau Israels nach dem Trübsal dieser Zeit.