Bogoslovska smotra, Vol. 80 No. 4, 2010.
Original scientific paper
The Disciples in Mark's Gospel between Incomprehension, Fear and Faith
Maksimilijan Matjaž
; Faculty of Theology, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Abstract
In Mark's Gospel, the disciples take a central role in the process of proclaiming the mystery of the person of Jesus. The evangelist does not portray Jesus' reality of the Messiah merely with various Christological titles but by dedicating great attention to the disciples and others to Jesus' powerful actions and teachings. Mark's Gospel discloses the primary process of Christological search and anticipation with the special motive of fear which is expressed with the dictionary term fob- and is differentiated from the motive of wonder, care. The direct connection between the motive of fear with key Christological places leads us to the presumption that Mark wishes to emphasise the positive value of that motive when developing the Christological concept of his Gospel. That is particularly noticeable in Mk 4:35-41. With regard to Jesus, the disciples are spread between incomprehension, wonder, fear and faith. Their reaction of incomprehension is followed by views of numinous fear which gives them a positive role in Mark's concept of disclosing the truth about the Son of Man.
Keywords
Mark's Gospel; disciples; fear; fear of God; divine; numinous; Christological; wonder; faith
Hrčak ID:
63020
URI
Publication date:
30.12.2010.
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