Aretalogy of the best healer : performance and praise of Mark’s healing Jesus

The study proposes a link between Mark’s healing stories in chapter 1 and praise songs and/ or poems performed at Apollo’s temple and other possible shrines of Asclepius in Southern Antioch. Mark chapter 1 begins with Jesus healing the demoniac (Mk 1:21–28), healing of Simon’s mother in law (Mk 1:29...

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Published in:Hervormde teologiese studies Vol. 74; no. 1; pp. 1 - 9
Main Author: Dube, Zorodzai
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Pretoria AOSIS 2018
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Reformed Theological College of the Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa at the Faculty of Theology of the University of Pretoria and Society for Practical Theology in South Africa
Subjects:
Apollo
Aretalogy
Asclepius
Bible
Christianity
Christology
Community
Criticism and interpretation
Cultural anthropology
Healers
Healing
Hellenistic
Jesus Christ
Judaism
Laudatory poetry
Mark
Musical performances
Mythology
New Testament
Poetry
Portrayals
Propaganda
Publishing
Religion
Storytelling
New York
Israel
Jerusalem Israel
United States > US
ISSN:0259-9422, 2072-8050, 2072-8050
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Summary:The study proposes a link between Mark’s healing stories in chapter 1 and praise songs and/ or poems performed at Apollo’s temple and other possible shrines of Asclepius in Southern Antioch. Mark chapter 1 begins with Jesus healing the demoniac (Mk 1:21–28), healing of Simon’s mother in law (Mk 1:29–31) and healing of various peoples who gathered at Simon’s mother-in-law’s house (Mk 1:32–34) and people from the region and afar (Mk 13:39). The chapter finishes with the controversial healing of the leper (1:40–45). Assuming that Mark is located in Southern Antioch, with analogies from Zulu praise poems, this study reread Mark’s healing stories alongside Greek aretalogies with a view to reveal the function and mood around which the stories were told and/or performed. As hypothesis, Mark’s healing stories exudes similar characteristics as Greek aretalogies, praising the benefactor (Jesus) vis-? -vis known healers such as Apollo and Asclepius.
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ISSN:0259-9422
2072-8050
2072-8050
DOI:10.4102/hts.v74i1.5050