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Lord of the Cosmos

Mithras, Paul, and the Gospel of Mark

By: Michael Patella, OSB

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Paperback | 1 June 2006 | Edition Number 1

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In Lord of the Cosmos, Patella demonstrates the ways in which the Roman Imperial religion imbues Paul's letter and subsequently Mark's Gospel. Mark resonated in the imperial capital and beyond because of its inherent participationist theology, a theology probably augmented by Paul and possibly introduced by him. In his own writings, Paul draws from Mithraic vocabulary and symbolism. Mithraism itself functions within the cosmic framework outlined in Plato's Timaeus. Pauline theology, with its Mithraic overtones, coheres with the Markan theme of Christ's cosmic victory over Satan; Paul and Mark share a similar view of Christ's salvific act. With the Bartimaeus pericope (10-46-52), the Markan Gospel demonstrates that believers, by their call to discipleship, participate in that victory. This whole process is signalled by the baptism with its divine communication and actions of descent and ascent, a strong Pauline concept. Patella shows that the Markan presentation of Jesus' death, the climax of the narrative, brings the act of divine communication full circle. At the baptism, God communicates to creation, and with Jesus' cry from the cross, creation replies in despair. Jesus' death is not the end of the story, however. The women at the tomb realize this fact and are awestruck at its significance, which is the reason that they do not tell anyone what they have witnessed. The notice to meet Jesus in Galilee is an affirmation of the resurrection. By moving from the area of the dead, that is the tomb, to the land of the living, Galilee, Mark echoes the cosmic theology in Paul, which moves from life to death, and back to eternal life.

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Acknowledgments	p. viii
Abbreviations	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
The Cosmological Context of Paul and Mark
Hellenistic Cosmology	p. 9
The Interplay of Hellenistic and Jewish Thought	p. 18
The Gospel of Mark
Markan Themes	p. 29
Passion, Death, and Resurrection in Mark	p. 59
Interplay of Mithras, Paul, and Mark
Overview	p. 75
Mark's Baptism of Jesus	p. 77
Participation in Christ, a Pauline and Markan View	p. 83
Bartimaeus, the Son of Timaeus (Mark 10:46-52)	p. 88
Death and Resurrection of Jesus (Mark 15:33-16:8)	p. 106
Conclusion	p. 120
Bibliography	p. 123
Index	p. 127
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Mithras, Paul, and the Gospel of Mark

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