WARE VERWANTSCHAP EN EEUWIGE ZONDE

SUMMARY For the first and the second part of this essay reference may be made to Bijdcagen of this year, pp. 114–150 and 234–258. The third and last part covers chapters four and five. The fourth chapter opens with a detailed investigation of all possible structural indications: ‘dramatis personae’, inclusions, parallel phrases, corresponding terms and parts of sentences. Taking the results of this process, it seems to be justified to consider Mk. 3, 20–35 as a concentrically structured pericope: (A) Jesus' feverish activity and the behaviour of the relatives (w. 20–21); (B) The accusation of the scribes (v. 22); (C) Jesus' own defense (v. 23–29): (a) Refutation (w. 23b-26); (b) The binding (v. 27); (a′) Judgment-logion (vv. 28–29); (B′) Repetition of the accusation (v. 30); (A′) Arrival of the relatives and the proclamation of true kinship by Jesus (vv. 31–35). One can read in detail the text, analyzed in this way, on p. 375. A following question is whether Mark himself meant to structure the text likewi...