Inaug.-diss.--Greifswald.

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In this thesis, I argue that Mark undergirds his high view of Jesus by characterizing him as an autonomous miracle-worker. In chapter one, I provide a history of literature regarding miracles, Mark, and the identity of Jesus. In chapter two, I demonstrate that the inclusion of deferment in miracle-narratives ranging from the Old Testament to Josephus’ Jewish Antiquities, is nearly ubiquitous. That is, human miracle-workers that appear in narratives do not act autonomously: rather, they show clear and explicit dependence on God to perform their miracles. In chapter three, I demonstrate that deferment is not only an essential charactersitic of miracles in narratives, but also in non-narrative texts from Qumran to the great many extant magical materials. In chapter four, I show that Jesus’ miracle-working in Mark, unlike the miracle-working surveyed in chapters two and three, is autonoumous. Additionally, I suggest that Mark uses this autonomous miracle-working, at crucial places in the gospel, to illustrate his high view of Jesus. In chapter five I draw a distinction between Mark’s characterization of Jesus and other miracle-workers he depicts in the narrative. In this final chapter, I argue that Jesus’ autonomous miracle-working is not an idiosyncratic feature of Mark’s writing style, but integral to his characterization of Jesus. Mark portrays other miracle-workers in the Gospel as dependent on either God or Jesus to perform miracles which further supports his high view of Jesus.

Thesis--Catholic University of America. / Bibliography: p. 107-112.

Inaug.-Diss.--Marburg. / Lebenslauf. "Literaturverzeichnis": p. [vii]-ix.

The editor's Thesis--Greifswald. / Cover title. Vita. Includes bibliographical references and index.

This thesis consists in editing, side by side, two printed texts of Le Mystere de sainte Barbe en deux journees. The oldest (which can be found at "La Bibliotheque Nationale de Paris", call number BN Yf 1652) has been published by la Veuve Trepperel and Jehan Jehannot between the years 1511 and 1517. The other text, also to be found at "La B.N.P." (call number BN Yf 1651) is a revised edition of the former published between the years 1552 and 1585 on Simon Calvarin's press. The BN Yf 1652 contains 3 677 lignes, whilst the Calvarin's edition is of 3 734 lignes; both texts are at fourteenth characters. The mystery play is divided in two days. It consists almost exclusively of octosyllables.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington. / Bibliography: L. [533]-541.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--State University of New York at Binghamton, Department of English, General Literature, and Rhetoric, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 351-382).

Thesis--Catholic University of America. / Bibliography: p. 107-112.