Monday, June 8, 2009

The Gospel of Mark as Ainos [part 2]

I discovered this PhD thesis online:

The heroic ainos : Jesus in the gospel of Mark / (2006)
Kim, Ho.

Abstract
Author by studying the motifs behind the Greek words ainos and hamartia shows Mark portrayed Jesus as Messiah as a tragic hero.. Includes abstract.. Thesis (Ph. D.)--Claremont School of Theology, 2006.. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 319-339).. The approach to Mark's christology -- The ainos in pre-Christian literature -- The ainos in Aristotle's ideal Greek tragedy -- Interpretation of the messianic secret in light of the heroic ainos -- The settlement of christology in the early church.


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