Discourses of empire : the Gospel of Mark from a postcolonial perspective /
Hans Leander.
- 1 online resource (xiv, 388 pages) : illustrations.
- Society of Biblical Literature. Semeia studies ; volume 71 .
- Semeia studies ; no. 71. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-370) and indexes.
Part 1. Postcolonial theory and the Bible. Postcolonial theory -- Postcolonial criticism in biblical studies -- Modern biblical studies and empire -- The Semitic and the Greek (1:1) -- Between man and brute (5:1-20) -- Submissive heathen and superior Greek (7:24-30) -- The embarrassing Parousia (8:31-9:1) -- "Only absolutely spiritual" (11:1-11) -- An Irish cat among the pigeons (12:13-17) -- The centurion between East and West (15:39) -- Conclusion: Mark and European colonialism -- Mark begins to circulate -- An oppositional beginning (1:1) -- Imperial satire (5:1-20) -- Entering a narrative crisis (7:24-30) -- The Parousia as pharmakon (8:31-9:1) -- With Bhabha at the Jerusalem city gates (11:1-22) -- The emperor breaks the surface (12:13-17) -- The secrecy complex as a third space (15:39) -- How Mark destabilizes empire -- Different Marks in different empires. Part 2. Mark in European colonialism. Part 3. Mark in the Roman Empire. Part 4. Uninheriting a colonial heritage.