Servant Leadership Revisited: διακονία, Masculinity and Martyrdom in Mark 10:42–45

Mark 10:42–45 is a key text for discussions of ‘diakonia’ and the related ministry of ‘deacons’ in the church. This paper uses a gender-critical approach to analyse the text, in the course of which a new exegetical proposal is made. It is argued not only that this text makes a somewhat subversive pr...

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Published in:Ecclesiology
Subtitles:Servant Leadership Revisited: diakonia, Masculinity and Martyrdom in Mark 10:42–45
Main Author: Smit, Peter-Ben 1979- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2018
In: Ecclesiology
IxTheo Classification:FD Contextual theology
HC New Testament
RB Church office; congregation
Further subjects:B Diakonia Gospel of Mark servant leadership masculinities studies ministry gender
B Bible. Markusevangelium 10,42-45
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Summary:Mark 10:42–45 is a key text for discussions of ‘diakonia’ and the related ministry of ‘deacons’ in the church. This paper uses a gender-critical approach to analyse the text, in the course of which a new exegetical proposal is made. It is argued not only that this text makes a somewhat subversive proposal for leadership, but also that our understanding of it can be furthered by means of masculinities studies
ISSN:1745-5316
Contains:In: Ecclesiology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/17455316-01403004