Welcoming a Child as a Metaphor for Welcoming God's Kingdom: A Close Reading of Mark 10.13-16

The purpose of this article is threefold: to analyze the structural markers in Mk 10.13-16 that signal that the reader should render the simile in 10.15 `welcoming the kingdom of God as one welcomes a child', to sketch the narrative and symbolic functions of this simile within its immediate lit...

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Main Author: Spitaler, Peter (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2009
In: Journal for the study of the New Testament
Year: 2009, Volume: 31, Issue: 4, Pages: 423-446
Further subjects:B Status
B Hospitality
B symbolic meaning
B Kingdom
B Discipleship
B Simile
B narrative meaning
B Welcoming
B Children
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Summary:The purpose of this article is threefold: to analyze the structural markers in Mk 10.13-16 that signal that the reader should render the simile in 10.15 `welcoming the kingdom of God as one welcomes a child', to sketch the narrative and symbolic functions of this simile within its immediate literary context, and to highlight those aspects of 10.13-16 that indicate this passage is an expanded Markan relecture of 9.33-37.
ISSN:1745-5294
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the New Testament
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0142064X09104959