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Those Outside (MK. 4:10-12)

Those Outside (MK. 4:10-12) THOSE OUTSIDE (MK. 4:10-12) by MICHAEL D. GOULDER Birmingham The massive inconsistency in which Mark is involved by including 4:10-12 is now widely recognized'. The inconsistency is both theological and practical. On the theological side we have an apparent statement that Jesus taught in parables to prevent those who were not disciples from turning and being forgiven. William Wrede already spoke of this as an exercise "whose cruelty vies with its oddity and pointlessness"2. It is in sharp contrast with the general attitude of Mark, who frequently speaks of Jesus teaching the crowds, and they hear him gladly3. In particular Mark fosters the impression that Jesus had a successful ministry communicating with sinners. Further, the theory that the crowds had their hearts hardened (by God) sits uncomfortably alongside the later Marcan statements that the disciples had their hearts hardened (6:52, 8:17). Nor does this tension have to wait for a few chapters, where it might be overlooked, for the disciples do not understand the Sower parable (4: 10), and are reproached for this in 4:13. The inconsistency is the more glaring because of the practical set- ting which Mark has given it. In 4: f a very large http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Novum Testamentum Brill

Those Outside (MK. 4:10-12)

Goulder, Michael D.
Novum Testamentum , Volume 33 (4): 289 – Jan 1, 1991
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© 1991 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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THOSE OUTSIDE (MK. 4:10-12) by MICHAEL D. GOULDER Birmingham The massive inconsistency in which Mark is involved by including 4:10-12 is now widely recognized'. The inconsistency is both theological and practical. On the theological side we have an apparent statement that Jesus taught in parables to prevent those who were not disciples from turning and being forgiven. William Wrede already spoke of this as an exercise "whose cruelty vies with its oddity and pointlessness"2. It is in sharp contrast with the general attitude of Mark, who frequently speaks of Jesus teaching the crowds, and they hear him gladly3. In particular Mark fosters the impression that Jesus had a successful ministry communicating with sinners. Further, the theory that the crowds had their hearts hardened (by God) sits uncomfortably alongside the later Marcan statements that the disciples had their hearts hardened (6:52, 8:17). Nor does this tension have to wait for a few chapters, where it might be overlooked, for the disciples do not understand the Sower parable (4: 10), and are reproached for this in 4:13. The inconsistency is the more glaring because of the practical set- ting which Mark has given it. In 4: f a very large

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