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Scribes and Demons: Literacy and Authority in a Capernaum Synagogue (Mark 1:21-28).

This article argues that the watchers tradition influences Mark 1:21-28. Mark constructs the pericope as an intercalation that becomes intelligible once this demonological framework is registered. The central portion of the "sandwich" presents the content of Jesus's teaching mentioned in the outer f...

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Published in:Catholic Biblical Quarterly Vol. 83; no. 1; pp. 75 - 95
Main Author: ELDER, NICHOLAS A.
Format: Article
Published: Catholic Biblical Association of America Jan2021
Subjects:
Bible. Mark
Demonology
Synagogues
Capernaum (Extinct city)
Extinct cities
Israel
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