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Mark and Homer --
Mimetic Composition in the Roman Empire --
Mimesis Criticism --
In Defense of Mimesis Criticism --
Bible or Homer? --
Cultural Limitations of Intended Readers --
Mark's Mimetic Markers --
History of Interpretation --
Mark's Mimetic Motivation --
Mark's Sequence of Homeric Imitations --
About This Book --
Introduction --
Iliad 2.1-335. Agamemnon's Dream and the Portent at Aulis --
Cornelius's Vision (Acts 10:1-8) --
Peter's Vision of Unclean Animals (Acts 10:9-23) --
Cornelius Reports His Vision (Acts 10:24-33) --
Peter Reports to the Church at Jerusalem (Acts 11:4-18) --
Iliad 5.302-515. Apollo Heals Aeneas --
The Healing of Aeneas (Acts 9:32-35) --
Iliad 6.242-265. Hector Refuses Wine to Numb His Pain --
Jesus Refuses Wine Mixed with Myrrh (Mark 15:22-23) --
Iliad 6.266-502. Hector's Farewell to Andromache --
Symeon's Prayer for Baby Jesus (Luke 2:28-35) --
Paul's Farewell to the Elders (Acts 20:18-38) --
Paul's Farewell to the Tyrians and Caesareans (Acts 21:4-14) --
Iliad 7.123-183. Casting Lots for a Challenger to Hector --
Judas's Death and Casting Lots for Matthias (Acts 1:12-26) --
Iliad 9.1-174. The Embassy to Achilles --
The Council at Jerusalem (Acts 15:1-35) --
Iliad 16.433-683. The Death of Sarpedon and Glaucus's Wound --
Jairus's Daughter and the Hemorrhaging Woman (Mark 5:21-43) --
Iliad 18.95-121. The Courage of Achilles --
Jesus Predicts His Death and Resurrection (Mark 8:31, 9:30-31, and 10:32b-34) --
Jesus Goes to Jerusalem Despite Certain Death (Luke 9:51 and 13:31-33) --
Iliad 18.205-227. Achilles Takes on the Trojan Army --
Stephen Takes on the Sanhedrin (Acts 6:8-7:60) --
Iliad 21.139-210. Achilles' Aristeia --
The Defeat of the Seven Sons of Scevas (Acts 19:13-20) --
Iliad 22.33-65. Priam's Plea --
Jesus Weeps for the Fall of Jerusalem (Luke 19:39-44) --
Iliad 22.79-89. Hecuba's Plea --
The Daughters of Jerusalem (Luke 23:26-31) --
Excursus 1: Jesus' Death in Pre-Markan Tradition --
Iliad 22.90-288. Achilles and Hector Face Off --
Taunts at the Cross (Mark 15:29-32) --
Iliad 22.289-363. The Death of Hector --
The Death of Jesus (Mark 15:33-38) --
Iliad 22.364-404. Achilles' Gloat --
The Centurion's Gloat (Mark 15:39) --
Iliad 22.405-515. The Weeping of the Trojan Women --
Women Watching from Afar (Mark 15:40-41) --
Iliad 24.169-442. Hermes' Flight to Priam --
Jesus Walks on Water (Mark 6:45-52) --
Iliad 24.443-801. The Rescue of Hector's Corpse --
The Rescue of Jesus' Body (Mark 15:42-16:1) --
Stunned Guards and an Opened Tomb (Matt 28:2-14) --
Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch (Acts 8:26-40) --
Peter's Escape from Agrippa (Acts 12:1-17) --
Excursus 2: The Death and Burial of Jesus and Byzantine Imitations of the Iliad --
Introduction --
Odyssey 1.1-10. The Invoking of the Muse --
Invocation of a Prophet (Mark 1:1-3) --
Odyssey 1.11-324. The Empowerment of Telemachus --
The Holy Spirit Comes to Jesus (Mark 1:9-11) --
Odyssey 1.335-420. Telemachus's Boldness --
Jesus' Authoritative Speech (Mark 1:14-15 and 21-27) --
Odyssey 2.1-128. Telemachus's Case against the Suitors and Penelope's Loom --
Dorcas the Weaver (Acts 9:36-42) --
Odyssey 2.143-259. Telemachus's Rejection by His Neighbors --
Jesus Confronts His Neighbors (Luke 4:14-36) --
Odyssey 2.260-387. Athena Acquires a Ship and a Crew --
Jesus Calls Fishermen (Mark 1:16-20) --
Odyssey 2.427-3.124. The Feast of Nestor --
Jesus Feeds Five Thousand (Mark 6:30-44) --
Jesus Disembarks to a Warm Reception (Mark 6:53-56) --
Odyssey 3.125-378. Nestor's We-Voyage from the Troad --
Dispute between Paul and Barnabas (Acts 15:36-41) --
Paul's We-Voyage to Miletus (Acts 20:13-15) --
Odyssey 3.464-468. The Bath of Polycaste --
The Repenting Woman (Luke 7:36-50) --
Odyssey 4.1-144. The Feast of Menelaus --
Jesus Feeds Four Thousand (Mark 8:1-9) --
Odyssey 4.83-85 and 489-586. Menelaus's We-Voyage from the Troad --
Paul's We-Voyage to Tyre (Acts 21:1-3) --
Odyssey 4.557-847. The Suitor's Plot to Kill Telemachus --
The Plot to Kill Jesus (Mark 3:6) --
Odyssey 5.1-255. Odysseus the Carpenter --
Jesus the Carpenter (Mark 6:1-6) --
Odyssey 5.268-473. Odysseus's Shipwreck --
Paul's Shipwreck (Acts 27:1-44) --
Odyssey 6.1-247. Nausicaa's Discovery at the Shore --
The Barbarians' Discovery at the Shore (Acts 28:1-6) --
Odyssey 6.251-7.328. Odysseus's Untriumphal Entry into the City of the Phaeacians --
Jesus Enters Jerusalem (Mark 11:1-14) --
Odyssey 8.1-385. Hephaestus, the Lame Sinner --
The Sinful Paralytic (Mark 2:1-12) --
Odyssey 8.454-555. Odysseus's Praise of Demodocus --
The Blind Man at Bethsaida (Mark 8:22-26) --
Odyssey 9.1-61. Odysseus's We-Voyage from the Troad --
Paul's First We-Voyage (Acts 16:9-12) --
Excursus 3: The We-Voyages and the Authorship of Luke-Acts --
Odyssey 9.62-107. Lotus-Eaters --
The Disciples as Foolish Companions (Mark 8:13-21) --
Odyssey 9.105-566. Polyphemus the Cyclops --
The Stone at Jesus' Tomb (Mark 15:46-16:4) --
Odyssey 10.1-77. The God of Winds --
Jesus Awakes in a Storm (Mark 4:35-41) --
Odyssey 10.76-136. Laestrygonian Cannibals --
No Sign for This Generation (Mark 8:10-12) --
The Water Carrier (Mark 14:12-17) --
Odyssey 10.135-465. Circe --
The Demoniac in the Tombs (Mark 5:1-20) --
Odyssey 10.466-551. The Last Supper with Circe --
Gethsemane (Mark 14:32-42) --
Odyssey 10.552-574. The Death of Elpenor --
The Naked Young Man (Mark 14:50-52) --
Eutychus's Death and Revival (Acts 20:7-12) --
Odyssey 11.1-151. Elpenor and Tiresias --
Bartimaeus, the Blind Seer (Mark 10:46-52) --
Odyssey 11.152-224. Anticleia --
The Flesh and Bones of the Risen Jesus (Luke 24:36-43) --
Odyssey 11.298-304. Dioscuri --
The Request of the Boanerges (Mark 3:13-17 and 10:35-40) --
Calling Fire from the Sky (Luke 9:51-56) --
Odyssey 11.385-464. Agamemnon --
The Beheading of John the Baptist (Mark 6:14-29) --
Odyssey 11.465-590. Achilles and Tantalus --
Excursus 4: Er's Visit to the Netherworld --
The Rich Man's Torments (Luke 16:19-31) --
Odyssey 12.1-15. The Burial of Elpenor --
The Young Man at the Tomb (Mark 16:5-8) --
Excursus 5: The Ending of Mark's Gospel and the Jewish War --
Odyssey 12.16-305. Eurylochus's Protest and Vow --
Peter's Protest (Mark 8:31-33) --
Jesus' Disciples Sleep as He Prays (Mark 14:27-31) --
Odyssey 12.333-419. Disaster at Thrinacia --
Peter's Vow (Mark 14:32-41) --
Peter's Broken Vow (Mark 14:66-15:1) --
Odyssey 13.1-115. The Gifts of the Phaeacians --
The Gifts of the Maltese (Acts 28:7-11) --
Odyssey 13.306-406. Odysseus's Secret Identity --
Jesus' Secret Identity (Mark 1:22-34) --
Odyssey 15.403-484. Eumaeus's Nurse --
The Syrophoenician Woman (Mark 7:24-30) --
Odyssey 16.172-303. Odysseus's Transfiguration --
Jesus' Transfiguration (Mark 9:2-13) --
Paul and Barnabas Mistaken for Gods (Acts 14:8-18) --
Excursus 6: Euripides' Madness of Heracles --
The Frothing Demoniac (Mark 9:14-29) --
Odyssey 16.363-417. The Plan of the Murderous Suitors --
The Murderous Vinedressers (Mark 12:1-9) --
Jesus' Enemies Fear the Crowd (Mark 14:1-2) --
Gamaliel's Speech (Acts 5:33-42) --
Odyssey 17.1-260. Odysseus's Traitorous Slave --
Judas Iscariot (Mark 3:19) --
Odyssey 17.263-373. Odysseus's Faithful Old Dog --
Symeon's Dying Wish (Luke 2:25-30) --
Odyssey 17.374-387. Odysseus in Disguise among the Dining Suitors --
Jesus Eats with the Pharisees (Luke 7:36-50, 11:37-54, and 14:1-24) --
Excursus 7: Euripides' Phoenissae --
The Greedy Brothers (Luke 12:13-21) --
Odyssey 17.453-497 and 20.172-184. Odysseus's Silence --
Jesus' Silence (Mark 14:60-62 and 15:2-5) --
Odyssey 17.534-547. Penelope's Curse --
The Widow's Penny (Mark 12:40 44) --
Odyssey 18.1-123. Irus the Beggar --
Jesus' Anger at the Leper (Mark 1:40-45) --
Jesus or Barabbas? (Mark 15:7-20a) --
Jesus Heals a Man with Dropsy (Luke 14:1-6) --
Odyssey 19.35-271. Penelope's Request for Signs --
The Disciples' Request for the Sign of the End (Mark 13:1-4) --
Odyssey 19.296-319. Odysseus the Prophet --
Jesus the Prophet (Mark 13:24-26) --
The Prophetic Fig Tree (Mark 13:28-37) --
Odyssey 19.320-505. Eurycleia's Recognition --
Peter Recognizes the Messiah (Mark 8:27-30) --
The Anointing Woman (Mark 14:3-9) --
Resentment at the Hospitality of the Anointing Woman (Mark 14:4-7) --
Odyssey 22.1-86. The Slaying of the Suitors --
Jesus Ousts Thieves from the Temple (Mark 11:15-18) --
Jesus Reveals His Identity to His Enemies (Mark 14:61-64) --
Odyssey 22.135-477. The Punishment of Melanthius --
The Hacking of the Slave's Ear (Mark 14:43-49) --
Odyssey 24.205-361. Laertes Recognizes His Son by His Scar --
Recognitions of the Risen Jesus (Luke 24:13-32) --
Odyssey 24.362-411. Odysseus Reveals His Identity to Laertes' Slaves --
Jesus Reveals His Identity to the Eleven (Luke 24:33-43).