Czy Ewangelia Marka interesuje się czasem Jezusa? Związek oznaczeń chronologicznych z teologią Marka i realiami historycznymi działalności Jezusa

Abstract

The paper provides – apart from a positive answer to the question in the title – a description of the references to time in the Gospel of Mark. The fulfilment of the time that Jesus announces means that the response of the recipients of His public activity is definitive, especially in the case of those who had previously heard John the Baptist’s proclamation. The chronological markers are not introduced into the narrative randomly or arbitrarily, rather their use in the text depends on the historical circumstances of Jesus’ earthly activity. The absence of such markers during the journey to Jerusalem, for example, is due to the limited knowledge of that topography on the part of Jesus’ disciples. By contrast, the frequency of time references during the periods of Jesus’ activity in Galilee and in Jerusalem is connected with His moving from and to Capernaum and Bethany, in the latter case reflecting both the expansion of Jerusalem’s borders and the opening of the city gates at night during the Passover period.