1st Edition
Rewriting Peter as an Intertextual Character in the Canonical Gospels
Introduction
The power of differences
Survey of scholarship
Intertextuality, intertextual intensity and irony
Outline of chapters
Chapter 1: Rewriting a Paradigmatic Apostolic Portrayal: The Figure of Peter in the Gospel of Mark
1.1 Introduction: In the shadow of Paul
1.2 Previous research on the figure of Peter in the Gospel of Mark
1.3 Reading the Gospel of Mark on the basis of Papias’ note
1.4 The figure of Peter in the Gospel of Mark
1.5 The Gospel of Mark and the figure of Peter in the letters of Paul
1.5.1 The figure of Peter in the letters of Paul
1.5.2 Encountering Peter: Galatians 1:18-2:21
1.5.3 Parity and superiority: 1 Corinthians 9:1-27 and 15:1-11
1.5.4 Peter, Paul and Mark
1.6 Paul’s self-portrayal as a persecutor of the church and later developments of this portrait
1.7 A parallel between Mark’s portrayal of Peter and Paul’s biography of reversal?
1.8 Conclusion: In the footsteps of Paul
Chapter 2: Alienating Peter: The Figure of Peter in the Gospel of Matthew
2.1 Introduction: Superseding the Gospel of Mark
2.2 Previous research on the figure of Peter in the Gospel of Matthew
2.3 Matthew’s rewriting of Mark’s portrayal of Peter
2.3.1 Matthew’s loss of memory
2.3.2 Peter and the marks of fallibility
2.3.3 Flesh, blood and irony
2.3.4 The stumbling stone
2.4 Conclusion: Peter the battlefield
Chapter 3: Rehabilitating Peter: The Figure of Peter in the Gospel of Luke
3.1 Introduction: The author of Luke-Acts, his predecessors and the question of order
3.2 Previous research on the figure of Peter in Luke
3.3 Rewriting Matthew’s and Mark’s portrayal of Peter
3.4 Rehabilitating Peter: Rewriting Matthew’s portrayal of Peter
3.4.1 Introduction: The figure of Peter in Matthew’s substantive additions to Mark
3.4.2 Luke 5:1-11 as a counter narrative to Matt 14:22-33?
3.4.3 On Peter’s brother, Andrew
3.4.4 A perfect confession
Biography
Finn Damgaard was a postdoctoral researcher in the Biblical Studies Department of the Faculty of Theology at the University of Copenhagen. He is now a minister in the Danish Church. He is also the author of Recasting Moses (2013).
