Maria – Mutter im Konflikt

Eva Puschautz

doi:10.1628/978-3-16-164382-8

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Eva Puschautz

Maria – Mutter im Konflikt

Eine feministisch-historisch-kritische Lektüre von Mk 3,20f.31–35

[Mary - Mother in Conflict: A Feminist Historical-Critical Reading of Mark 3:20f.31-35.]

2026. 200 pages.

forthcoming in January 2026

Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2. Reihe (WUNT II) 648

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Eva Puschautz analyzes Mary's role in Mk 3:20f.31-35 using historical-critical and feminist methods. She demonstrates how this pericope links traditional strands about familial conflict and discipleship community, differentiating between Mary as a historical figure in precarious circumstances and as a symbolic character.

Eva Puschautz undertakes a detailed analysis of Mk 3:20f.31-35, centering on the question of how Mary is portrayed within the narrative and theological framework of the Gospel of Mark. Combining textual, literary, form-critical, and redactional methods with narrative analysis, the author applies feminist hermeneutics to interpret Mary not as an idealized or marginalized figure, but as an autonomous actor.
By reconstructing the socio-historical background, the author shows that Mary is plausibly understood as a widow in precarious circumstances, dependent on her eldest son's support. Against this backdrop, her attempt to bring Jesus home appears both understandable and strategically motivated. The author shows how Mark combines two traditions: a family conflict and the definition of the disciples as Jesus' true family. Rather than harmonizing these strands, Mark preserves their tension, which proves challenging for both early communities and modern readers. Through synoptic comparison and intertextual study - for example, with Mk 6:1-6 - the author demonstrates how Mary's image evolves within the transmission of the tradition and how the motif of the rejected prophet is embedded in biblical discourse.
Eva Puschautz contributes to feminist and historical-critical exegesis by highlighting Mary as both historical figure and symbolic character. She provides a solid foundation for New Testament research and feminist theology, offering a nuanced perspective of Mary as an independent actor rather than as an idealized topos.

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Vorwort I
Lesehinweise
1. Hinführung zum Thema
1.1 Biographische Perspektiven und forschungsgeleitete Motive
1.2 Fragestellung und Forschungslage
2. Hermeneutische Grundlagen und Textauswahl
2.1 Feministische Exegese als Perspektive und Methode
2.2 Fokussierung auf Mk 3,20f.31-35
3. Exegetische Analyse von Mk 3,20f.31-35
3.1 Mk 3,20f.31-35 in Sinnzeilen
3.2 Textkritische Beobachtungen
3.3 Kontextualisierung der Perikope
3.4 Struktur und Aufbau der Erzählung
3.5 Semantische Felder und Bedeutungsräume
3.6 Orte, Personen und Handlungen
3.7 Kommunikative Funktion und Adressat*innenorientierung
3.8 Form- und Gattungskritik
3.9 Traditionskritik
3.10 Literarkritik
3.11 Motivische und sozialgeschichtliche Hintergründe in der Darstellung Marias bei Markus
3.12 Redaktionelle Perspektiven und theologische Linienführung
4. Innerkanonische Wirkungsgeschichte
4.1 Synoptischer Vergleich im Überblick
4.2 Vergleichende Beobachtungen
4.3 Deutungen im synoptischen Vergleich
4.4 Die Perikope im Kontext ihrer Parallelüberlieferungen
4.5 Maria im Neuen Testament - Relektüren im Kanon
5. Ergebnisse und Perspektiven
5.1 Rückblick auf die Fragestellung
5.2 Zentrale Ergebnisse der Analyse
5.3 Theologische Schlussfolgerungen
5.4 Ausblick: Anschlussmöglichkeiten für Forschung und Rezeption