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AU  - Asumang, Annang
TI  - And the Angels Waited on Him” (Mark 1:13): Hospitality and Discipleship in Mark’s Gospel 
KW  - New Testament
KW  - Gospel Of Mark
N2  - Abstract The emphasis on discipleship in Mark’s gospel, particularly in its relationship to the cross, is well researched. Little has however been made of a parallel expression of discipleship through the extension of hospitality to Jesus. Yet, beginning with Mark 1:13 where angels table-served Jesus in the wilderness, several  of  His  followers,  including  the  disciples, also  contribute  to  Jesus’ mission  by  extending  Him  hospitality.  After  briefly  reviewing  the  motif  of table-serving God in the Old Testament and the literature of second temple Judaism,  this  article will  examine the incidents  in  Mark’s  Gospel  in which individuals express their discipleship to Jesus through hospitality. It concludes by outlining the contemporary implications of the findings to Christian witness in the African as well as non-African contexts
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