L’avversario del piano di Dio: Satana nel vangelo di Marco

In OT, Intertestamental and NT literature Satan is usually characterized as the adversary of God and his saving plan. The article shows how this view is intended in Mark’s gospel, through a close reading of the Markan passages where the noun σατανᾶς occurs (Mark 1:12-13; 3:23-26; 4:15; 8:31-33). Satan opposes both Jesus’ and his disciples’ mission, which are common through the preaching of the Gospel, the exorcisms and the way through suffering and death, in view of the coming glory. Since their missions are part of the divine saving plan, Satan can be considered the (defeated) adversary of God in Mark’s gospel too.