Eine notwendige Alternative? Eine »inklusive« Interpretation von ὡς παιδίον (Mk 10,15)

In the history of the interpretation of Mark’s version of the so-called Kinderevangelium (Mark 10:13-16) the meaning of the syntagm ὡς παιδίον (Mark 10:15) is a debated question. The difficulty is due to the term παιδίον, which can be understood both as a nominative as well as an accusative. Generally, the scholars intend these two possibilities as alternatives. This article proposes to read in this phrase an ambiguity sought by Mark. In Mark 10:15 Jesus urges his disciples to welcome the Kingdom as a child welcomes it (nominative) and to welcome the Kingdom as one welcomes a child (accusative). The article shows the coherence of these readings with the Markan narrative and, particularly, with the section about the discipleship (Mark 8:27-10:52).