In this special episode of Wesleyan Threads, Pastor Britt explores Mark 15 through the lens of trauma theory, wrestling with how suffering, abandonment, and survival shape the Passion narrative.

Drawing on insights from biblical trauma studies and theological voices like Jürgen Moltmann, this reflection invites us to see the scars of Christ not as signs of defeat, but as testimonies of enduring hope.

Recorded as part of the NT 501 final project at Candler School of Theology.

• Trauma theory as a lens for biblical interpretation
• Fragmentation, silence, and abandonment in Mark’s crucifixion narrative
• Resurrection as survival with scars
• Moltmann’s The Crucified God and the theology of wounded hope
• Living as a scarred and hopeful Christian community

This episode was created as part of coursework for NT 501: Introduction to the New Testament

Special thanks to Dr. Q and TA Allison for their support, encouragement, and guidance.

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• Erikson, Kai. Everything in Its Path: Destruction of Community in the Buffalo Creek Flood. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1976.
• Garber, David G. Jr. "Trauma Theory and Biblical Studies." Currents in Biblical Research 14, no. 1 (2015): 24–44.
• Malbon, Elizabeth Struthers. "Gospel of Mark." In Women’s Bible Commentary, 3rd ed., edited by Carol A. Newsom and Sharon H. Ringe, 478–481. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2012.
• McDonald, Joseph. "Hermeneutics of Trauma and the Bible." Oxford Bibliographies in Biblical Studies, 2020.
• Moltmann, Jürgen. The Crucified God: The Cross of Christ as the Foundation and Criticism of Christian Theology.Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2015.
• Rich, Matthew A. "Between Text and Sermon: Mark 15:25." Interpretation 70, no. 2 (2016): 200–203.
• Stevenson, Peter K. "The Crucified God: Mark 15:25–39." Ministry Compass (2005): 149–164.
• West, Donald S. "How Is Jesus’s Cry from the Cross in Mark 15:34 Answered?" Expository Times 132, no. 8 (2021): 329–343.

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