Abstract:
This article is a social scientific reading of James and John’s request for seats of honour
in Mark 10:35–42. It argues that when James and John made such a request they
misunderstood the meaning of discipleship. The argument is established by looking
at the literature review on Mark 10:35–42. Discipleship as presented in Mark is
described to understand the type of discipleship demanded by Jesus. The discipleship
misconceptions are also outlined in detail. The purpose here is to demonstrate that
the disciples of Jesus, James and John, in Mark 10:35–42 misunderstood the meaning
of discipleship as presented in Mark. The article makes a contribution to the ongoing
research on New Testament scholarship by studying Mark 10:35–42 through a social
scientific criticism.
