When an outsider becomes an insider : a social-scientific and realistic reading of the Merchant (Mt 13:45–46)

Van Eck, Ernest

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dc.contributor.author	Van Eck, Ernest
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-14T05:20:49Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-14T05:20:49Z
dc.date.issued	2015-05-06
dc.description.abstract	This article presents a social-scientific and realistic reading of the parable of the Merchant, also known as the parable of the Pearl. The parable is interpreted against the backdrop of two cultural scripts that were part of the social world of its first hearers; a negative perception of merchants and mercantilism, and the concept of limited good. As is the case in several other parables of Jesus, the Merchant is about an outsider who becomes an insider, someone who epitomises the values of the kingdom.	en_ZA
dc.description.librarian	am2015	en_ZA
dc.description.uri	http://www.hts.org.za	en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation	Van Eck, E., 2015, 'When an outsider becomes an insider: A social-scientific and realistic reading of the Merchant (Mt 13:45–46)', HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 71(1), Art. #2859, 8 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/ hts.v71i1.2859.	en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn	0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn	2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.other	10.4102/ hts.v71i1.2859
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/49308
dc.language.iso	en	en_ZA
dc.publisher	OpenJournals Publishing	en_ZA
dc.rights	© 2015. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.	en_ZA
dc.subject	Parable of the Merchant	en_ZA
dc.subject	Parable of the Pearl	en_ZA
dc.subject	Merchants	en_ZA
dc.subject	Mercantilism	en_ZA
dc.subject	Interpretation	en_ZA
dc.subject	Integrity	en_ZA
dc.subject	Authenticity	en_ZA
dc.subject	Social-scientific reading	en_ZA
dc.subject	Realistic reading	en_ZA
dc.subject	Jesus parable	en_ZA
dc.subject.other	Theology articles SDG-01
dc.subject.other	SDG-01: No poverty
dc.subject.other	Theology articles SDG-04
dc.subject.other	SDG-04: Quality education
dc.subject.other	Theology articles SDG-10
dc.subject.other	SDG-10: Reduced inequalities
dc.subject.other	Theology articles SDG-16
dc.subject.other	SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
dc.title	When an outsider becomes an insider : a social-scientific and realistic reading of the Merchant (Mt 13:45–46)	en_ZA
dc.type	Article	en_ZA