Cleansing of the leper in Mark 1:40–45 and the secrecy motif : an African ecclesial context

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dc.contributor.author Ituma, Ezichi Anya
dc.contributor.author Solomon, E.I. (Enobong)
dc.contributor.author Uroko, Favour Chukwuemeka
dc.date.accessioned 2020-02-28T05:55:51Z
dc.date.available 2020-02-28T05:55:51Z
dc.date.issued 2019-10-31
dc.description This research is part of the research project ‘Hermeneutics and Exegesis’ directed by Prof. Dr Ernest van Eck, Department of New Testament and Related Literature, Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Pretoria. en_ZA
dc.description.abstract This article examines the reason behind the charge to secrecy imposed by Jesus on the leper in Mark 1:40–45, in the context of African experience, the implications of the meaning conveyed and the challenges posed on the church and the gospel enterprise in Africa. The ministry of Jesus could have been a platform for conflicts, self-glorification, hero worship and exploitation. Jesus resisted the temptation in those directions. The charge to silence in African context reveals the virtue of silence which is subsumed in integrity, modesty and character (trust and accountability). It calls the attention of the followers of Jesus to the worthiness of emulating such a lifestyle as a pattern for service to God and humanity. The textual and historical exegetical methodology is adopted in this research. en_ZA
dc.description.department New Testament Studies en_ZA
dc.description.librarian am2020 en_ZA
dc.description.uri http://www.hts.org.za en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation Ituma, E., Solomon, E.I. & Uroko, F.C, 2019, ‘The cleansing of the leper in Mark 1:40–45 and the secrecy motif: An African ecclesial context’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 75(4), a5128. https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v75i4.5128. en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn 0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn 2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.4102/hts.v75i4.5128
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/73589
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher AOSIS Open Journals en_ZA
dc.rights © 2019. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. en_ZA
dc.subject Leper en_ZA
dc.subject Church en_ZA
dc.subject Ecclesial en_ZA
dc.subject Secrecy motif en_ZA
dc.subject Mark en_ZA
dc.subject.other Theology articles SDG-16
dc.subject.other SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
dc.title Cleansing of the leper in Mark 1:40–45 and the secrecy motif : an African ecclesial context en_ZA
dc.type Article en_ZA


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