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dc.contributor.author | Ndekha, L.W. (Louis)![]() |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2021-04-23T15:20:19Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-04-23T15:20:19Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-10 | |
dc.description.abstract | The article presented a panegyric reading of the Sermon on the Plain (Lk 6:20–49) in the Malawian context. It observed that, unlike its Matthean counterpart (Mt 5–7), the Sermon holds an insignificant place in African hermeneutics. Based on the Sermon’s structure and content the article proposed the Greco-Roman panegyric, whose function was to inculcate commonly held values, as a framework for reading of the Sermon. It argued that when read in its original context as a Greco-Roman panegyric, the Sermon’s radical stance on poverty and riches had significant implications for African and Malawian socio-economic realities. It brought into light the complicated relationships between the poor and rich both among Luke’s original audience and the contemporary Malawian context. The panegyric reading of the Sermon also had a significant bearing on the application of the ubuntu philosophy in socioeconomic interrelationships in Malawi. The article posited that the socio-economic inequalities in Malawi caused by corrupt, cronyism and nepotism not only challenge the majority Christian status of the nation but also the foundations of the African values of ubuntu. As a panegyric, the Sermon therefore challenges Malawian Christians to rethink their values and the relationship between the rich and the poor. CONTRIBUTION: The article provides a new perspective to the interpretation of the Sermon on the Plain in African context. Against the background of its apparent neglect in African hermeneutics, the article underscores the relevance of the Sermon on the Plain to socioeconomic discourse in Malawi in particular and Africa in general. | en_ZA |
dc.description.department | New Testament Studies | en_ZA |
dc.description.librarian | pm2021 | en_ZA |
dc.description.uri | http://www.hts.org.za | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation | Ndekha, L., 2020, ‘Praising the poor and blaming the rich: A panegyric reading of Luke 6:20–49 in Malawian context’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 76(4), a6065. https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v76i4.6065. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.issn | 0259-9422 (print) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2072-8050 (online) | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.4102/hts.v76i4.6065 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/79688 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
dc.publisher | AOSIS | en_ZA |
dc.rights | © 2020. The Author. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Luke | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Sermon on the Plain | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Panegyrics | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Praise and blame | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Poverty | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Riches | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Community | en_ZA |
dc.subject | African contextual hermeneutics | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Malawi | 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.subject.other | Theology articles SDG-17 | |
dc.subject.other | SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals | |
dc.title | Praising the poor and blaming the rich : a panegyric reading of Luke 6:20–49 in Malawian context | en_ZA |
dc.type | Article | en_ZA |