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

dc.contributor.authorItuma, Ezichi Anya
dc.contributor.authorSolomon, E.I. (Enobong)
dc.contributor.authorUroko, Favour Chukwuemeka
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-28T05:55:51Z
dc.date.available2020-02-28T05:55:51Z
dc.date.issued2019-10-31
dc.descriptionThis 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.abstractThis 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.departmentNew Testament Studiesen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2020en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.hts.org.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationItuma, 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.issn0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.4102/hts.v75i4.5128
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/73589
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherAOSIS Open Journalsen_ZA
dc.rights© 2019. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_ZA
dc.subjectLeperen_ZA
dc.subjectChurchen_ZA
dc.subjectEcclesialen_ZA
dc.subjectSecrecy motifen_ZA
dc.subjectMarken_ZA
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-16
dc.subject.otherSDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
dc.titleCleansing of the leper in Mark 1:40–45 and the secrecy motif : an African ecclesial contexten_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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