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