Believing in God the Father : interpreting a phrase from the Apostle's Creed

dc.contributor.advisor
dc.contributor.authorSarot, Marcel
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-10T08:07:12Z
dc.date.available2016-11-10T08:07:12Z
dc.date.issued2016-08-19
dc.descriptionProf. Dr Sarot is participating in the research project, ‘Biblical Theology and Hermeneutics’, directed by Prof. Dr Andries G. van Aarde, Post Retirement Professor, Department of New Testament Studies, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoriaen_ZA
dc.description.abstractIn our days, the creedal phrase ‘I believe in God the Father almighty’ is interpreted primarily along Trinitarian lines: It is applied to God as the Father of Jesus Christ. Here I argue that it has a dual background: in Jesus’ prayer practice, in which He consistently addressed God as ‘Father’, and in the Hellenistic habit of referring to the Creator as ‘Father’. I discuss Jesus’ use of the term ‘Father’ against its Old Testament background, and argue that it primarily points to the intimacy of Jesus’ relationship with His father. Against the Hellenistic background, however, the metaphor ‘Father’ means ‘he who brings forth effortlessly’. Finally, I discuss some gender issues connected with the use of the term ‘Father’ for God.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentNew Testament Studiesen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2016en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.hts.org.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSarot, M., 2016, ‘Believing in God the Father: Interpreting a phrase from the Apostle’s Creed’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 72(4), a3287. http://dx.DOI. org/ 10.4102/hts.v72i4.3287.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.4102/hts.v72i4.3287
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/57876
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherOpenJournals Publishingen_ZA
dc.rights© 2016. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_ZA
dc.subjectGod the Fatheren_ZA
dc.subjectFather of Jesus Christen_ZA
dc.subjectOld Testamenten_ZA
dc.subjectGod
dc.subjectApostle's Creed
dc.subjectGender issues
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dc.titleBelieving in God the Father : interpreting a phrase from the Apostle's Creeden_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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