When an outsider becomes an insider : a social-scientific and realistic reading of the Merchant (Mt 13:45–46)

dc.contributor.authorVan Eck, Ernest
dc.contributor.emailernest.vaneck@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-14T05:20:49Z
dc.date.available2015-08-14T05:20:49Z
dc.date.issued2015-05-06
dc.description.abstractThis article presents a social-scientific and realistic reading of the parable of the Merchant, also known as the parable of the Pearl. The parable is interpreted against the backdrop of two cultural scripts that were part of the social world of its first hearers; a negative perception of merchants and mercantilism, and the concept of limited good. As is the case in several other parables of Jesus, the Merchant is about an outsider who becomes an insider, someone who epitomises the values of the kingdom.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2015en_ZA
dc.description.librarianmi2025en
dc.description.sdgSDG-01: No povertyen
dc.description.sdgSDG-04: Quality educationen
dc.description.sdgSDG-10: Reduced inequalitiesen
dc.description.sdgSDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutionsen
dc.description.urihttp://www.hts.org.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVan Eck, E., 2015, 'When an outsider becomes an insider: A social-scientific and realistic reading of the Merchant (Mt 13:45–46)', HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 71(1), Art. #2859, 8 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/ hts.v71i1.2859.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.4102/ hts.v71i1.2859
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/49308
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherOpenJournals Publishingen_ZA
dc.rights© 2015. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_ZA
dc.subjectParable of the Merchanten_ZA
dc.subjectParable of the Pearlen_ZA
dc.subjectMerchantsen_ZA
dc.subjectMercantilismen_ZA
dc.subjectInterpretationen_ZA
dc.subjectIntegrityen_ZA
dc.subjectAuthenticityen_ZA
dc.subjectSocial-scientific readingen_ZA
dc.subjectRealistic readingen_ZA
dc.subjectJesus parableen_ZA
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-01
dc.subject.otherSDG-01: No poverty
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-04
dc.subject.otherSDG-04: Quality education
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-10
dc.subject.otherSDG-10: Reduced inequalities
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-16
dc.subject.otherSDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
dc.titleWhen an outsider becomes an insider : a social-scientific and realistic reading of the Merchant (Mt 13:45–46)en_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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