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'EGKRÄATEIA in die Pauliniese hoofbriewe (Afrikaans)
Dissertation (PhD (New Testament Science))--University of Pretoria, 2004.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/28295 'EGKRÄATEIA in die Pauliniese hoofbriewe (Afrikaans) Joubert, Stephan Jacobus, 1958- upetd@ais.up.ac.za Bredenkamp, David Samuel Milne Vryheid 1 Korintiërs 7 1 Korintiërs 9 Galasiërs 5 Self-control Self-discipline Virtue Fruit of the spirit Gift of the spirit Asceticism Celibacy Freedom 1 Corinthians 7 Right 1 Corinthians 9 Galatians 5 Regte Asketisme Gawe Selibaat Vrug van die heilige gees Deug Selfdissipline Selfbeheersing UCTD Dissertation (PhD (New Testament Science))--University of Pretoria, 2004. This work embarks on a study of the use and interpretation of the term ’<font face="symbol">egkr</font>´<font face="symbol">ateia</font> (self-control) in the principal Pauline letters. But, first of all, a study is made of the use of this term in the literature outside the New Testament. It becomes clear that ’<font face="symbol">egkr</font>´<font face="symbol">ateia</font> was a cardinal virtue closely associated with <font face="symbol">syvrosung</font> (temperance), one of the four basic Greek virtues. The emphasis fell particularly on the educated person's ability to control himself through strict self-discipline. However, this idea of self-control is alien to the tradition of the Old Testament. Only through the Hellenised Wisdom literature it became part of the Judaism of Paul's time. Through an exegetical analysis of Paul's use of the modes of the term ’<font face="symbol">egkr</font>´<font face="symbol">ateia</font>; in 1 Corinthians 7:5, 9 and 9:25, as well as in Galatians 5:23; it becomes clear that to him ’<font face="symbol">egkr</font>´<font face="symbol">ateia</font> was part of the love with which believers served one another, within the freedom to which Christ has called them. It was the result of divine empowerment and control, because it was part of the fruit of the Holy Spirit. Although Paul also utilised the term as a virtue, to him it was not primarily characteristic of a person, but rather characterised the restrained and sacrificial managing of rights and privileges in relationships within the faith community. His own style of apostleship was a good example, because he willingly gave up his right to receive recompense for preaching the gospel. He illustrated this behaviour with the metaphor of an athlete's willingness to disregard certain rights with the eye on his goal. Believers should similarly be charitable towards one another. Nevertheless, regarding the control of sexual desires, Paul went a little further in his use of ’<font face="symbol">egkr</font>´<font face="symbol">ateia</font>. Although he did not denounce matrimony, it was his opinion that a distinctly demarcated group of believers received the gift to easily control their sexual desires. He advised them to stay celibate in order to devote themselves even more to God's service. Comparing Paul's utilisation of ’<font face="symbol">egkr</font>´<font face="symbol">ateia</font> with the use of writers outside the New Testament, confirms his creative harnessing of concepts from the cultures in his environment. But it was not the classical or Hellenistic interpretation of ’<font face="symbol">egkr</font>´<font face="symbol">ateia</font> that influenced him. The Hellenised Judaism of the Septuagint formed Paul's concept of ’<font face="symbol">egkr</font>´<font face="symbol">ateia</font>. Nevertheless, his utilisation of the term was innovative original: by angling the Christian view away from the Hellenistic self-centredness, and focusing it on a loving and altruistic managing of rights and liberties, he thoroughly christianised the term. A study of the church's understanding of Paul reveals that his use of ’<font face="symbol">egkr</font>´<font face="symbol">ateia</font> was mostly misunderstood. Again the term was understood and utilised as depicting the virtue of self-discipline in the classical and Hellenistic sense of the word. This, in turn, led to widespread incidence of asceticism and celibacy in the church. Even some views that lay behind modern day legalism and pietistic tendencies, originated from this understanding by the church of ’<font face="symbol">egkr</font>´<font face="symbol">ateia</font> . New Testament Studies unrestricted 2013-09-07T13:14:50Z 2003-10-06 2013-09-07T13:14:50Z 2001-10-23 2004-10-06 2003-09-30 Dissertation Bredenkamp, D 2001, ’'EGKRÄATEIA in die Pauliniese hoofbriewe (Afrikaans), PhD dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28295 > http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28295 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-09302003-101905/ © 2001, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Vryheid 1 Korintiërs 7 1 Korintiërs 9 Galasiërs 5 Self-control Self-discipline Virtue Fruit of the spirit Gift of the spirit Asceticism Celibacy Freedom 1 Corinthians 7 Right 1 Corinthians 9 Galatians 5 Regte Asketisme Gawe Selibaat Vrug van die heilige gees Deug Selfdissipline Selfbeheersing UCTD 'EGKRÄATEIA in die Pauliniese hoofbriewe (Afrikaans) |
| title | 'EGKRÄATEIA in die Pauliniese hoofbriewe (Afrikaans) |
| title_full | 'EGKRÄATEIA in die Pauliniese hoofbriewe (Afrikaans) |
| title_fullStr | 'EGKRÄATEIA in die Pauliniese hoofbriewe (Afrikaans) |
| title_full_unstemmed | 'EGKRÄATEIA in die Pauliniese hoofbriewe (Afrikaans) |
| title_short | 'EGKRÄATEIA in die Pauliniese hoofbriewe (Afrikaans) |
| title_sort | egkraateia in die pauliniese hoofbriewe afrikaans |
| topic | Vryheid 1 Korintiërs 7 1 Korintiërs 9 Galasiërs 5 Self-control Self-discipline Virtue Fruit of the spirit Gift of the spirit Asceticism Celibacy Freedom 1 Corinthians 7 Right 1 Corinthians 9 Galatians 5 Regte Asketisme Gawe Selibaat Vrug van die heilige gees Deug Selfdissipline Selfbeheersing UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28295 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-09302003-101905/ |