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The concept of community in the Johannine gospel
Thesis (PhD (New Testament Studies))--University of Pretoria, 2023.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/88915 The concept of community in the Johannine gospel Van Eck, Ernest kelly.godibert@gmail.com Van Rensburg, Hanre Janse Gharbin, Godibert Kelly UCTD Community concept Communalism Inculturation Intercultural exegesis Gospel of John Akan proverbs Johannine Gospel Community dynamics Spiritual Community Biblical hermeneutics Faith and society Christian ethics Theology theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Theology theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Theology theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Thesis (PhD (New Testament Studies))--University of Pretoria, 2023. Scholars characterise the Akan community concept preponderantly as communalistic. Consequently, they discuss Akan maxims that demonstrate their strong emphasis on collectivism. However, some proverbs reveal a tension between communalism and individualism and expose the struggle to incarnate their cultural values. John presents a similar situation where the Bethesda community, for instance, failed to incarnate their cultural values. Thus, this study explored the community concept in John for the proposed remedy and the implications for Akan believers. This study employed Loba-Mkole’s intercultural reading for the dialogue between the two cultures. Therefore, it applied Ossom-Batsa’s communicative approach (a three-step frame of interpretation) as the theoretical framework. Thus, the study adopted narrative criticism by Daniel Marguerat and Bourquin to examine the community concept in John in Chapters 2 and 3 to discover the call of action (step 1). Further, it analysed Akan maxims as the substratum of the Akan community ideations (step 2). It then engaged both concepts using intercultural reading (step 3). From the intercultural exegesis, the study establishes that the remedy for sociocultural maladies is a believing community that fulfils its mission of replicating the community of God. It entails abiding in the Vine and bearing fruits: mission as going and living. The study recommends further research on the Akan culture, focusing on the materialistic elements. It also proposes that Akan Christians consider the concept of the church as a ‘community of God’ in John. Finally, it advocates that love should be the undergirding principle of communalism, not mutual benefits. mi2025 New Testament Studies PhD (New Testament Studies) Unrestricted SDG-04: Quality education SDG-10: Reduced inequalities SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions 2023-01-20T13:32:07Z 2023-01-20T13:32:07Z 2023-04 2023 Dissertation * https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/88915 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.21931050 en © 2022 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 University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Community concept Communalism Inculturation Intercultural exegesis Gospel of John Akan proverbs Johannine Gospel Community dynamics Spiritual Community Biblical hermeneutics Faith and society Christian ethics Theology theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Theology theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Theology theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions The concept of community in the Johannine gospel |
| title | The concept of community in the Johannine gospel |
| title_full | The concept of community in the Johannine gospel |
| title_fullStr | The concept of community in the Johannine gospel |
| title_full_unstemmed | The concept of community in the Johannine gospel |
| title_short | The concept of community in the Johannine gospel |
| title_sort | concept of community in the johannine gospel |
| topic | UCTD Community concept Communalism Inculturation Intercultural exegesis Gospel of John Akan proverbs Johannine Gospel Community dynamics Spiritual Community Biblical hermeneutics Faith and society Christian ethics Theology theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Theology theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Theology theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions |
| url | https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/88915 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.21931050 |