This study is an exploration into female discipleship. Its primary aim is to compare and contrast Mark's portrayal of male and female followers of Jesus respectively, while its secondary aim is to establish what lessons there may be for the social status of Christian women in the kingdom of Swaziland. These ends will be pursued by looking at Mark's portrayal of male disciples and the contrast he draws between them and the female followers of Jesus. This study then concludes that Mark has a more positive view of female followers than he has of male disciples, and this may stem from the conduct of male disciples he has observed in the Church of his time. / New Testament / M.TH. (New Testament)

本文以「孔子弟子」為研究對象，探討孔子之下第一批儒家從學者對於孔子之學的發展。主要藉由觀察孔子弟子的儒學發展，分析前人所謂「弟子分化」的關鍵點與整體趨向，並討論孔子弟子對於儒學、乃至先秦學術所造成的影響。除推證、釐清前人對於孔子弟子的相關論述，展現孔子弟子於儒學發展的重要作為以外，亦期能稍以增補戰國儒學傳承的線索。 全文共分五章：一、「緒論」，說明本研究形構的背景；二、「孔子弟子從學的背景與表現」，從社會背景、事行表現與從學情況三主題，觀察孔子弟子與孔子之教的連繫情況，並建立對於孔門從學者的具體認識；三、「孔子弟子儒學發展的趨向」，自政治參與、六藝之學以及德行之學三面向，討論孔子弟子儒學發展的情況，同時觀察其整體趨勢；四、「孔子弟子儒學發展的影響」，根據前章所得，分就儒學理論、儒學實踐、戰國學術三方面，說明孔子弟子儒學發展的影響。五、「結論」，總結本文研究成果與未來展望。相關資料整理，則另列於「附表」。

This study is an exploration into female discipleship. Its primary aim is to compare and contrast Mark's portrayal of male and female followers of Jesus respectively, while its secondary aim is to establish what lessons there may be for the social status of Christian women in the kingdom of Swaziland. These ends will be pursued by looking at Mark's portrayal of male disciples and the contrast he draws between them and the female followers of Jesus. This study then concludes that Mark has a more positive view of female followers than he has of male disciples, and this may stem from the conduct of male disciples he has observed in the Church of his time. / New Testament / M.TH. (New Testament)

This MA thesis aims to address discipleship, one of many possible concepts of Christian spiritual leadership of people to maturity in Christ. The theoretical part defines the expression of discipleship, furthermore it highlights examples of discipleship and biblical principles that result from the Old and New Testament. The practical part contains a description of four kinds of discipleship in practice of the Brethen Church and a comparison with the biblical principles of discipleship in the theoretical part. These are the leadership of a group of disciples, discipleship dormitory Tyrannus Hall in Prague, spiritual parenting and spiritual motherhood.

China is a world force. Not only is China seen in the daily news but it has produced the largest church in the world. The church is 100 million people strong (Hattaway 2003:13). Since 1978, modern China has begun to populate the world community with her immigrants. Vast Diaspora communities have been created. The church in China shows all the signs of a Jesus People movement. In 1949 the communist came into power. They ordered all Christian missionaries to leave the country (Aikman 2003:44). By 1953 the last missionary had left (Thompson 1978:186). Mao closed the churches, confiscated property, burned books and bibles and had leaders sent to re-education camps. A time of persecution had begun. Rather than destroy the church, this made it stronger. The church grew from 750,000 to 100 million today. Can this Jesus People movement be experienced in the Diaspora community in South Africa? To evaluate this we use Allan Hirsch’s “The Forgotten Ways” (2006). In this he speaks of Apostolic Genius and the six elements that compose it. Thos elements are Jesus is Lord, Making Disciples, Missional-Incarnational Impulse, Apostolic Environment, Organic Systems and Communitas. These six elements are found expressed within a Jesus people movement. When they are all fully involved, a Jesus People movement is underway. There are 14 Chinese Christian churches in South Africa. The Chinese Diaspora community is 300-350,000 people. The Chinese mostly come from the Fujian province in China. Seventy percent are entrepreneurs and businessmen running shops selling Chinese goods. The researcher has found that the leadership of the churches is from Taiwan. Bringing everything together, the researcher finds the churches are growing at a moderate rate. The expected explosive growth of the church in China is not found in South Africa. The elements of Apostolic Genius are present but only partially expressed. There continues to be potential for the Chinese House church movement to field workers in South Africa. There has been some expressed interest. The Back To Jerusalem Movement is putting missionaries all over the Middle East (Hattaway 2003). It is the opinion of the researcher that putting workers in the Diaspora communities would be a natural extension of that that effort. / Dissertation (MA Theol)--University of Pretoria, 2013. / gm2014 / Science of Religion and Missiology / unrestricted

[pt] A presente dissertação tem como objetivo o estudo sobre o Espírito Santo Paráclêtos e as suas funções, delimitado na perícope Jo 16,4b-15, situada dentro do quadro dos capítulos Jo 13–17 intitulado de discurso de despedida. Nesta perícope são descritas as funções exercidas pelo Paráclêtos, as quais são específicas, inconfundíveis e não mencionadas nos outros logions sobre o Paráclêtos delimitados em Jo 14,15-17; Jo 14,25-26 e Jo 15,26-27. No entanto, para o aprofundamento desse tema, foi necessário o aprofundamento das questões que envolvem o Quarto Evangelho, no que concerne: à formação do Evangelho, às vertentes teológicas, à relação entre o Discípulo Amado e o autor, ao lugar de origem, as hipóteses da composição, bem como aos contextos que influenciaram o pensamento joanino, assuntos estes denominados questão joanina. Sendo assim, a partir deste aporte desenvolveu-se a exegese da perícope, tendo como pergunta norteadora: como entender a necessidade da partida de Jesus para que o Paráclêtos seja enviado (cf. Jo 16,7)? Sobre essa questão é estabelecida a inter-relação entre a missão do Filho e a missão do Paráclêtos, bem como o fato de que nas narrativas sobre o envio do Paráclêtos, ora é o Pai, que envia mediante a intercessão de Jesus (cf. Jo 14,16.26), ora é o Filho, que envia de junto do Pai (cf. Jo 15,26; Jo 16,7). Para o alcance à resposta desse questionamento, realizou-se a aplicação do método histórico-crítico e a investigação de obras de autores modernos, chegando à conclusão, por meio desses instrumentos, de que há uma inter-relação entre a missão do Filho e a Missão do Paráclêtos, isto é, o Espírito dá continuidade à obra do Filho por meio do testemunho dos discípulos. / [en] This dissertation aims to study about the Holy Spirit-Paraclete and its functions, as described in Jn 16,4b-15, situated within the framework of the chapters 13–17 titled farewell speech . This pericope describes the duties performed by the Paraclete, which are specific, unmistakable, and are not mentioned in the other logions about the Paraclete in Jn 14,15-17; Jn 14,25-26; Jn 15,26-27. However, for the further development of this subject, the deepening of the issues surrounding the Fourth Gospel was necessary, regarding: the formation of the Gospel, the theological aspects, the relationship between the Beloved and the author, place of origin, the hypotheses of the composition, as well as the context that influenced the Johannine thought, all of which called Ioannina Issue . Thus, from this contribution we developed the exegesis of the pericope, with the guiding question: How can one understand that the departure of Jesus was necessary for the Paraclete to be sent (cf. Jn 16,7)? This is a question upon which the interrelationship between the Son s mission and the mission of the Paraclete is established, as well as the fact that the narratives about the sending of the Paraclete, oftentimes it is the Father who sends through the intercession of Jesus (cf. Jn 14,16.26), oftentimes it is the Son who sends the Paraclete from the nearness of the Father (cf. Jn 15,26; Jn 16,7). To reach the answer of this question, there was the application of the historical-critical method and the research works of modern authors, which led to the conclusion that that there is an interrelationship between the Son s mission and the mission of the Paraclete, that is, the Spirit continues the Son s work through the witness of the disciples.

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Thesis (M. Div.)--Emmanuel School of Religion, Johnson City, Tennessee, 1997. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 80-84).

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