This research has the objective to explore the concept of faith in the Gospel of Mark.
An exegetical investigation of the faith terminology (pist-word group) in the Gospel
is required for that. An analysis of the model passages with occurrences of the motword
group shows the variety of possible connotations of the term. The most
paradigmatic of them are in the sense of trust in God [which means to be open
towards the highest reality]. Comparison of the results of the analysis with the
concept of faith in the Old Testament, Classical Greek, and Hellenistic Greek is
helpful to understand the etymology of the Markan use of the pist-word group and to
make clear the conceptual meaning of faith in the Gospel which is closer to the Old
Testament idea of an active commitment to God expressed in a continuous existence
in the presence of Him. / New Testament / M. Th. (New Testament)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/959 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Ionov, Sergey |
| Contributors | Penner, Peter, Gräbe, Petrus J., 1958- |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 1 online resource (v, 68 leaves) |
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