A reading of the leper’s healing in Matthew 8:1–4 through ethnomedical anthropology
Scholars offer several options for Matthew’s value of the leper’s story in his narrative that range from revealing Jesus’ attributes of compassion and sympathy, manifesting God’s empire, to portraying Jesus’ function as a temple. Although these suggestions aptly portray Matthew’s rhetorical use of t...
Main Author: | Fednand M. M’bwangi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Afrikaans |
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AOSIS
2021-08-01
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Series: | HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies |
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Online Access: | https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/6803 |
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