Reading Philemon as therapeutic narrative

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies

 
 
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Title Reading Philemon as therapeutic narrative
 
Creator Jordaan, Pierre J. Nolte, S. Philip
 
Subject — Philemon; narrative therapy; master-slave relations; dominant narrative; Paul
Description This article analysed the different narratives implied in Philemon by utilising the narrative therapeutic approach, as developed by Epston and White (1990). A dominant narrative (the harsh treatment of slaves in the early Christian environment) and a challenging narrative (a more humane conduct of slaves) were clearly distinguished. The article showed Paul’s attempt to bridge the gap between these two narratives by using certain pointers, possibly taken from mystery religions and Jesus’ example. In conclusion, the narrative therapeutic approach proved to be a new and unique way of looking at Philemon’s narrative world.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
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Date 2010-03-29
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — —
Format text/html text/xml application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/hts.v66i1.307
 
Source HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies; Vol 66, No 1 (2010); 6 pages 2072-8050 0259-9422
 
Language eng
 
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https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/307/729 https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/307/775 https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/307/728
 
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Rights Copyright (c) 2010 Pierre J. Jordaan, S. Philip Nolte https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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