‘By faith alone’ (undivided loyalty) in light of change agency theory: Jesus, Paul and the Jesus-group in Colossae

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies

 
 
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Title ‘By faith alone’ (undivided loyalty) in light of change agency theory: Jesus, Paul and the Jesus-group in Colossae
 
Creator van Aarde, Andries G.
 
Subject — Luther; Reformation; transformation; change agency; Jesus-Paul interrelationship; deutero-Pauline letters; Colossians
Description This article aims to apply the model of change agent to the interpretation of Colossians. Presuming a continuity between Jesus and Paul, the article introduces the concept of ‘by faith alone’ from the Pauline letters. By this expression is meant an undivided fidelity to an inclusive approach to understanding God’s work, with concrete historical roots in Jesus’ crossing of gender, ethnic and cultural boundaries. Living in this manner requires reformation, transformation and change. The study spells out in fuller detail what is understood ‘by faith alone’ by discussing the meaning of ‘faith’ within its semantic domain embedded in the codes of 1st-century Mediterranean culture. Living in faith is both a change of one’s inner convictions and about a life in faith.
 
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Date 2017-04-26
 
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Identifier 10.4102/hts.v73i3.4355
 
Source HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies; Vol 73, No 3 (2017); 10 pages 2072-8050 0259-9422
 
Language eng
 
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