Breaking the Ethnic Barrier in Mark 7:24-30: Implication for the Ghanaian Context

The study aims at interpreting Mark 7:24-30 to establish whether Jesus was initially reluctant in helping a needy woman because she was non-Jewish, or the author was establishing the gradual breaking of ethnic and all other barriers to redefine the scope of Jesus’ ministry. The study uses African...

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Autor principal:	Alice Matilda Nsiah
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Publicado:	Noyam Publishers 2021
Materias:	ethnicity barriers covenant discourse Social Sciences H
Acceso en línea:	https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.20212104 https://doaj.org/article/6c89c7c009b64e6fa8e77b53175f2c7a
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6c89c7c009b64e6fa8e77b53175f2c7a2021-11-29T14:03:47ZBreaking the Ethnic Barrier in Mark 7:24-30: Implication for the Ghanaian Contexthttps://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.202121042720-7722https://doaj.org/article/6c89c7c009b64e6fa8e77b53175f2c7a2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://noyam.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/EHASS20212104-1.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2720-7722The study aims at interpreting Mark 7:24-30 to establish whether Jesus was initially reluctant in helping a needy woman because she was non-Jewish, or the author was establishing the gradual breaking of ethnic and all other barriers to redefine the scope of Jesus’ ministry. The study uses African Biblical Hermeneutic theory of Gerald West that allows a dialogue between the text and the African context. It argues that the text may be interpreted as a covenant renewal discourse aimed at including Gentiles into the covenant family. The study concludes that unproductive ethnic and religious barriers may be broken for the common good of God’s family. It recommends the importance of mutual respect in dialogue in the face of diversities of opinions and perspectives. Alice Matilda NsiahNoyam PublishersarticleethnicitybarrierscovenantdiscourseSocial SciencesHENE-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Vol 2, Iss 10, Pp 159-169 (2021)
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description	The study aims at interpreting Mark 7:24-30 to establish whether Jesus was initially reluctant in helping a needy woman because she was non-Jewish, or the author was establishing the gradual breaking of ethnic and all other barriers to redefine the scope of Jesus’ ministry. The study uses African Biblical Hermeneutic theory of Gerald West that allows a dialogue between the text and the African context. It argues that the text may be interpreted as a covenant renewal discourse aimed at including Gentiles into the covenant family. The study concludes that unproductive ethnic and religious barriers may be broken for the common good of God’s family. It recommends the importance of mutual respect in dialogue in the face of diversities of opinions and perspectives.
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Breaking the Ethnic Barrier in Mark 7:24-30: Implication for the Ghanaian Context

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