Add to ORKGPatronage and clientelism as a social-scientific model is used in this article to read the fourth gospel. It is the contention of the article that this model affords the reader fresh vistas of meaning that otherwise would have remained unexplored. It is a reading amongst other readings and does not make pretensions to illuminate every segment of the fourth gospel. Rather, it selectively looks at areas where reading against the backdrop of a patron-client model illuminates the text. This reading sheds light on the greatest gift Jesus came to give, the gift of life as a beneficium, and affirms that the signs that Jesus performed are commendationes. Jesus brokers the blessings of the kingdom to those who believe in him on behalf of the ...
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A� historical� survey� and� critical� evaluation� concerning� discipleship� in the Fourth Gospel Th...
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Against the conventional reading of Luke 18:18–23 as a micro-narrative that revolves around discipl...
Historically, there has been the attitude that the writer of the Fourth Gospel, due primarily to his...
This article presents a social-scientific interpretation of the parable of the rich man and Lazarus....
The emerging consensus, on the intervention of Jesus into the commercial operations of the Jerusale...
This article is an attempt to explore the theme of ‘humanhood’ in the Fourth Gospel. The most import...
The Fourth Gospel has contributed to the Church’s thinking on several theological themes. This thesi...
This article grounds early Christian theologies and practices of philanthropy in their varied comple...
This study presents a systematic analysis of motifs, literary devices, and language in the Fourth Go...
This dissertation argues that the Gospel of John was written (at least in part) as a response to the...
Missionaries in cultures where patron-client relationships are common can find their participation i...
In her influential monograph Roman Faith and Christian Faith: Pistis and Fides in the Early Roman Em...
A� historical� survey� and� critical� evaluation� concerning� discipleship� in the Fourth Gospel Th...
The article focuses on the beatitude of the poor in the social and religious context of historical J...
The central themes of Jesus’ preaching, the kingdom and household of God, are root metaphors expres...
This article presents a social-scientifi c interpretation of the parable of the rich man and Lazarus...
Against the conventional reading of Luke 18:18–23 as a micro-narrative that revolves around discipl...
Historically, there has been the attitude that the writer of the Fourth Gospel, due primarily to his...
This article presents a social-scientific interpretation of the parable of the rich man and Lazarus....
The emerging consensus, on the intervention of Jesus into the commercial operations of the Jerusale...
This article is an attempt to explore the theme of ‘humanhood’ in the Fourth Gospel. The most import...
The Fourth Gospel has contributed to the Church’s thinking on several theological themes. This thesi...
This article grounds early Christian theologies and practices of philanthropy in their varied comple...
This study presents a systematic analysis of motifs, literary devices, and language in the Fourth Go...
This dissertation argues that the Gospel of John was written (at least in part) as a response to the...
Missionaries in cultures where patron-client relationships are common can find their participation i...
In her influential monograph Roman Faith and Christian Faith: Pistis and Fides in the Early Roman Em...
A� historical� survey� and� critical� evaluation� concerning� discipleship� in the Fourth Gospel Th...
The article focuses on the beatitude of the poor in the social and religious context of historical J...