Imitatio Christi in the fourth gospel

dc.contributor.author	Van der Merwe, D.G.
dc.date.accessioned	2019-12-04T08:20:48Z
dc.date.available	2019-12-04T08:20:48Z
dc.date.issued	2001
dc.identifier.citation	Van der Merwe, D.G., Imitatio Christi in the fourth gospel, Verbum et Ecclesia 22(1), 131-148	en
dc.identifier.issn	0257-8891
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/26133
dc.description.abstract	Imitatio Christi is a concept which, although not referred to explicitly in the Fourth Gospel, is clearly spelled out in relation to the agency motif in the Gospel. The disciples of Jesus have been appointed as his agents to continue his mission after his departure to his Father. In giving this message through to his readers, the Fourth Evangelist refers to Jesus' calling of his disciples: Ἀκολούθει μοι; pictures Jesus as ὑπόδειγμα; uses kαθώς (particle of comparison) to compare the lives of the disciples with that of Jesus; points out the tasks the disciples had to perform after Jesus' ascension, and finally, indicates how Jesus dwells in his disciples through the Paraclete.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	University of Pretoria	en
dc.subject	Disciples appointed as agents	en
dc.subject	Continue Jesus' mission	en
dc.subject	Follow me	en
dc.subject	Example	en
dc.subject	Kαθώς-particle of comparison	en
dc.subject	Paraclete	en
dc.title	Imitatio Christi in the fourth gospel	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.description.department	Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology	en