The concept of faith in the Gospel of Mark

Ionov, Sergey

dc.contributor.advisor	Penner, Peter
dc.contributor.advisor	Gräbe, Petrus J., 1958-
dc.contributor.author	Ionov, Sergey
dc.date.accessioned	2009-08-25T10:48:15Z
dc.date.available	2009-08-25T10:48:15Z
dc.date.issued	2009-08-25T10:48:15Z
dc.date.submitted	2001-11
dc.identifier.citation	Ionov, Sergey (2009) The concept of faith in the Gospel of Mark, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/959>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/959
dc.description.abstract	This research has the objective to explore the concept of faith in the Gospel of Mark. An exegetical investigation of the faith terminology (pist-word group) in the Gospel is required for that. An analysis of the model passages with occurrences of the motword group shows the variety of possible connotations of the term. The most paradigmatic of them are in the sense of trust in God [which means to be open towards the highest reality]. Comparison of the results of the analysis with the concept of faith in the Old Testament, Classical Greek, and Hellenistic Greek is helpful to understand the etymology of the Markan use of the pist-word group and to make clear the conceptual meaning of faith in the Gospel which is closer to the Old Testament idea of an active commitment to God expressed in a continuous existence in the presence of Him.
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (v, 68 leaves)	en
dc.language.iso	en
dc.subject	Gospel of Mark	en
dc.subject	Faith	en
dc.subject	Belief	en
dc.subject	Trust	en
dc.subject	Markan community	en
dc.subject	Jesus' proclamation	en
dc.subject	Miracle story	en
dc.subject	Abraham	en
dc.subject	Aqedah	en
dc.subject	Isaiah	en
dc.subject.ddc	226.3066
dc.subject.lcsh	Bible. -- N.T. -- Mark -- Criticism, interpretation, etc	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Faith	en
dc.title	The concept of faith in the Gospel of Mark	en
dc.type	Thesis	en
dc.description.department	New Testament	en
dc.description.degree	M. Th. (New Testament)