Ephesians and Artemis : the influence of the religious climate of western Asia Minor of the first century AD on the content and terminology of Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 1:15-23

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dc.contributor.advisorPunt, Jeremyen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorVisagie, André Jacobusen_ZA
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Theology. Dept. of Old and New Testament.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-12T12:38:12Zen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2010-08-13T15:01:57Z
dc.date.available2010-02-12T12:38:12Zen_ZA
dc.date.available2010-08-13T15:01:57Z
dc.date.issued2010-03en_ZA
dc.descriptionThesis (MTh (Old and New Testament))--Stellenbosch University, 2010.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis interacts with the generally held view that Ephesians is a general epistle with no concrete historical context and contingency, by arguing that this letter addresses particular religious concerns and beliefs of the believers of Ephesus and surrounds. A focussed literary survey of the religious-historical material of the western Mediterranean region in the first century AD is conducted, with particular attention paid to the cult of the Ephesian Artemis and the prevalence of magic. Special focus is placed upon Ephesians 1:15-23, which is exegeted using both grammatical-historical and socio-rhetorical methods of interpretation to gain insights into how the author employed and reformulated contemporary terms and concepts to demonstrate the lordship of Jesus Christ. Serious consideration of the religious and magical context of the first century Greco-Roman world when interpreting this letter to the Ephesians may open many possible avenues for future study, particularly in the area of understanding the letter in an African context.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie tree in dialoog met die algemene opvatting dat die Efesiërs-brief ’n algemene brief of omsendskrywe was, wat geen besondere historiese konteks of dringende saak aangespreek het nie. Die studie oordeel dat die brief spesifieke religieuse sake en oortuigings van die gelowiges in Efese en omgewing aangespreek het. Deur ’n literêre oorsig is daar gefokus op die religieushistoriese materiaal van die westelike Mediterreense area in die eerste eeu nC, met besondere nadruk op die Artemis-kultus en wydverspreide magie. Spesiale klem is geplaas op Efesiërs 1:15-23, wat met behulp van beide grammatikaalhistoriese en sosio-retoriese metodes geëksegetiseer is ten einde te bepaal hoe die outeur kontemporêre terme en konsepte wat die heerskap van Jesus Christus demonstreer, gebruik en herformuleer het. Noukeurige oorweging van die religieuse en magiese konteks van die eerste-eeuse Grieks-Romeinse wêreld ten tyde van die interpretasie van Efesiërs mag deure open vir moontlike verdere areas van studie, veral met die oog op die verstaan van die brief in ’n Afrika konteks.afr_ZA
dc.format.extent134 leavesen_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/4352
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherStellenbosch : Stellenbosch Universityen_ZA
dc.rightsStellenbosch Universityen_ZA
dc.subjectEphesiansen_ZA
dc.subjectGreco--Roman religious contexten_ZA
dc.subjectSupremacy of Jesus Christen_ZA
dc.subjectDissertations -- New Testamenten_ZA
dc.subjectTheses -- New Testamenten_ZA
dc.subject.lcshBible. Ephesians -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.en_ZA
dc.subject.lcshTurkey -- Religionen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshGods, Anatolianen_ZA
dc.titleEphesians and Artemis : the influence of the religious climate of western Asia Minor of the first century AD on the content and terminology of Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 1:15-23en_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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