Crossing boundaries: Social-scientific reading of the faith of a Canaanite woman (Mt 15:21-28)
Social-scientific criticism refers to an interpretation of the biblical text that takes into cognizance the social system that produced that text. This article presents a social scientific reading of the faith of a Canaanite woman in Matthew 15:21-28. The article outlines models of social systems in...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Stellenbosch University
[2018]
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Stellenbosch theological journal
Year: 2018, Volume: 4, Issue: 2, Pages: 595-613 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CF Christianity and Science FD Contextual theology HC New Testament NCC Social ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
South African women
B Canaanite woman B Faith B Boundaries B Social Scientific Criticism B Gospel of Matthew B Erhörung der Bitte einer heidnischen Frau |
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| Summary: | Social-scientific criticism refers to an interpretation of the biblical text that takes into cognizance the social system that produced that text. This article presents a social scientific reading of the faith of a Canaanite woman in Matthew 15:21-28. The article outlines models of social systems in Matthew 15:21-28 like landscape and spatiality, gender and sexuality, ethnicity, purity, and social status in order to achieve a social scientific reading. The purpose of this article is to firstly demonstrate that the models of social system in Matthew 15:21-28 served as boundaries to the faith of a Canaanite woman. Secondly, it is to demonstrate that the Canaanite woman crossed such boundaries in Matthew 15:21-28 for her daughter to receive healing. Lastly, the Canaanite woman serves as a model for South African women today who have to cross boundaries like landscape and spatiality, gender and sexuality, ethnicity, purity, and social status. |
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| ISSN: | 2413-9467 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Stellenbosch theological journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.17570/stj.2018.v4n2.a27 |