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of the passage and which will also be examined include the genre, composition,grammar and textual variants.Thirdly, there will be an exploration of the theological themes and motifs of thepassage in order to examine how they will shed light on the understanding of thepassage.Fourthly, there will be synthesis of the findings, i.e. in light of the historical, literaryand theological analysis from the passage, there will be an attempt to examine whatMatthew 6:19-34 teaches about what the Christian disciple’s view on money shouldbe.Finally, there will be a brief summary of the research and an assessment of thehypothesis. The theological and practical significance of the findings for the Christiandisciple will be noted, as exegesis will not be considered complete until there isrelevance for today’s believers (Lategan 2009: 107; Smith 2008: 176).The research will be literary in nature. The approach to exegesis will run in thetraditional historical-grammatical vein. Standard methodological tools used inconceptual arguments will be applied throughout the thesis, for example synthetic,comparative, dialogical, polemical and comparative arguments (Smith 2008:159).1.6 PresuppositionsAs is appropriate for a theological research paper, the assumptions of this student’sapproach to the scriptures will now be stated.a) This thesis will accept the inerrancy of the scriptures. To clarify further, thisimplies that the Bible in its original text will always prove to be correct in allmatters relating to truth. Thus the scholar who approaches the Bible canexpect no contradiction in matters pertaining to truthb) A historically veracious reading of the NT text will also be assumed and so anunderstanding of the customs, world view and events raised within thepassage needs to be examined. I.e. events, ideas and customs found in the7
NT text actually did occur and did exist: they were not re-created nor reinventedby later authors.c) While the Bible was written and complied by people, God was involved in theprocess in order to “ensure the intended message is faithfully communicatedin writing (Smith 2008:170).”d) The exegete wants to find the truth taught in a passage of scripture. The textunder study can only have “one correct interpretation (Smith 2008:170).”There may be several applications made to the truth taught in a passage ofscripture (Smith 2008:170).e) The Bible is authoritative in that it is an “expression of God’s will for Hiscreation (Lioy 2004:11-12).” Thus it has the final say on all matters of beliefand practice over all entities in the universe.8
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Page 3 and 4: ACKOWLEDGEMENTSI am eternally grate
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the scriptures that even the great
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more than what one eats and wears.
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CHAPTER SIXTHEOLOGICAL MOTIFS OF MA
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6:19-34 and that this chapter would
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It has now been established that Th
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Kingdom requires its citizens to ha
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“our Father,” i.e. the Father o
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It must be noted that the Father-So
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Matthew 25:31-36 presents Jesus as
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unanimous among scholars. These rea
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Unger and White (1985:171) note tha
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interdependent interpersonal relati
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examples of how a disciple may prov
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Chapter SevenConclusion7.1 Introduc
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the accumulation of wealth over and
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them. The historical analyses highl
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preparedness to give up monetary pu
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e for the benefit of the believing
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captivity to sin. The SOM itself wa
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APPENDIX ONETALBERTS FORMAL DIVISIO
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BIBLIOGRAPHYAchtemeier PJ, Green JB
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Clowney EP 1988. Church. In SB Ferg
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Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishi
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Peter Laing Publishing.Lloyd-Jones
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73-97.Smith KG 2008. Academic Writi
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