scholarly journals Is Matthew 28:16–20 the summary of the Gospel?

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
David C. Sim
Keyword(s):  
Great Commission ◽  
Historical Jesus ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Church ◽  
Considerable Doubt

It is generally acknowledged that the Great Commission at the end of Matthew’s Gospel is a dramatic and fitting end to the evangelist’s narrative. In the eyes of many scholars this final pericope does more than simply conclude the Gospel; it serves as a summary of the text’s major themes and even provides the interpretative key by which the earlier story should be read. This view, however, is questionable for two reasons. Firstly, the Great Commission introduces new themes and motifs into the Gospel story, which means that it cannot be viewed as a mere summary of what has come before. Secondly, this passage does not mention all the major themes of the Gospel. While some important motifs are included in the final pericope, there are others that receive no mention at all. This point too casts considerable doubt on the view that Matthew 28:16–20 serves to summarise Matthew’s story of Jesus. Moreover, the Great Commission, despite recalling a number of earlier themes, looks more towards the time of the future Church than back to the time of ‘the historical Jesus’. It is therefore better viewed as a bridging text that concludes one Christian story about the mission of Jesus and introduces another story about the history of the Church.

scholarly journals Dogmatiek en Christelike Etiek binne die Fakulteit Teologie (Afd A) van die Universiteit van Pretoria

1992 ◽  
Vol 48 (1/2) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. H. Koekemoer
Keyword(s):  
Christian Ethics ◽  
University Of Pretoria ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
The University ◽  
The Church

Dogmatics and Christian Ethics within the Faculty of Theology (Sec A) at the University of Pretoria This article explores the history of the Department of Dogmatics and Christian Ethics within the Faculty of Theology. The focus is on two specific lines in this history, namely the period which ended in 1952 and the period from 1952 onwards. Attention is given to the thoughts of P J Muller, J H J A Greyvenstein, S P Engelbrecht, H P Wolmarans and B J Engelbrecht, and their influence on the study of Dogmatics and Ethics in the Department. The article concludes with a vision for the future of the Department at the University of Pretoria and it highlights the importance of theological research for the doctrine and life of the Church.

‘Negative’ Criticism of the Gospels?

1970 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-87
Author(s):  
Robert Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Kingdom Of God ◽  
Historical Jesus ◽  
Critical Study ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
Messianic Secret

‘There is nothing more negative than the result of the critical study of the Life of Jesus’, wrote Schweitzer at the end of The Quest of the Historical Jesus. The subsequent history of Gospel research in Germany was to reinforce this judgement beyond its author's expectations. The signpost to the future turned out to be Wrede's book on The Messianic Secret in the Gospels which had appeared five years earlier on the same day in 1901 as Schweitzer's own Mystery of the Kingdom of God, and which is still the classical example of redactional criticism of the gospels. Schweitzer's final alternative: either consistent eschatology or thoroughgoing scepticism proved to be unnecessary. Both won and took prizes. But whereas Schweitzer has slain his thousands, Wrede has slain his ten-thousands.

scholarly journals Sprawiedliwość administracyjna w świetle Kodeksu prawa kanonicznego z 1983 r.

2019 ◽  
pp. 161-178
Author(s):  
Grzegorz Leszczyński
Keyword(s):  
Administrative Law ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Church

Taking up the value of administration in the law of Church, the author begins his reflections with a look at the history of administration of the Church. Then, he describes the different forms of administrative acts to defne the fundamental forms of administrative recourses. The last part of the author’s reflections is devoted to the conclusions and the future of the administrative law in the Church.

A Brief History of the Sociology of Parishes in the United States

2019 ◽  
pp. 25-46
Author(s):  
Tricia C. Bruce
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
The United States ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Sociological Literature ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
Good For ◽  
Sociological Studies ◽  
The Church

Exploring sociological literature across almost three-quarters of a century, this chapter maps the origins and trajectory of sociologists’ exploration of the parish from the 1950s to today. From its contentious start to its largely applied orientation today, the chapter highlights several eras of parish research and argues that our current lack of sociological research on Catholic parishes can be traced to the tenuous relationship between the academy and the institutional Catholic Church. The chapter concludes by asserting that parish studies can be simultaneously good for the academy and good for the church. The future of sociological studies of the parish rest upon the willingness of both the academy and the church to accept this proposition.

scholarly journals Lambeth 2020: Conference or council?

Theology ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 122 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-13
Author(s):  
Paul Avis
Keyword(s):  
Significant Extent ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Church

The future of the Anglican Communion – currently riven by opposing ideologies – hangs to a significant extent on the success or failure of the Lambeth Conference that will gather for the fifteenth time in July 2020. The Archbishop of Canterbury will convene the bishops of the Communion in Canterbury for worship, study and discussion. At the end of the day, the conference may address a teaching message to the Church and to the world. But the Lambeth Conference will not take any decisions intended to bind the Communion as a whole or any of its member churches. The Lambeth Conference does not have the constitutional authority to legislate for Anglicanism, but brings the bishops together to confer. But where does that leave the Lambeth Conference in relation to the 2,000-year history of councils and synods of the Church? How does the Lambeth Conference relate to the great conciliar tradition of Christianity? This article argues that Anglicanism is a form of conciliar, reformed Catholicism and that the Lambeth Conference is an expression of non-hierarchical, non-coercive conciliarity.

The Interface of Psychiatry and Religion: A Program for Career Training in Psychiatry

1982 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Floyd Westendorp
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Residency Training ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Residency Training Program ◽  
Psychiatric Residency ◽  
Psychiatric Residency Training ◽  
Career Training ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Church

The Church has a long history of being involved in psychiatry, however, few training programs have attempted to address the issues regarding the interface of psychiatry and religion. This article describes the development of a new psychiatric residency training program, its curriculum, the problems encountered, and a challenge for the future.

Quests of the Historical Jesus in New Historicist Perspective

1997 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 403-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clive Marsh
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
White Male ◽  
Historical Jesus ◽  
European North ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
Mapping Exercise ◽  
The Way

AbstractThis article looks at the way that the so-called Third Quest relates to past versions of the Quest of the Historical Jesus. Nine different forms of the Quest are uncovered. The history of the Quest is then re-examined in the light of this mapping exercise, drawing on New Historicist insights. Five themes are taken up: the dominance of white, male European/North American contributors to the Quest; its close alliance with Western bourgeous capitalism and individualism; issues surroundings the Quest's marketability and popularity; the consequences of reading the Quest less as a single narrative than as a collection of local ideological explorations; the necessity and dangers of re-writing the Quest's own history. In conclusion, it is suggested that the future of the Quest lies with greater attention to ideology, not less. This in turn invites a reconsideration of the christological framework within which Jesus Research must inevitably be placed.

scholarly journals Kerkgeskiedskrywing: Hoe skryf ons kerkgeskiedenis?

1998 ◽  
Vol 54 (1/2) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. D. Pont
Keyword(s):  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
The Church

Every generation writes its own history of the Church. As the past is continually evaluated from different points of view and as every generation asks new questions, so the understanding of the past changes and history is rewritten. In discussing this situation, three issues are treated: the understanding of the past and what history is, the requirements for writing history and the question whether history has a vision for the future. These matters continually appear in discussions on history and the requirements for writing history.

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