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    Early-church praxis: Selling land and possessions – A socio-historical study of Acts 2:45, 4:32–37.Mphumezi Hombana - 2023 - HTS Theological Studies 79 (2):7.
    This article attempts to rethink the early church praxis of selling the land and possessions in response to some of the problems the 1st century church were confronted with. Hence, this article attempts to answer the questions: what were the social, economic, and religious factors that led to the selling of land and possessions in the early church, and what were the implications of this practice for the community, including issues related to exploitation, inequality, and long-term sustainability of resources? This (...)
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    The shaping stratum of the Markan passion narrative.Mphumezi Hombana - 2023 - HTS Theological Studies 79 (3):7.
    This study is an attempt to investigate the shaping stratum of the Markan passion narrative (PN). The ultimate focus is on discovering the factors behind the text of Mark that influenced the shaping of the passion account. Since early form criticism, there has been an assumed tradition of an early existing passion account prior to the Markan narrative, to which we do not have access in our contemporary world. However, this study argues that the PN is shaped not only by (...)
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    (1 other version)Violence and apocalyptic notions in Mark 13.Mphumezi Hombana - 2023 - HTS Theological Studies 80 (1):6.
    Mark 13 is famously known as the most challenging text in the entire Markan gospel. In Mark 13:7–8, the Markan Jesus foretells a tumultuous period marked by wars, rumours of wars, nations in conflict and natural hazards, aligning with common motifs in apocalyptic literature. The language vividly depicts a world in upheaval, emphasising cosmic and earthly disturbances as harbingers of climactic historical moments. The destruction of the temple, announced in Mark 13:2, is subject to both literal and symbolic interpretations, with (...)
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