A socio-rhetorical exegesis of 1 Timothy 2:8-15

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dc.contributor.authorJodamus, Jonathanen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-03T12:51:16Z
dc.date.available2014-10-03T12:51:16Z
dc.date.issued2005en_ZA
dc.description.abstractIn this thesis two interralted tasks are undertaken. First, this thesis is an attempt to gain mastery of an interpretive methodology, namely, socio-rhetorical analysis. Second, by looking at a crucial text that has major implications for the contemporary church, I have applied this method of analysis to a particularly Scriptural text, namely, 1 Timothy 2:8-15. In this thesis I demonstrate using socio-rhetorical analysis that the discourse contained in 1 Timothy 2:8-15 constitutes baptised patriarchal cultural practices and traditions from the dominant Greco-Roman culture of the first century. I demonstrate, therefore, that the portrayal of women in the text reflects a cultural imperative, and not a theological imperative, that was co-opted from the ""secular"" Greco-Roman culture of the day and transposed, using Scriptural texts as authentication, into the Christian community at Ephesus. Thus the text is simply re-enforcing normative Greco-Roman cultural values upon Christian women and camouflaging it as a Christian norm in order to persuade women to conform to patriarchal cultural standards. Such persuasion, however, is hardly required unless one has already accepted cultural assumptions about the subordination and silencing (objectification) of women in an androcentric hegemonic culture.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationJodamus, J. (2005). <i>A socio-rhetorical exegesis of 1 Timothy 2:8-15</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Religious Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8048en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationJodamus, Jonathan. <i>"A socio-rhetorical exegesis of 1 Timothy 2:8-15."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Religious Studies, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8048en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationJodamus, J. 2005. A socio-rhetorical exegesis of 1 Timothy 2:8-15. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Jodamus, Jonathan AB - In this thesis two interralted tasks are undertaken. First, this thesis is an attempt to gain mastery of an interpretive methodology, namely, socio-rhetorical analysis. Second, by looking at a crucial text that has major implications for the contemporary church, I have applied this method of analysis to a particularly Scriptural text, namely, 1 Timothy 2:8-15. In this thesis I demonstrate using socio-rhetorical analysis that the discourse contained in 1 Timothy 2:8-15 constitutes baptised patriarchal cultural practices and traditions from the dominant Greco-Roman culture of the first century. I demonstrate, therefore, that the portrayal of women in the text reflects a cultural imperative, and not a theological imperative, that was co-opted from the ""secular"" Greco-Roman culture of the day and transposed, using Scriptural texts as authentication, into the Christian community at Ephesus. Thus the text is simply re-enforcing normative Greco-Roman cultural values upon Christian women and camouflaging it as a Christian norm in order to persuade women to conform to patriarchal cultural standards. Such persuasion, however, is hardly required unless one has already accepted cultural assumptions about the subordination and silencing (objectification) of women in an androcentric hegemonic culture. DA - 2005 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2005 T1 - A socio-rhetorical exegesis of 1 Timothy 2:8-15 TI - A socio-rhetorical exegesis of 1 Timothy 2:8-15 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8048 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/8048
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationJodamus J. A socio-rhetorical exegesis of 1 Timothy 2:8-15. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Religious Studies, 2005 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8048en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Religious Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 90-98).en_ZA
dc.titleA socio-rhetorical exegesis of 1 Timothy 2:8-15en_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMSocScen_ZA
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