Christianity and the state in the first century

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dc.contributor.authorTitus, Stephanus Jacobusen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-28T05:39:47Z
dc.date.available2015-10-28T05:39:47Z
dc.date.issued1985en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 197-202.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation studies the New Testament perspective of the Christian's attitude and duty towards the State. In it the first chapter is devoted to an investigation of the political attitude of Jesus of Nazareth as can be recovered from his reported actions and pronouncements concerning the Roman government of his day and his instructions to his followers about violence and their duties towards the State. Special attention is paid to the reasons for his crucifixion. In the second chapter an exegetical study is made of the apostle Paul's teachings about the State in Romans 13:1-7; and the third chapter is an exegetical discussion of Revelation 13 in which John assumes a very negative attitude towards the State. In the final short chapter the author draws the conclusion that as early as the first Christian century the attitude of the Church towards the State was to a large extent determined by the State's treatment of the Church. Although a definite difference is evident between the attitudes of Paul and John towards the State, they agree with Jesus that the State has a definite place in the divine order of the universe. This fact requires of the Christian and other citizens to give loyally to the State what it needs for its existence, to submit to its authority and obey just laws, to pray for those in authority, reject violence, resist any religio-ideological claims or injustices of the State, and participate in the prophetic role of the Church in relation to the State.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationTitus, S. J. (1985). <i>Christianity and the state in the first century</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Religious Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14405en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationTitus, Stephanus Jacobus. <i>"Christianity and the state in the first century."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Religious Studies, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14405en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationTitus, S. 1985. Christianity and the state in the first century. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Titus, Stephanus Jacobus AB - This dissertation studies the New Testament perspective of the Christian's attitude and duty towards the State. In it the first chapter is devoted to an investigation of the political attitude of Jesus of Nazareth as can be recovered from his reported actions and pronouncements concerning the Roman government of his day and his instructions to his followers about violence and their duties towards the State. Special attention is paid to the reasons for his crucifixion. In the second chapter an exegetical study is made of the apostle Paul's teachings about the State in Romans 13:1-7; and the third chapter is an exegetical discussion of Revelation 13 in which John assumes a very negative attitude towards the State. In the final short chapter the author draws the conclusion that as early as the first Christian century the attitude of the Church towards the State was to a large extent determined by the State's treatment of the Church. Although a definite difference is evident between the attitudes of Paul and John towards the State, they agree with Jesus that the State has a definite place in the divine order of the universe. This fact requires of the Christian and other citizens to give loyally to the State what it needs for its existence, to submit to its authority and obey just laws, to pray for those in authority, reject violence, resist any religio-ideological claims or injustices of the State, and participate in the prophetic role of the Church in relation to the State. DA - 1985 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1985 T1 - Christianity and the state in the first century TI - Christianity and the state in the first century UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14405 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/14405
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationTitus SJ. Christianity and the state in the first century. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Religious Studies, 1985 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14405en_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.otherTheology - Christian Religionen_ZA
dc.subject.otherReligious Studiesen_ZA
dc.titleChristianity and the state in the first centuryen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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