Little faith: A pragmatic-linguistic perspective on Matthew’s portrayal of Jesus’ disciples

This article argues that fear is central to the state of being of Jesus’ disciples when their religious experience is characterised as ‘little faith’ in the Gospel of Matthew. A pragmatic-linguistic reading strategy is applied to that passage in the Gospel of Matthew where the implications of fear f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Andries G. Van Aarde
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: AOSIS 2015-05-01
Series:In die Skriflig
Online Access:https://indieskriflig.org.za/index.php/skriflig/article/view/1898