Effatha: aproximación exegética al relato de curación del tartamudo sordo en Mc 7,31-37

It is not common that Jesus makes ritual deeds (or even magic!) in the healing stories shown throughout the canonical gospels. In general, his words and the people´s faith are enough. The story about the healing of the mute and deaf man in Mc 7:31-37 looks like an exception, which has called the att...

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Main Author: Juan Alberto Casas Ramírez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de San Buenaventura 2016-07-01
Series:Franciscanum
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Online Access:http://revistas.usb.edu.co/index.php/Franciscanum/article/view/2520/2202
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Summary:It is not common that Jesus makes ritual deeds (or even magic!) in the healing stories shown throughout the canonical gospels. In general, his words and the people´s faith are enough. The story about the healing of the mute and deaf man in Mc 7:31-37 looks like an exception, which has called the attention of several scholars. In order to deepen in such matter and in the theological sense of the story, this article does an exegetical study taking into account its Greek version, its narrative and geographic framework, and the detailed analysis of each one of its scenes.
ISSN:0120-1468