Practices of Confession, Intercession, and Forgiveness in 1 John 1.9; 5.16

1 John 1.9 and 5.16 reflect practices of public confession of sins, intercession, and mediation of God's forgiveness. Divine forgiveness and belonging to the community were integrated in the Johannine community to the extent that one equalled the other. Therefore, these practices had important...

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主要作者: Roitto, Rikard (Author)
格式: 電子 Article
語言:English
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出版: Cambridge Univ. Press 2012
In: New Testament studies
Year: 2012, 卷: 58, 發布: 2, Pages: 235-253
Further subjects:B costly signalling
B Forgiveness
B Confession
B 1 John
B ROLE TAKING
B Intercession
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總結:1 John 1.9 and 5.16 reflect practices of public confession of sins, intercession, and mediation of God's forgiveness. Divine forgiveness and belonging to the community were integrated in the Johannine community to the extent that one equalled the other. Therefore, these practices had important group-dynamic functions for the Johannine community. First, public confession functioned as a costly signal that deterred less committed group members but was meaningful to committed group members. Second, the practice of intercession induced role taking, allowing the offended party both to empathize with the offender and to restore his or her dignity and honour.
ISSN:1469-8145
Contains:Enthalten in: New Testament studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0028688511000385