Open AccessDie konsep bely/belydenis in die Nuwe Testament
Author(s) -
Fika J. Van Rensburg
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
in die skriflig/in die skriflig
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2305-0853
pISSN - 1018-6441
DOI - 10.4102/ids.v25i2.1371
Subject(s) - meaning (existential) , philosophy , point (geometry) , new testament , old testament , literature , linguistics , theology , art , epistemology , mathematics , geometry
The aim of this article is to determine the most important Greek words for the concept profess/profession in the New Testament, and to give preliminary definitions of applicable meanings for these words. The semantic model within which this study is undertaken, is the synchronic structuralist view of meaning, and the data in the Louw-Nida Dictionary are utilized. As starling point a definition of the concept profess/profession is given. The words in the Greek New Testament are determined by examining acknowledged professions in the New Testament, as well as encouragements and possible allusions to profess. The meanings within the different subdomains are contrasted in different ways. In conclusion the Greek words for the concept profess/profession are listed, and a definition of each meaning is given