A RHETORICAL AND PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF MARK 1:21-28 AS A  REMEDIAL TO THE ABUSE OF BIBLICAL AUTHORITY “ἐξουσια” IN SOME  AFRICAN INITIATED CHURCHES

CALEB, SSEMPIJJA KAJUNA

A RHETORICAL AND PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF MARK 1:21-28 AS A REMEDIAL TO THE ABUSE OF BIBLICAL AUTHORITY “ἐξουσια” IN SOME AFRICAN INITIATED CHURCHES

dc.contributor.author	CALEB, SSEMPIJJA KAJUNA
dc.date.accessioned	2024-01-19T18:34:01Z
dc.date.available	2023-07-25T13:10:18Z
dc.date.available	2024-01-19T18:34:01Z
dc.date.issued	2023-07-25
dc.description.abstract	The current hermeneutics approaches and applications applied to the text of Mark 1:21-28 have tried capturing the right understanding and use of biblical authority “ἐμνπζία.” The current hermeneutical approaches have not done enough in this case. There is no uniform hermeneutical approach that has been applied to the text that resonates with the issue of the abuse of biblical authority in some African Initiated Churches (AICs). This research exegeted the text of the study using rhetorical criticism, specifically the method of Pentadic Criticism,and Pragmatic Analysis, particularly the method of Speech Act Theory, and some textual analysis. This was done to provide a remedial to some witnessed abuse of biblical authority by the leaders in some of the AICs today. These abuses are evident in the manipulation of the congregants financially, spiritually, physically, sociologically, and psychologically as indicated in this document. The focus of this study is, therefore, directed to the interpretation and application of the text of Mark 1:21-28, to better understand biblical authority and also to correct the misuse of that authority by some leaders in some of the AICs. This will also reduce the misunderstanding of biblical authority by some leaders today, hence, achieving not only the development of biblical understanding of biblical authority and its application in some AICs by the leaders but also contributing to academia concerning the use of biblical authority.
dc.identifier.uri	https://repo.pacuniversity.ac.ke/handle/123456789/3772.2
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	PACU
dc.title	A RHETORICAL AND PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF MARK 1:21-28 AS A REMEDIAL TO THE ABUSE OF BIBLICAL AUTHORITY “ἐξουσια” IN SOME AFRICAN INITIATED CHURCHES	en_US
dc.type	Thesis