Christ, Salvation and Eschatology from Colossians: Developing a Response to Melanesian Concept of Gutpela Sindaun

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Christ, Salvation and Eschatology from Colossians: Developing a Response to Melanesian Concept of Gutpela Sindaun

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In this thesis I explored the Melanesian concept of “good life” or gutpela sindaun in PNG Pidgin. Gutpela sindaun or gutpela laip is a life of spiritual and material wholeness, which is regarded as immediately available. In this thesis, I have argued that the Melanesian gutpela sindaun thinking has influenced Melanesians to embrace the Christian gospel in the past, and is influencing many Melanesian Christians to embrace various versions of gospel teachings promising spiritual and material pr...

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Scholarly text / Thesis

Thesis level

Doctoral

Date created

2019

Creator

Mombi, George

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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/9795

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Gutpela / sindaun / myths / culture / heroes / pasin / nogut / or / bad / action / sin / sacred / knowledge / time / Colossian / philosophy / asceticism / angelic / worship / heavenly / visions / Christ / image / prototokos / pleroma / bodily / fullness / riches / mystery / hiddenness / reconciliation / soteriology / inaugurated / eschatology / supreme.

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