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Abstract

The healings and exorcisms narratives of Jesus are in the Gospels, especially in the Gospel of Mark. These written reports are based on oral traditions, common around the Mediterranean Sea. There, people had great familiarity with healers, exorcists and miracle workers. Besides, in the first half of the century at Jesus 'Palestine, there were great messianic and apocalyptic expectation; God was about to turn his merciful face, finally sending the Messiah, which could restore the dignity of the people of Israel. In this context, the actions and words of Jesus were interpreted as a miracle worker and, gradually, as the expected Messiah. This research proposes that the oral and written narratives that enhance the healing and exorcism of Jesus express the religious language of Jewish tradition, which was the foundation of Christian religious culture.

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Title
Narrativas de curas e exorcismos de Jesus: uma expressão da linguagem religiosa/Narratives of healings and exorcisms of Jesus: An expression of religious language
Author
Correia, João Luiz, Júnior
Pages
452-472
Section
Dossiê: Narrativas Sagradas e Linguagens Religiosas - Artigo original
Publication year
2016
Publication date
Apr-Jun 2016
Publisher
Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Minas Gera, Programa de Posgraduacao em Ciencias da Religiao
ISSN
16799615
e-ISSN
21755841
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Portuguese
ProQuest document ID
1808322069
Copyright
Copyright Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Minas Gera, Programa de Posgraduacao em Ciencias da Religiao Apr-Jun 2016