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Ilorin Journal of Religious Studies, 2018
This paper sought to examine the meaning and the significance of James 5:14. The place of anointi... more This paper sought to examine the meaning and the significance of James 5:14. The place of anointing oil in Christian ministry has taken on new meanings and significance, albeit the traditional views. The anointing oil is being used for exorcism, as a repellant against evil powers, an aid of socioeconomic well-being and the like. However, through a lexico-syntactical analysis, it has been concluded that the oil referred to in the passage has a pure medical significance and that prayer of faith, as the worldview of the author, reinforces and accelerates the healing process of the medicinal oil. Therefore, any Christian who shares the worldview of the author can blend prayer of faith and any prescribed medicine to help in a healing process.
The relationship between Gen 15 and 17 has long been debated, leading to conflicting viewpoints. ... more The relationship between Gen 15 and 17 has long been debated, leading to conflicting viewpoints. Scholars from the diachronic perspective consider these passages to be two variants accounts from different sources. Those from the synchronic perspective garner a range of possible relationships. This article has suggested a five-element structure as a systematizing grid of the contents of these chapters. Based on structure and content, it is argued that Gen 15 and 17 constitute a single covenant, and that each chapter focuses on one side of the covenant promise. In other words, chap. 15 focuses on the promise of the land, whereas chap. 17 concentrates on the posterity element of the covenant.
This paper sought to examine the meaning and the significance of James 5:14. The place of anointi... more This paper sought to examine the meaning and the significance of James 5:14. The place of anointing oil in Christian ministry has taken on new meanings and significance, albeit the traditional views. The anointing oil is being used for exorcism, as a repellant against evil powers, an aid of socioeconomic well-being and the like. However, through a lexico-syntactical analysis, it has been concluded that the oil referred to in the passage has a pure medical significance and that prayer of faith, as the worldview of the author, reinforces and accelerates the healing process of the medicinal oil. Therefore, any Christian who shares the worldview of the author can blend prayer of faith and any prescribed medicine to help in a healing process.
Ilorin Journal of Religious Studies, 2018
This paper sought to examine the meaning and the significance of James 5:14. The place of anointi... more This paper sought to examine the meaning and the significance of James 5:14. The place of anointing oil in Christian ministry has taken on new meanings and significance, albeit the traditional views. The anointing oil is being used for exorcism, as a repellant against evil powers, an aid of socioeconomic well-being and the like. However, through a lexico-syntactical analysis, it has been concluded that the oil referred to in the passage has a pure medical significance and that prayer of faith, as the worldview of the author, reinforces and accelerates the healing process of the medicinal oil. Therefore, any Christian who shares the worldview of the author can blend prayer of faith and any prescribed medicine to help in a healing process.
The relationship between Gen 15 and 17 has long been debated, leading to conflicting viewpoints. ... more The relationship between Gen 15 and 17 has long been debated, leading to conflicting viewpoints. Scholars from the diachronic perspective consider these passages to be two variants accounts from different sources. Those from the synchronic perspective garner a range of possible relationships. This article has suggested a five-element structure as a systematizing grid of the contents of these chapters. Based on structure and content, it is argued that Gen 15 and 17 constitute a single covenant, and that each chapter focuses on one side of the covenant promise. In other words, chap. 15 focuses on the promise of the land, whereas chap. 17 concentrates on the posterity element of the covenant.
This paper sought to examine the meaning and the significance of James 5:14. The place of anointi... more This paper sought to examine the meaning and the significance of James 5:14. The place of anointing oil in Christian ministry has taken on new meanings and significance, albeit the traditional views. The anointing oil is being used for exorcism, as a repellant against evil powers, an aid of socioeconomic well-being and the like. However, through a lexico-syntactical analysis, it has been concluded that the oil referred to in the passage has a pure medical significance and that prayer of faith, as the worldview of the author, reinforces and accelerates the healing process of the medicinal oil. Therefore, any Christian who shares the worldview of the author can blend prayer of faith and any prescribed medicine to help in a healing process.