The parable of the persistent widow and the unjust judge: A replica of the suffering of widows in Zimbabwe

This article proposes an alternate way of reading the parable of Jesus with special emphasis on Luke 18:1-8. The goal of this contextual reading is the search for the liberation of the violated and disenfranchised widows in independent Zimbabwe. In the reading of the parable, the sociocultural and h...

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Published in:	Verbum et ecclesia Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. e1 - e8
Main Authors:	Mundenda, Dzikamai, van Eck, Ernest
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Pretoria African Online Scientific Information Systems (Pty) Ltd t/a AOSIS 2021 AOSIS (Pty) Ltd AOSIS
Subjects:	Contextualism Criticism and interpretation Domestication Historicism Inheritances Marriage Parables patriarchy Plot (Narrative) Portrayals Social aspects socio-historical context Spirituality violations Widows Zimbabwe
ISSN:	1609-9982, 2074-7705
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