Sport en de Bijbel
The New Testament speaks positively of physical exercise once (1 Tim. 6:12). It also emerges metaphorically as an image for the believer's life (Cor. 9:24-27). This metaphorical use has its background in the everyday world of the early Christians. In that world, sport was as important as it is...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | Dutch |
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University of Groningen Press
2023
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Theologia reformata
Year: 2023, Volume: 66, Issue: 4, Pages: 331-343 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality HC New Testament |
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| Summary: | The New Testament speaks positively of physical exercise once (1 Tim. 6:12). It also emerges metaphorically as an image for the believer's life (Cor. 9:24-27). This metaphorical use has its background in the everyday world of the early Christians. In that world, sport was as important as it is today. Interestingly, the theme of "training", askēsis, is the root of the phenomenon of "asceticism". For many, the ideal believer wore himself out and hardened the body to become a champion of renunciation in order to draw closerto God. In moderate form, the ascetic ideal was maintained in Reformation theology. It is still relevant to today. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theologia reformata
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.21827/TR.66.4.331-343 |