Original Research
The target group of the Ultimate Commission (Matthew 28:19)
Submitted: 28 April 2009 | Published: 05 March 2010
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Kukzin Lee, North-West University, South AfricaFrancois P. Viljoen, North-West University, South Africa
Abstract
The inclusion of ‘all nations’ as the mission target in the Ultimate Commission of Matthew 28:19 somehow comes as a surprise. The Gentiles seem to have been excluded from Jesus’ and his disciples’ mission in two passages (10:5–6; 15:24). In an attempt to establish the target group of the great commandment, this article investigates the meaning of the phrase *[foreign font omitted] used in 28:19 and subsequently the literary contexts of the commandment.
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