Missiology as social justice A contextual reading of the mission of Christ in Luke 4:16-19
Kgatle, Mookgo Solomon
In honour of Professor Nico Botha, this article is a contextual reading of Luke 4:16-
19. The article addresses social issues such as poverty, captivity, oppression and
bondage, not only as the mission of Christ but in the context of the poor and the marginalised
in the City of Tshwane. These are the same social ills that the homeless in
the City of Tshwane experience in their everyday life. Literature review on the topic of
social justice demonstrates a relationship between social justice and social poverty.
It also demonstrates that homelessness is associated with social factors such as unemployment,
poverty and inequality. However, the literature review on social justice
demonstrates the research gap in studying the subject from Luke 4:16-19. Equally
so, the context of Luke 4:16-19 demonstrates a research gap in applying the text in
the context of the homeless in the City of Tshwane. To address the two research gaps,
this article reads Luke 4:16-19 in the context of the homeless in the City of Tshwane.
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