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Exegesis: The Syrophoenician Woman's Faith


Lastly, this first page has not been counted together with the minimum number of pages for it serves merely as a guide and reference for a better understanding of this paper.
             I. Initial intuition subsequent to reading this Markan passage will make one have a different perspective of the Jesus that we know, given that all metaphors are properly interpreted, based on the more widely accepted construal. This is because the passage can be read in many ways, more of which are incorrect and are not supportive of the true Christ that we know and accept today. It is through deeper understanding of not only historical context but also of literal dissection of the passage that one can read and comprehend the absolute essence of the reading. It is the objective of this exegesis to briefly but concisely explain the Markan passage of The Syrophoenician Woman's Faith in the light of the true Jesus that we know, more specifically tackling His being just, gentle and humanly. We seek a reconciliation between the passage and the one God; we seek for an interpretation that will place all ideas presented by the passage in place without conflict and hesitation. The difference in form, or perhaps even in essence, of this Markan version to other versions of this story deserves its own analyses.
             II. As the passage narrates, the Syrophoenician woman's request is initially rejected by Jesus by a metaphor of the children and the dogs. It is widely accepted that the dogs are equated to the woman and her child, for being a Syrophoenician (Phoenecian from Syria), based on academic conclusions. The children are, on the other hand, equated to the Jews, for which the kingdom of God is.
             III. The initial declination of Jesus in healing the woman's daughter is usually intuitively interpreted as Jesus' humanly characteristic of being a racist, or a demonstration of exclusivity to the eternal objective of Christ's incarnation, therefore, presenting a problem of Christ being unjust.


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