The Concept of Perfection in the Old and New Testaments

Authors

  • Patrick Siqueira

Keywords:

Perfection, Perfectionism, Bible, Ethos.

Abstract

The idea of perfection in the Bible is conceived in a very different way from that which is thought by an occidental mind, influenced by the Greek Philosophy. Through this study, focused in the Old and New Testaments, it is possible to verify how the idea of perfection should be understood and if it is possible to be attained.

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References

Buttrick, George Artur, Ed. Interpreter´s Dictionary of The Bible, New York, Nashville: Abinton Press, 1962, V.3.

Davies, W. D. The Sermon on the Mount. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1966

Douglass, Herbert, E., ed. Perfection: The Impossible Possibility, Neshville, Tennessee: Southern Publishing Assocoation , 1975

Eichrodt,Whalter. Theology Of The Old Testament. Philadelphia: TheThe Westminster Presss, 1961, V. 1.

La Rondelle, Hans K. Perfection and Perfectionism: A Dogmatic-Ethical Study of Biblical Perfection and Phenomenal Perfectionism. Berrien Springs, Michigan: Andrews University Press, 1975.

Payne, Barton.J. Theology of the Older Testament, Michigan, Grand Rapdis: Zodervan Publishing House, 1962.

Terrien, Samuel. The Psalms:Strophic Structure and Theological Commentary. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2003

Windish, Hans. The Meaning of The Sermon on the Mount. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1951.

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Published

2009-09-17

How to Cite

SIQUEIRA, P. The Concept of Perfection in the Old and New Testaments. Kerygma, Engenheiro Coelho, SP, v. 5, n. 2, p. 199, 2009. Disponível em: https://www.revistas.unasp.edu.br/kerygma/article/view/197. Acesso em: 20 feb. 2026.

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2009)

Section

Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso

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