Sound Health (ὑγιαίνω) In 3John 2 and Its Implications for The 21st Century Pastors In Nigeria
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2016
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The Faculty of Arts, Benue State University, Makurdi
Abstract
In recent times, death rate of the gospel preachers has been reduced. There have been
seminars, conferences; panel discussions and symposia on health talk both at local, national
and international levels. 3 John 2 appears to be one of such health talk too in which it uses a
Hellenistic epistolary greeting to Gaius “…be in sound health.” Methodologies adopted in
this paper were historical, exegetical and sociological. Data were gathered through primary
and secondary sources in which selected church leaders were interviewed, related works were
consulted and internet source was also used. It has been established in this paper that poverty
as well as illiteracy have negative effects on the health of pastors .The Bible talks about the
health of both the soul as well as body, and that bodily and spiritual health complement each
other. It is in this regard that the Greek word “ὑγιαίνω” through lexico-semantic analysis
refers to "soundness" in faith, in charity, in patience, or doctrine. Here in the context of 3John
1:2 (ὑγιαίνω) refers to physical health. It means to be sound, to be well and to be in good
health respectively.