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DOI: 10.31248/IJAH
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Conflict resolution in Nigerian partisan politics: Insights from the quest for leadership in Markan narratives
https://doi.org/10.31248/IJAH2020.007 | Article Number: 00CED1AD1 | Vol.2 (1) - June 2021
Received Date: 22 December 2020 | Accepted Date: 07 May 2021 | Published Date: 30 June 2021
Authors: Honor Maupego Sewapo* and Enock Oluwadare Ajibade
Keywords: Conflict, Leadership, Nigeria., James, John, Mark’s gospel, partisan politics, political parties, quest.
The quest for leadership, request to secure the foremost seats of influence at the side of Jesus (as done by James and John), is evident within Markan narratives. After this indecorous request, conflict crept into the camp of Jesus’ twelve disciples as the ten other disciples fumed over James’ and John’s bid to outflank them in prominence. Extant literature has focused on the event surrounding their request and the quality of the greatest in God’s service to the neglect of Jesus’ strategy of resolving the conflict, its contribution to the success of Jesus’ ministry and its relevance to resolving conflict in contemporary partisan politics. This paper, therefore, examines the quest for leadership in Markan narratives (9:33-37 and 10:35-45), with particular reference to Jesus’ strategy of resolving conflict. This is with a view to establishing its relevance to resolving Nigeria’s partisan political conflict. Fuchs’ theory of the New Hermeneutic was adopted. Data were subjected to exegetical analysis. Findings will have implication on conflict prevention and/or conflict resolution in human endeavours.
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