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Paul and Israel : flesh, spirit and identity

Du Toit, Philip la Grange (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: See full text for the abstract
Life preservation in Genesis and Exodus : an exegetical study of the Tebāh

Spoelstra, Joshua Joel (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: See full text for the abstract
Covenant in relation to justice and righteousness in Isaiah 42:1-9

Muutuki, Joseph Mwasi (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study focuses on covenant in relation to justice and righteousness in Isaiah 42:1-9. The main purpose of the study is to grapple with the idea of whether the Old Testament scholarly research on ...
Identity formation and community solidarity : second temple historiographies in discourse with (South) African theologies of reconstruction

Cezula, Ntozakhe Simon (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study is motivated by a call by some African theologians for an African theology of reconstruction, specifically Mugambi. Its intended contribution is to propose a biblical paradigm from the Old ...
God en hoop in Jesaja 5:1-7 aan die hand van parallelismes in die boek Jesaja

Daniels, Andries (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation is an attempt to address the problem of the relationship between Yahweh and Hope in Isaiah 5:1-7 in the light of parallelism in the book Isaiah. It is an attempt to prove that our ...
Interpreting the Passover in the Exodus tradition amongst the TIV as a narrative concerning origin and migration

Weor, Jonathan Tyosar (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study has focused on interpreting the Passover in the Exodus tradition as a narrative of origin and migration among the Tiv of Nigeria. The main aim of the study is to go beyond a theology of ...
The rhetorical function of the parable discourse in Matthew 13

Kim, Jae Soo (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1996-11)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis deals with a reinvention of rhetorical criticism and its application to the parable discourse. The first part of this study examines the theoretical background of rhetoric, and shows that ...
An inner-biblical interpretation and intertextual reading of Ezekiel's recognition formulae with the book of Exodus

Evans, John Frederick (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2006-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: One of the most striking literary phenomena in the entire Old Testament, Ezekiel's recognition formula is repeated over seventy times. According to S. R. Driver that refrain, "You shall know that I am ...
Primogeniture in the Old Testament : towards a theological-ethical understanding of patriarchy in Ancient Israel

Fachhai, Laiu (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2007-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: As the title suggests, this research is a study of primogeniture in the Old Testament towards a theological-ethical understanding of patriarchy in ancient Israel. Using the Ancient Near East as a wider ...
Rereading Hebrews for liberating interdependence from within a Zimbabwean Mbire context

Chimeri, Dudzirai (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-10)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: As modern society becomes more complex and diverse, a colonial reading paradigm is increasingly becoming less plausible and has reached a point at which it is no longer possible to play tricks with colonized ...
Paul's discourse for the Corinthians' edification :a socio-rhetorical interpretation of 2 Corinthians 10-13

Moon, Jang-Hwan (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2004-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The difficulties attending the reading 2 Cor 10-13 are widely recognized. This dissertation aims to interpret the text by means of socio-rhetorical analysis and to investigate what its real purpose is. ...
The Jubilee in Leviticus 25 : a theological ethical interpretation from a South African perspective

Meyer, Esias Engelbertus (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2004-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Jubilee year in Leviticus 25 has received a fair amount of attention towards the end of the previous millennium with the movements such as the Jubilee 2000, which campaigned for the remissions of ...
A Karanga perspective on fertility and barrenness as blessing and curse in 1 Samuel 1:1-2:10

Moyo, Chiropafadzo (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2006-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation seeks to develop further the theological interpretation of the books of Samuel, by examining I Samuel I: 1-2:10 in the context of fertility and barrenness as blessing and curse. This ...
Unsung heroines of the Hebrew bible : a contextual theological reading from the perspective of woman wisdom

Olojede, Funlola Oluseyi (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)

ENGLISH SUMMARY: This study is based primarily on the presupposition that the conventional definition or description of a biblical heroine does not take into account certain ‘hidden’ women in the Old Testament who could ...
A text-critical analysis of the Lamentations manuscripts from Qumran (3QLam, 4QLam, 5QLama and 5QLamb): establishing the content of an Old Testament book according to its textual witnesses among the Dead Sea scrolls

Kotzé, Gideon (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study takes as its point of departure the contributions of the Dead Sea scrolls to the discipline of Old Testament textual criticism. It deals with a particular approach to this discipline and ...
The search for order and the maintenance of mystery in Old Testament wisdom literature

Park, Byeong-Cheol (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this dissertation is to investigate the concept of ‘wisdom’ in the Old Testament Wisdom Literature. This dissertation argues that the concept of ‘wisdom’ is both the search for order and the ...
חֶסֶד and Ikharari : the book of Ruth from a Lomwe perspective

Alfredo, Justino Manuel (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: It has been acknowledged in two recent studies that the translation of key biblical terms is an area that needs urgent attention. Many lexicons provide the meaning of a word by describing its etymology, ...
Ideologie en mag in Bybelinterpretasie : op weg na 'n kommunale lees van 2 Samuel 13

Van der Walt, Charlene (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-03)

AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie ondersoek die rol wat mag en ideologie speel in die konkrete interkulturele gespreksruimte wat tot stand kom as individue vanuit diverse kontekste mekaar ontmoet rondom Bybeltekste. ...
Jesus and suffering in John 9 : a narratological reading from within Karanga faith communities

Chomutiri, E. M. (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The thesis is mainly concerned with Jesus’ perspective on suffering according to John 9. The dramatic events in John 9 were triggered by a question by Jesus’ disciples about the cause of an unnamed blind ...
'Belief' and 'Logos' in the prologue of the Gospel of John : an analysis of complex parallelism

Go, Byung Chan (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research aims to give an answer to the correlation between ‘Belief’ and the ‘Logos’, which are the fundamental themes of the Prologue, by using a ‘complex parallelism’ and to understand the literary ...

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