Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Ancient Studies) by Title
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The old Babylonian mesarum-edict and the Old Testament
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1977)No Abstract Available -
Orphan artefacts : investigating classical objects in the Iziko collection, Cape Town
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Since 1998 a collection of 238 classical antiquities, many of which were previously on display for over a century, has been in storage in the Iziko Social History Centre in Cape Town, South Africa. These ... -
The particle אִם and conditionality in Biblical Hebrew revisited : a cognitive linguistic account
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The present work is an investigation into both the semantics and functions of the particle אִם , and the conditional and non-conditional constructions in which it is found in Biblical Hebrew. A fresh ... -
The pastoral letter in early Christianity up to the early fifth century C.E.
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation aims to trace a Christian letter tradition, i.e. the pastoral letter type, during the first five centuries of this era. With this in mind I outlined the problem statements, goals, ... -
The protreptic-paraenetic purpose of Augustine's Confessions and its Manichean audience
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this dissertation I attempt to open up new perspectives on the literary qualities and the unity of Augustine's Confessions by reading the work in the light of the context within which it first ... -
Psalms 38 and 145 of the Septuagint
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2010-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The present dissertation is a commentary on Psalms 38 and 145 in the Septuagint (LXX) version, or more accurately, the Old Greek (OG) version. Specifically, this dissertation attempts to understand the ... -
Psychagogy in Plutarch's Moralia and Parallel Lives : the image of the ideal Woman
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Plutarch’s views on women are significantly influenced by Plato’s metaphysics and virtue ethics, while he draws from other traditions as he sees fit. The theoretical-philosophical works of the Moralia ... -
A quest for the assumed LXX Vorlage of the explicit quotations in Hebrews
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2009-03)The Vorlage of the explicit quotations in Hebrews remains an unresolved matter to date – despite the fact that it is an important pre-requisite before one can attempt to investigate the function of the quotations within ... -
Re-sculpting a sacred text : towards an acceptable poetic translation of the Psalms – exemplified by Psalms 131 and 150
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this study is to make a contribution to the formulation of a set of guidelines for an acceptable poetic translation of a sacred poetic text. To achieve this definition, a thorough review of ... -
The reception of Genesis 1-3 in Nguni culture
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-08-10)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation looks at the reception of Gen. 1-3, one of the most controversial parts in the Hebrew Bible. How was it interpreted by the Nguni speaking communities (e.g. Xhosa, Zulu, siSwazi and ... -
Relational meanings of the noun אִישׁ (’îš) in Biblical Hebrew
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This interdisciplinary, cross-linguistic investigation of the word ’îš ( אִישׁ ), including its feminine and plural forms, noted more than ten distinctive features compared to other general human nouns ... -
Semantics, world view and Bible translation : an integrated analysis of a selection of Hebrew lexical items referring to negative moral behaviour in the book of Isaiah
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12)Tot op hede is die studie van die semantiek tot 'n groot mate bëinvloed deur die taalkundige perspektiefvan die navorser. Dit het dikwels gelei tot resultate wat skeefgetrek is deur die voorveronderstellings van die ... -
Some lexemes associated with the concept of JOY in Biblical Hebrew : a cognitive linguistic investigation
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Theories of lexical semantics have undergone an evolutionary development for centuries. Geeraerts (2010) has traced their development from the historical-philological era (circa 1880) until the early ... -
A stylistic comparison of selected visual representations on Egyptian funerary papyri of the 21st Dynasty and wooden funerary stelae of the 22nd Dynasty (c. 1069 -715 B. C. E.)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation examines illustrated funerary papyri and wooden funerary stelae for information they can provide about the organization of artists in the 21st and 22nd Dynasty. It is an inquiry into ... -
A thematic study of doctrines on death and afterlife according to Targum Qohelet
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation examined how the Targum radically transformed Qohelet’s pessimistic, secular and cynical views on the human condition by introducing a composite rabbinical theology throughout the ... -
Wisdom in Pindar : gnomai, cosmology and the role of the poet
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates the cosmological context of Pindar' s victory odes, and its importance for their encomiastic purpose. The introductory chapter deals with selected aspects of Pindaric scholarship ... -
מ/לפני ,אחר, and תחת : a cognitive linguistic approach to the Biblical Hebrew prepositions
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation addresses the problem of the polysemic meaning of three Biblical Hebrew (=BH) words that are used as prepositions: ʾahṛ , pn(h), and thṭ . Addressing this problem not only profiles ...
