Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Ancient Studies) by Title

Re-sculpting a sacred text : towards an acceptable poetic translation of the Psalms – exemplified by Psalms 131 and 150

Watt, Milton Lewis (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

Gwala, Mzonzima (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

Stein, David E. S., 1957- (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

Van Steenbergen, Gerrit Jan (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

Megahan, Michael Larry (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.)

Swart, Lisa (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 ...