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The voice of the voiceless : reading Luke 1:46-55 in the context of HIV/AIDS in response to Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza’s feminist theology
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A biblical truth tends to function in the politics of meaning formation, where cultural norms and values of society direct a biblical reading, which in turn further affirms and constructs social ideals. ... -
Understanding the literary structures of Acrostic Psalms : an analysis of selected poems
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: By means of literary, linguistic and comparative literary approaches, this study examines the literary structure of the alphabetical acrostic poems in the Psalms. First, a literary approach is used to ... -
Reading Luke in impoverished communities : a social-scientific and feminist hermeneutical approach to Luke 1:39-56 and 4:16-30
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study is primarily concerned with responsible and considerate interpretations of the Bible as sacred book in faith communities. The question of poverty and its related issues compelled me to ask the ... -
Nurturing honour and shame in stories of the beginning in Genesis : biblical perspectives on human dignity according to cultures in southern Kaduna
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research evaluates and explores the problem of How stories of the beginning impact on the theological understanding of human dignity in relation to Genesis 6:1-4. 1. In this thesis, the first chapter ... -
Jesus and his Apostles as prophets par excellence in Luke - Acts
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Both Jesus and his Apostles, the main characters of Luke-Acts, cannot be identified as having the general features of prophets of the first century Mediterranean world, but nevertheless Luke elaborates ... -
A community as a testamentary executor : the journey of Joseph’s bones from Egypt to the Promised Land
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research is a synchronic reading of Exodus that investigates the “traces of Joseph’s bones” in the Exodus narratives. The Exodus is depicted in this narrative as Joseph’s funeral procession. Moses ... -
Collective meaning and specific, prophetic reference in the parables of Matthew 13
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis investigates whether the parables of Matthew 13 can be understood, both individually and collectively, when they are connected to specific, prophetic referents. After a review of parable ...
