Browsing Masters Degrees (Old and New Testament) by Title
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The abolition of intermarriage in Ezra 10 and the ethnic identity of the postexilic Judean community : a hermeneutic study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The present study seeks to examine the abolition of intermarriage according to Ezra 10 by asking the question as to what were the compelling reasons for such a social crisis, and to demonstrate its possible ... -
The abuse of power and sexual violence: a close reading of 2 Samuel 11 against the background of Boko Haram Atrocities in Nigeria
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-02-18)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research is stimulated by the current abuse of power and sexual violence associated with Boko Haram atrocities in Nigeria during the last two decades. The concern for peaceful co-existence, gender ... -
Accounting for anxiety : an analysis of an early first-century material ethic from Matt 6:19-34
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2006-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This paper undertakes a detailed study of Matt 6:19-34 for the specific purpose of accounting for the unique context and content of the material/financial ethic being articulated here by Jesus. The passage, ... -
An analysis of the intercalation of Mark 11:12-25 in light of narrative criticism and the oral aspect of Mark
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Mark 11:12-25 has been identified as an intercalation or sandwich structure (A-B-A) by many scholars as consisting of three linked episodes: the cursing of the fig tree (11:12- 14), the cleaning of the ... -
Die aoristos en imperfektum in die Handelinge van die Apostels
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Those who follow the research of the last century concerning verbal aspect, will realize the importance of this topic for the understanding of the input of the author / speaker in the written or spoken ... -
Armoede en rykdom na aanleiding van ’n Ou-Testamentiese perspektief : ’n analogiese en etiese interpretasie van die Josefverhaal
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: “Ethical conduct is about doing the right things the right way; not that the ends justify the means, but also simply doing the right thing, it did not matter what the outcomes were.” (Khoza, 2016) Die ... -
An assessment of African Christian beliefs in ancestors in view of a responsible interpretation of 1 Corinthians 8:4-6 within the South African context
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The object of this study is to assess African Christian beliefs in ancestors in lieu of a responsible interpretation of 1 Corinthians 8 :4 - 6. Warranting this assessment is the confusion that arises ... -
Authority and interpretation in the book of Jonah
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-02)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The issue addressed in this study and its hypothesis are outlined in chapter one, and concern the general problem of variety in theological interpretation of the Bible. Specifically, the research problem ... -
Baptism & identity : Pauline directives for Christian ethics
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Baptism has been an important aspect of the Christian community and faith since its very beginnings. This study investigates Paul’s reference to baptism since the Pauline epistles are the oldest ... -
Bodies in the body of Christ : in search of a theological response to rape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study argues that rape is an instrument of patriarchy, functioning in the same way as torture to keep patriarchal power hierarchies intact. Rape robs women of their voices, making and keeping them ... -
Challenging hegemonic masculinity in John 7:53-8:11
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Violence against women can be perpetrated in various ways, among which is masculine supremacy or the desire to be a successful man at the expense of women. However, when manhood is seen as something that ... -
The characterisation of Herod and the infant Jesus as masculine authority figures in the gospel according to Matthew 1 and 2
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-11)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In the first chapter, the research background and motivation for the study is explained as well as the focus on power and authority in Matthew 1-2 in regard to Jesus and Herod. Thereafter the research ... -
Chiasm in Mark 7:24-31
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: My provisional identification of chiasm in Mark 7:24-31 initiated this multidisciplinary study of the literary shape of this interesting text. New Testament scholars tend to agree that the genre (form, ... -
Children as hermeneutes : readings of the seven parables in Matthew thirteen
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This qualitative empirical study is located in one of the aims of Bible Skills which focuses on 'the Bible in today's world' and specifically on the foregrounding of the ordinary reader in recent research. ... -
Circumcision and persecution : a Pauline perspective according to Gal. 5:11 and 6:12
(2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Paul’s position regarding circumcision has been one of the most controversial issues in Pauline studies. This position has been interpreted theologically in traditional readings and has been ethically ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Contemporary implications of the first-century counter-ethos of Jesus to the scripted universe of gender and health in John 4 & 9 : a narrative-critical analysis
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africans are confronted on a daily basis with the social inequality among individuals which greatly inspires violence, victimisation, discrimination and life-denying ethos. These acts of injustice ... -
Crucifixion of masculinity : a gender critical (re)reading of the narrative of the cross as portrayed in the Gospel of Luke
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The South African society is violently sick to the core regarding gender and sexuality. Shockingly high statistics of gender-based violence and the everyday occurrences of gender injustices and gender ... -
Current perspectives on Wisdom in Job 28
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2007-12)The aim of this thesis is to discern the trends in current scholarship on the concept of wisdom in Job 28. The trends differ according to methodological perspectives (literary, historical, and theological), depending on ...
