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The daughters of Zelophehad : a Nigerian perspective on inheritance of land by women according to Numbers 27:1-11
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Chapter one of this research and its hypothesis outlines the way in which land inheritance has been applied in past decades to the total exclusion of women. This study includes mainly the Ogba and ... -
A functional equivalence translation of the Zelophehad narrative in Num. 27:1-11
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2006)A literal, second language reading of the Bible obfuscicates the interpretation and application of Biblical texts to cultural issues such as land inheritance by female in receptor communities. Texts such as the Zelophehad ... -
A postcolonial critical assessment of the Imago Dei in Gen 1:26-28 in Nigerian perspective
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2010)The concept of ‘subdue the earth’ and of ‘dominion’ given a literal interpretation in the Priestly text of Gen 1:1-2:4a is linked to an interpretation of the ‘Imago Dei’ or the image likeness of God in Gen 1:26-28 to mean ... -
Re-defining stewardship : a Nigerian perspective on accountable and responsible land ownership according to the Old Testament
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2007-12)This dissertation has explored the Biblical basis for a redefinition of stewardship, and has done so in the light of land ownership customs and ethos in some parts of Africa. It has employed a postcolonial hermeneutics ...
