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Bybelkunde vir bybelonderrig
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2020)
The paper analyses the dilemma of religious instruction in schools and the factors which contribute to the present unsatisfactory situation. The question is asked whether the expectations concerning religious instruction ...
The New Testament κύριος problem and how the Old Testament speeches can help solve it
(AOSIS, 2020)
The New Testament (NT) κύριος problem forms part of a larger interconnected network of challenges, which has the divine name Yhwh as the epicentre. To put it plainly, if the term κύριος is an equivalent for the divine name ...
Playing with peace : Solomon as the man of peace and rest, and the temple as the house of rest
(MDPI, 2021)
It is well‑known that the notions of peace, rest and order belonged to the royal Achaemenid
ideology, particularly from the time of Darius I onwards. This can be witnessed in Achaemenid ar‑
chitecture, iconography and ...
Reading trauma narratives : insidious trauma in the story of Rachel, Leah, Bilhah and Zilpah (Genesis 29-30) and Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale
(OTSSA, 2020-05-13)
This article investigates the notion of insidious trauma as a helpful means of interpreting the story of Rachel, Leah, Bilhah and Zilpah as told in Genesis 29-30 that has found its way into the haunting trauma narrative ...
An Apocalyptic Womb? The Great Harlot of Revelation 17-18
(2020-12)
The depiction of the literary figure of the Great Harlotin Revelation17and 18is a poignant expression of the wider New Testamentapocalyptic concern withGod’s power over humanity and creation. The depiction portrays ...
The "empty land" myth : a biblical and socio-historical exploration
(The Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2020)
Persistent discourse on the contentious "empty land" theory remains relevant within a biblical and socio-historic milieu, especially in the history of a colonialised country such as South Africa. Seeing that there are still ...