Doctoral Degrees (Ancient Studies)
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The Apadana reliefs at Persepolis: An iconographic analysis with special emphasis on the identification and function of the gift-bearing delegations
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: For many years, specific delegations on the façades of the Apadana at Persepolis posed an ongoing identification problem among scholars. Incongruities occurred in the identification of some of the ... -
The relationships of the senses of נֶפֶשׁ in the Hebrew Bible: A cognitive linguistic perspective
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study is to examine the biblical Hebrew term נֶפֶשׁ in terms of a cognitive semantic (CS) working model in order to determine the relationships of its senses. This examination ... -
In pursuit of a more comprehensive framework for fronting in classical BH prose
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The present dissertation is an investigation into the phenomenon of fronting within Classical BH prose. Applying developments of linguistic analysis and typological patterns of linguistic constructions ... -
Vergil’s Menagerie : animal imagery in the Aeneid
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The constant presence of animals is a defining characteristic of ancient epic, but one that is not often examined in its own right. The focus of this study is on Vergil’s use of animal imagery in the ... -
Orphan artefacts : investigating classical objects in the Iziko collection, Cape Town
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Since 1998 a collection of 238 classical antiquities, many of which were previously on display for over a century, has been in storage in the Iziko Social History Centre in Cape Town, South Africa. These ... -
Relational meanings of the noun אִישׁ (’îš) in Biblical Hebrew
(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 ... -
A thematic study of doctrines on death and afterlife according to Targum Qohelet
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation examined how the Targum radically transformed Qohelet’s pessimistic, secular and cynical views on the human condition by introducing a composite rabbinical theology throughout the ... -
Grammatical polysemy in the Hebrew Bible : a cognitive linguistic approach to כי
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study is an investigation into the grammatically polysemous word כי in the Hebrew Bible. Despite much ink spilt on the description of this little word, many questions remain to be fully explored. ... -
Is Jesus king? A critical examination of Paul's thought in the context of the Hellenistic kingship topos
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Ancient philosophers employed the topos of ideal kingship as a way to think about monarchy and the superior person who could ascend to this office. Following those modern scholars who have used topoi ... -
מ/לפני ,אחר, and תחת : a cognitive linguistic approach to the Biblical Hebrew prepositions
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation addresses the problem of the polysemic meaning of three Biblical Hebrew (=BH) words that are used as prepositions: ʾahṛ , pn(h), and thṭ . Addressing this problem not only profiles ... -
The particle אִם and conditionality in Biblical Hebrew revisited : a cognitive linguistic account
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The present work is an investigation into both the semantics and functions of the particle אִם , and the conditional and non-conditional constructions in which it is found in Biblical Hebrew. A fresh ... -
The intertextual relationship between Augustine’s Confessions and The Letter to the Romans
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Interest in the exploration of classical texts through the use of modern theoretical frameworks is on the rise, but they are not yet mainstream. The complexity of a quotation rich text such as the Confessions ... -
Psychagogy in Plutarch's Moralia and Parallel Lives : the image of the ideal Woman
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Plutarch’s views on women are significantly influenced by Plato’s metaphysics and virtue ethics, while he draws from other traditions as he sees fit. The theoretical-philosophical works of the Moralia ... -
The form, function and symbolism of standards in ancient Mesopotamia during the Third and Fourth Millennia BCE : an iconographical Study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: A standard can be defined as a long shaft with a sign or emblem attached to the top which may be held or which may stand on the ground. Standards are represented in Mesopotamian art from the emergence ... -
Catullus decentred: the poetics of the periphery
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Catullus is, after Vergil and Horace, the most studied Latin poet. His poems portray a speaking subject whose intense experience of the people and circumstances in his world immediately draws in the reader ... -
Re-sculpting a sacred text : towards an acceptable poetic translation of the Psalms – exemplified by Psalms 131 and 150
(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 ... -
Beer as a signifier of social status in ancient Egypt with special emphasis on the New Kingdom period (ca. 1550-1069 BC) : the place of beer in Egyptian society compared to wine
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Some academics are of the generalist opinion that ancient Egyptian beer was only consumed by the lower classes because of its low social status. This is based on the generalization that individuals only ... -
Left dislocation in biblical Hebrew : a cognitive linguistic account
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The present work consists of an investigation into the form and function(s) of the so-called 'Left Dislocation' construction in Biblical Hebrew. As such, this inquiry is part of a larger domain of ... -
Allusion as translation problem : Portuguese versions of second Isaiah as test case
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: An allusion in the source text poses a serious problem for a translator. A relevance-theoretic approach would define an “allusion” as the re-use of language from a prior text such that, by calling the ... -
Some lexemes associated with the concept of JOY in Biblical Hebrew : a cognitive linguistic investigation
(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 ...
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