Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Ancient Studies) by Title
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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 ... -
Analysing the frames of a bible: the case of the Setswana translations of the book of Ruth
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates how the contextual frames of reference (CFRs) of the three extant Setswana Bibles – Moffat, Wookey and BSSA (Bible Society of South Africa) – could have impacted on their ... -
Aphrahat's demonstrations : a conversation with the Jews of Mesopotamia
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Various opinions on the nature of Aphrahat‟s interactions with the Jews have essentially revolved around either accepting or rejecting the claim that the Persian Sage had contact with (Rabbinic) Jews ... -
Aspects of the translation technique of the Septuagint : the finite verb in the Septuagint of Deuteronomy
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1992-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Two major religions, Judaism and Christianity, use the ancient Hebrew Bible as Holy Scripture. These books were translated in the last three centuries before the common era. The oldest of these translations ... -
Augustine's Contra Fortunatum : perspectives from critical discourse analysis and argumentation theory
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Augustine of Hippo remains one of the most prominent and influential figures in the world of Catholicism, famous for his many writings and sermons on Catholic Christianity as well as his ardent defence ... -
Augustine’s use of Romans in the conversion narratives of the Confessions
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of the quotations of Paul’s Epistle to the Romans in the conversion narratives in Augustine’s Confessions. The Confessions is an account of Augustine’s ... -
Ba'al and Seth : an investigation into the relationship of two gods, with reference to their iconography (ca. 1500 – 1000 BCE)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Although the traditional viewpoint of the Ancient Egyptian civilisation is one of isolation and self containment, in fact Egypt and Syro-Palestine had a long history of contact and interaction before the ... -
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 ... -
Bible translation and relevance theory : the translation of Titus
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Relevance theory has seriously challenged the theoretical soundness of formal and functional equivalence as Bible translation methods. In Translation and relevance: Cognition and context, Gutt (1991) ... -
Biblical Hebrew lexicology and cognitive semantics : a study of lexemes of affection
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this study the conceptualization of love or affecion in the Old Testament is investigated. The most prototypical Biblical Hebrew lexeme for affection, namely אהב , forms the focus of the study. It is ... -
A Biblical Hebrew lexicon for translators based on recent developments in theoretical lexicography
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2008-03)Two main problems that confront existing Biblical Hebrew (BH) dictionaries can be identified. Firstly, there is a lack of adequate semantic models for the analysis and description of lexemes. Secondly, data is structured ... -
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 ... -
Chiastic structures in Hebrews : a study of form and function in Biblical discourse
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The compositional strategy, structure, and peak of the book Hebrews are heavily debated. Most scholars analyze Hebrews from only a Western linear approach. Other scholars like Vanhoye, Neeley, G.H. ... -
Cicero : 'haruspex' vicissitudinum mutationisque rei publicae : a study of Cicero's merit as political analyst
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study is to explore Marcus Tullius Cicero's awareness and interpretation of contemporary political events as reflected in his private correspondence during the last years of both ... -
A cognitive analysis of similes in the book of Hosea
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006-03)This study accounts for the forms and functions of the similes in the Book of Hosea. It proposes new tools for textual criticism, biblical interpretation, and understanding Biblical Hebrew (BH) worldview. Chapter One ... -
A cognitive linguistic description of purpose and result connectives in biblical Hebrew
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study represents an investigation of a set of BH connectives (רוּבֲעַבּ, ןַעַמְל, and ןֶפּ) as well as other grammatical constructions relevant to the lexical items. This investigation seeks to ... -
The conceptualisation of anger in the Hebrew Bible
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2004-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: There is no scarcity of publications on the subject of anger in the Hebrew Bible. Most of these concern themselves with the theological significance of the wrath of God. In particular, its function as ... -
Contemporary witch : dramatic treatments of the Medea myth
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The development of Jewish ideas of angels : Egyptian and Hellenistic connections, ca. 600 BCE to ca. 200 CE
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2007-03)This dissertation sets out to test the hypothesis that Egyptian and Hellenistic connections to Jewish beliefs about the functioning of angels facilitated the reception of Christianity. The method of investigation involved ... -
A discourse-functional description of participant reference in Biblical Hebrew narrative
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2007-03)Each language has some means or system of referring to participants. This system of reference includes a participant’s initial introduction, continuing reference to the participant, as well as reintroduction after some ...
