Browsing by UP Author "Pilch, John J."

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  • Are there Jews and Christians in the Bible? 
    Pilch, John J. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1997)
    The article shows that it is anachronistic to speak of either Christians or Jews in the biblical period. In the New Testament both words are used pejoratively by outsiders. However, it became appropriate to speak of Jews ...
  • Insights and models from medical anthropology for understanding the healing activity of the historical Jesus 
    Pilch, John J. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1995)
    This essay sketches a basic introduction to medical anthropology as a key to understanding and interpreting the healing activity of the historical Jesus described in the gospels. It presents select literature, leading experts, ...
  • Insults and face work in the Bible 
    Pilch, John J. (OpenJournals Publishing, 2014-10)
    Insults play a key role in social interaction in the agonistic culture of the Middle East. This article constructs a social scientific model of social interaction regarding face work and insults and then filters the ...
  • Paul's call to be a holy man (apostle) : in his own words and in other words 
    Pilch, John J. (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2005)
    This brief survey and analysis of the statements made by Paul about his experience of God calling him to be an apostle in Galatians 1:15-16; 1 Corinth 15:8-9; 2 Corinth 4:6; and Philippians 3:12 were chiefly conducted from ...
  • Paul’s ecstatic trance experience near Damascus in Acts of the Apostles 
    Pilch, John J. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2002)
    Luke reports more than twenty altered states of consciousness experiences in Acts of the Apostles. These are common and normal human experiences in approximately ninety percent of contemporary cultures. In the ancient ...
  • Salt for the earthen oven revisited 
    Pilch, John J. (OpenJournals Publishing, 2011-06-07)
    The symbolic interpretation of the salt sayings in the New Testament (Mt 5:13; Mk 9:42–50; Lk 12:49–53; 14:34–35) is best based on the long-standing cultural practice of using salt as a catalytic agent to burn dung, the ...
  • The wisdom of Ben Sira in MENA cultural context : a cultural topical index 
    Pilch, John J. (OpenJournals Publishing, 2016-08-19)
    The biblical Books of Proverbs and Ben Sira (Sirach; Ecclesiasticus) yield no narrative continuity or logical outline. They are simply collections. The best way to interpret these books is with the aid of a topical index. ...