HTS Volume 52, Number 2&3 (1996)

HTS Volume 52, Number 2&3 (1996)

 

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  • Smit, P. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1996)
    The university is a institution of hope where the foundations are laid for a better future. This derives from the search for solutions in every sphere of scientific study. Sometimes students and young researchers ...
  • Botha, J. Eugene (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1996)
    In this paper an attempt is made to gain a picture of the earliest stages of the Christian movement subsequent to Jesus' public ministry. Observations about methodological matters are made and this is followed by a brief ...
  • Botha, S.P. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1996)
    Matthew 27:51 b-53 is a crux interpretum in the exegesis of the Matthew text. By comparing the semantic domains of lexical items and by determining the subtle distinctions between closely related words, the article takes ...
  • Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.); Denton, Rudy A. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1996)
    Milan Machovec makes a contribution to our knowledge of Jesus by looking at the evidence about him through a Marxist lens. In his book 'A Marxist looks at Jesus', he attemps to understand, from a positive, yet still ...
  • Faber van der Meulen, Harry E. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1996)
    'Becoming like a child' is an idea often expressed in the New Testament in connection with the following of Jesus. However, the meaning of this phrase is not so clear. It has to be understood in its cultural context. The ...
  • Stanton, Graham N. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1996)
    The article elaborates upon issues raised in the author's 1992 book, 'A 'Gospel for a New People: Studies in Matthew'. These issues concern the relationship of the first recipients of Matthew's gospel to local ...
  • Koekemoer, J.H. (Johannes Hendrik), 1935-; Steenkamp, Nicolaas J.S. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1996)
    This article deals with the relationship between a theologian's world view and his or her view of the resurrection of Christ. The theologies of Barth, Bultmann, Pannenberg and Moltmann are compared. Their views on ...
  • Stone, Jerome A. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1996)
    The main Western paradigm involves: 1) dichotomous thinking, 2) valuing abstraction and stability, 3) the quest for certainty, 4) search for foundations and proper method, and 5) a precise language. Postmodernism often ...
  • Strydom, J.G. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1996)
    In a previous article the author discussed the issue of social justice in the prophetic books, with special emphasis on the role played by the land promise. In that article he has concentrated on the prophet Micah and come ...
  • Swanepoel, P.C.; Van der Merwe, P.J. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1996)
    The church finds itself in a crisis. The essence of this crisis manifests itself in the fact that the church has forgotten its vocation to be an evangelising church. There are, however, a multitude of factors which hamper ...
  • Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1996)
    The quest for the historical Jesus has been a vitally central topic in New Testament scholarship. The article aims at explaining to non-scholars some of the premisses and methods of this historical critical enterprise. Issues ...
  • Van Wyk, I.W.C. (Ignatius William Charles) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1996)
    This article deplores the fact that the theologumenon 'last judgement' has become a museum piece. It seeks to stimulate a new debate on this topic. The author is convinced that this theologumenon is a central topic of ...
  • Van Wyk, Wouter Cornelius (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1996)
    This article investigates the way Christian norms and values can be realised in the context of education and training. The article starts with a survey of the ways in which, in the previous political dispensation, Christian ...
  • Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.); Botma, M.A. (Michael Andries) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1996)
  • Beukes, C.J. (Cornelius Johannes) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1996)
    In this article the intimate relation between power, history and historiography is explored within the context of the postmodem philosophy/ historiography of Michel Foucault. Foucault confronts us wIth a timeless question: ...