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  • J D Crossan's construct of Jesus' "Jewishness" : a critical assessment 
    Cromhout, Markus (Department of Ancient Languages, University of Pretoria, 2006)
    The article focuses on J D Crossan's reconstruction of the historical Jesus and the content he assigns to Jesus' "Jewishness". Guided by Crossan's own work and the insights of ethnicity theory, the continuities and ...
  • J H J A Greyvenstein en A S Geyser se teologiese denke oor die volkskerkgedagte 
    Van Eck, Ernest (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1995)
    This paper - in two parts - aims to participate in the current debate regarding the writing of a new church order for the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika, concentrating on Article III of the current church order. ...
  • J.S. Semler (1725-1791) se beskouing van geskiedenis, kerkgeskiedenis en heilsgeskiedenis - 'n verkenning 
    Pretorius, Christo; Botha, S.J. (Schalk Jacobus), 1936- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1998)
    Johan Solomon Semler introduced a new understanding of Scripture through his view of history. This article tries to indicate that the scheme according to which he viewed history is one based on the distination between ...
  • Jac van Belkum (1851-1933) : ’n middelkonfessionele predikant van die Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika 
    Pretorius, Christo (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2004)
    In this article the theological accents of Reverend Jac van Belkum (1851-1933), minister of the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika from 1891 until his retirement, are evaluated. By means of a comparison between central ...
  • Jagters vs boere : 'n soeke na die oorsprong van godsdiens 
    Beyers, Jaco (OpenJournals Publishing, 2012-02-20)
    The question to the origin of religion is as old as the concept of religion itself. To understand religion, it helps to understand the categories of definitions for religion. There are several theories as to the evolutionary ...
  • James Barr and Biblical Inspiration: A Critique of Barr's view of Biblical inspiration in the light of recent exegetical and theological developments in Evangelical Theology 
    Mpindu, Francis Mpilo Munangi (University of Pretoria, 2004-11-07)
    Dr. James Barr is a prolific writer who has contributed significantly to theology and biblical studies for over four decades. Indeed, he is a writer and a Bible scholar who deserves a hearing. I became aware of Barr's works ...
  • James Cone's legacy in Africa : confession as political praxis in the Kairos Document 
    Kalu, O.U. (Ogbu U.) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006)
    This reflection sets out to achieve three goals: the key is to show the legacy of James Cone from a global perspective, specifically his contributions to the development of African theology. The second is the irony that ...
  • James Noble Mackenzie's Ministry in South Korea : a Missiological Exploration from a Minjung Perspective 
    Son, Sang Pil (University of Pretoria, 2017)
    This research is into the ministry of J. N. Mackenzie in Korea from a Minjung perspective. Minjung theology grew out of the context of the military government which took power by a coup d'état and which amended the ...
  • Jehu’s violent coup and the justification of violence 
    Mokoena, Lerato Likopo Dinah; Meyer, Esias E. (AOSIS Open Journals, 2019-04-23)
    The putsch carried out by Jehu is one of the most violent stories in the Hebrew Bible. The text justifies the violence by portraying the rebellion as a case of retributive justice for the death of Naboth and as an attempt ...
  • Jeremiah 33:14-26 : the question of text stability and the devaluation of kingship 
    Erzberger, J.F. (Johanna) (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2013)
    The versions of the book of Jeremiah might be considered the result of the text's steady preservation and actualisation by its redactors. Those redactors are considered to have been part of a supporting group for which ...
  • The Jerusalem Temple in Luke-Acts 
    Taylor, N.H. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2004)
    Luke-Acts was written during the period after the destruction of the second temple, when, for most Jews, hopes for future restoration were conceived largely in terms of rebuilding the city of Jerusalem and resuming the ...
  • Jerusalemse tempelkuItus se huweliksmaatreel versus christelike waardes 
    Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1997)
    The marriage arrangements in the Jerusalem Temple cult in opposition to Christian values: Equal access for everyone to God's grace in an unmediated way is a central aspect of Jesus' presentation of the Kingdom of God. ...
  • Jesaja 36-39 - sinkroniese en diakroniese lees van 'n teks 
    Le Roux, J.H. (Jurie Hendrik), 1944-; Cronje, S.I. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2002)
    There has been growing interest in the book of Isaiah, particularly with regard to the unity of the book. The current debate has grown out of the discontent of more and more researchers with the historical-critical methods ...
  • Jesaja 40:1-11. JHWH as trooster van trauma slagoffers 
    Odendaal, A.G. (Andre Gerhard) (University of the Free State, Faculty of Theology, 2019-12-06)
    This article aims to show that Yahweh acts as a comforter of the traumatised: the exiles in Babilon. Some of them are eager to return to Jerusalem although they know that the city was destroyed. The prologue of Isaiah 40 ...
  • Jesaja 7:14 en die maagdeIike geboorte 
    Prinsloo, Willem S. (Willem Sterrenberg), 1944- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1997)
    Isaiah 7:14 and the virgin birth: Despite the fact that Matthew 1:22-23 uses Isaiah 7:14 to legitimise the virgin birth - or, rather the virgin conception - Isaiah 7:14 can not be interpreted to be a prediction of the ...
  • Jesaja net een boek? : die pendulum swaai terug (Afrikaans) 
    Cronje, Stephanus Ignatius (University of Pretoria, 2006-10-26)
    Afrikaans: Daar is nou reeds vir so om en by drie dekades 'n groeiende belangstelling in die boek Jesaja, maar dan in besonder die eenheid van die boek. In die Verenigde State van Amerika het dit onder meer gelei het tot ...
  • Jesters, tricksters, taggers and haints : hipping the church to the Afro-hop, pop-‘n-lock mock-up currently rocking apocalyptic Detroit 
    Perkinson, James W. (AOSIS Open Journals, 2017-11-24)
    The following essay investigates the animating force of jester-humour and trickster-critique as necessary components of prophetic consciousness and social movement. Climate change devastation coupled with racialised ...
  • Jesus - a Kerygma to live by - A postmodern understanding of myth, resurrection and canon 
    Schutte, Philippus Jacobus Wilhelmus (University of Pretoria, 2006-05-26)
    This study is done from an autobiographical perspective. It focuses on three issues: myths, the resurrection of Jesus from death, and the canon. It approaches the traditional ecclesiastical and confessional teachings from ...
  • Jesus - Kind van God, vaderloos in Galilea 
    Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2001)
    This article consists of four sections. Firstly, it reflects on the public debate regarding Jesus' alleged illegitimacy. The article argues that illegitimacy here refers to fatherlessness. Secondly, Joseph is focused on. ...
  • Jesus - prophetic emissary of God 
    Dannhauser, Estelle Henrietta; Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-06)
    The present study examines three models of research, all reaching the same conclusion, namely that Jesus was a prophet. The aim is to determine what their point of origin in research was, to determine on what basis they ...