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Browsing Theology by Author "Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969-"
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Boloje, Blessing Onoriode; Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969-
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2016)
This article is an examination of the theological foundation that lies at the core of the
expression of Israelite piety; that is, the foundational and defining characteristic reflexes
in Israelite religious experience ...
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Esterhuizen, Liza; Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969-
(OpenJournals Publishing, 2021-03-18)
In this article the impact of the Covid-19 virus will be used as a lens to read this Isaianic text.
The collective threat of the corona-virus causes trauma on societies and communities on
different levels: psychological, ...
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Boloje, Blessing Onoriode; Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969-
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2015-11-05)
This article demonstrates the vindictive tone of Malachi’s final sermon by highlighting the
amazing reversal of fortunes of the righteous and shocking end of the wicked. Such a reversal
or antithesis this article proposes, ...
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Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969-
(Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2006)
One of the Psalm texts which expressis verbis refer to the hiddenness of the face of God is Psalm 69; and specifically Psalm 69:18. Approximately two and a half thousand years ago the scribes / theologians who created the ...
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Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969-
(Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2003)
The image “book of life” is mentioned expressis verbis in Psalm 69:29a.
The supplicant appeals to God to erase his enemies from the “book of
life”. The aim of this paper is to elaborate on this image. Quite varied
notions ...
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Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969-
(AOSIS Open Journals, 2019-11-19)
The focus of this article is on the cult-critical statement(s) in Amos (5:21–24) and Isaiah (1.10–20).
The title of this article inevitably leads us to the question of the relationship between the practice
of the cult ...
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Ramantswana, Hulisani; Gericke, Jaco; Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969-; Snyman, Gerrie
(Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2018)
This issue is dedicated to Wilhelm (Willie) Joseph Wessels, whose career at UNISA spanned the period from January 1979 to December 2018. Willie’s primary focus throughout his career was on prophetic literature. In his ...
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Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969-
(Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006)
In this article the author discusses the fact that being sexual is part of being human. The Old Testament quite frankly acknowledges this important aspect of our humanity. It unapologetically depicts men and women as ...
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Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969-
(OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-11)
According to the New-Testament authors, the life of Jesus, as Christ, should be seen in light of the Old-Testament texts. It seems that all the messianic texts in the Old Testament had been fulfilled in Jesus. The Messiah, ...
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Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969-
(Unisa Press, 2009)
The values and norms of the Old Testament are not in themselves the proprium of Hebrew ethics, since every one of them also features in other ancient cultures such as Egypt, Mesopotamia and Greece. Rather, the centre of ...
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Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969-
(OpenJournals Publishing, 2013-09-18)
The vision in Isaiah 2:1–5 of nations streaming to Zion in the days to come to receive Yahweh’s
Torah is one of the best-known texts in the entire Book of Isaiah. The chapter begins with
the description of Yahweh, the ...
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Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969-
(Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008-09)
The author of Hebrews heavily depends on the Pentateuch and the Psalms. The Pentateuch, for the most part, offers him material for reflection on redemptive history, and the Psalms provide his Christological material. The ...
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Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969-
(AOSIS Open Journals, 2017-11-07)
This article focuses on Isaiah 12 – an important text that concludes the first main section of the
Book of Isaiah (BI). The analysis focuses on the structure and redaction of this text. The text is
interpreted as a ...
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Boloje, Blessing Onoriode; Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969-
(OpenJournals Publishing, 2014-07-09)
The biblical concept of stewardship has been subjected to some misunderstanding. Each
time the word stewardship is mentioned, the meaning that easily comes to mind is that of
money. One of the means through which Christians ...
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Boloje, Blessing Onoriode; Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969-
(OpenJournals Publishing, 2016-08-31)
The article presents a literary and theological analysis of Job 42:2 as a fitting resolution of
the conflicting engagement between Yahweh and Job, which enables both parties to
preserve their integrity. The article ...
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Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969-
(AOSIS Open Journals, 2012-12-05)
The book of Isaiah is complex when one considers the reconstruction of the processes of its
formation and transmission. If these complexities are examined more closely, it is apparent
that there is a multiplicity of ...
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Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969-
(OpenJournals Publishing, 2011-06)
This article argued that society even today could benefit from the richness of the ethics
of the Hebrew Bible. Isaiah 1:2–3 has been used as an example to illustrate the ethics of a
biblical text. This text has wisdom ...
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Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969-
(Unisa Press, 2011)
Israel of the exilic/post-exilic period did not run away from its
catastrophic history, but instead seized the political catastrophe as an
opportunity to examine its past theologically. No era in Israel’s history
contributed ...
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Roper, Leon A.; Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969-
(AOSIS Open Journals, 2013-09-13)
This article will be concerned with the question whether the books of Job and Ecclesiastes
can be viewed as (postmodern) wisdom in revolt or not. Three questions underlie this title:
firstly, are the books of Job and ...
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Boloje, Blessing Onoriode; Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969-
(Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2015)
The category of covenant is considered to be the dominant and
cohesive idea in the theology of the OT. It is the means through
which Israel conceptualise its relation with Yahweh. Although the
term “covenant” is variously ...