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Browsing Theses and Dissertations (Old Testament Studies) by Supervisor "Human, Dirk J."
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)The imprecation of Psalm 137, “blessed ( אשרי ) are the revengers and the killers of infants” (vv. 8-9) does not seem to be in comformity with the broader messages of the Psalter, “Blessed ( (אשרי are those who delight in ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2009-02-25)Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
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(University of Pretoria, 2008-11-13)1 Samuel 11:1-11 is royal ideology for the kingship of Saul. The biblical text informs that Saul was divinely sanctioned as leader of Israel. The heroic leadership of Saul was prominent to rescue his people from the imposed ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2008-07-08)Psalm 110 is a messianic psalm, because it has a Judean king as its contents. As such, it is also a royal psalm. As the son of God, every Davidic king was a representative of Gods rule over Israel. His task was to uphold ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2009-10-02)AFRIKAANS:By die interpretasie van tekste moet die historiese en kultiese Sitze im Leben waarbinne hierdie tekste ontstaan en oorgelewer is in ag geneem word. Ou-Testamentiese tekste het elkeen ’n selfstandige betekenis ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2005-03-19)Does Yahweh exist? What is the ontological status of Yahweh-as-depicted in the Old Testament texts? Is the deity merely a character of fiction or does He also exist in extra-textual reality? According to the viewpoint of ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)The narrator of the book of Ecclesiastes tells a story of his quest to find satisfaction in life and many times he looks at the fleetingness of man’s ability to grasp the full meaning of life events. The life that man lives ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2003)Various Christian societies utilize Genesis 2:24 as locus classicus for monogamy. A literary - historical approach has been followed in this study to show that Genesis 2:24 cannot serve as locus classicus for monogamy only. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-10-15)In recent times, the texts of Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13, has attracted the attention of Old Testament scholars, clergy and the laity alike. In my view, such an attention has been inspired by the readers’ quest to the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Monotheism and its development in Israelite religion is a topic that continues to invite scholarly engagement. Some of the key talking points around it involve whether or not it was developed before or after the exilic ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2012-01-13)Musiek was geen vreemde verskynsel in die Ou Testament en antieke Nabye Ooste nie. Om die waarheid te sê was musiek en die instrumente wat gebruik was om musiek te maak, deel van elke volk binne die antieke Nabye Ooste en ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-07-30)The composition of Joshua 3 and 4 forms the main focus of this study. Although Joshua 3 and 4 have been the subject of many studies, there have been no satisfactory explanation of the many contradictions and incoherence ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-04-07)Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
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(University of Pretoria, 2005-02-10)The aims and objectives of this investigation were to find whether non-Jews or non-exiles related with the early post-exilic Jewish community in their religious life and communal living according to Ezra and Nehemiah; to ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)An exegetical study of Proverbs 31:10-31 was conducted and its relevance for modern women was examined. The Book of Proverbs is rich in guidelines for wise living, applicable to both men and women. Historically, Proverbs ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)The Akan culture does not treat women the same way it treats its men; there are gender related roles among the Akan cultural practices. Matrilineal inheritance notwithstanding, the Akan woman always plays the second option ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)Psalm 104 paints a picture of Yahweh dressed in the royal robes of both Aten and Baal. The variety of references to Ancient Near Eastern gods points to a rich and complicated history of the origins of Psalm 104, Israel and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)In spite of the beauty of Psalm 139, it is notorious for its extreme exegetical divide. Research to date has put exceptional focus on Psalm 139 and its unity and/or division. This study, attempts to come to a clearer insight ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)No abstract
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