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Theses and Dissertations (Old Testament Studies): Recent submissions
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-04-30)This study is an exploration of the “Portrayal of the Woman Character in Genesis 1 and 2 through a Feminist Perspective.” Through a close examination of the two creation narratives, the study seeks to uncover the cultural ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)The purpose of this study is to understand how the Holiness Legislation in Leviticus attempts to shape the response of the People of God to Yhwh’s holy presence amongst them using the rhetoric of honor. While commentators ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-10-30)The study re-reads Joshua 1 and 2 from a postcolonial point of view and argues that the writers of the book of Joshua were motivated by their life experiences. It seems clear that the writers were influenced by the imperialist ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-08-30)This master thesis deals with the speeches of Elihu (Job 32-37). Especially the as-pect "suffering as an educational measure of God" is considered more closely. With a comparison to the statements of Job's friends in this ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)The book of Jeremiah explores reflections on catastrophe, trauma, and strategies for survival. At its core, Jeremiah is characterized by a focus on tears and lament, portraying the prophet as a symbol of suffering. The ...
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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, 2023)The composition of the list of builders and its incorporation into Nehemiah's autobiography has captivated the attention of many modern-day intellectuals. Scholars concede that the list does not form part of the Nehemiah ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Interpreters have long noted that the book of Ezekiel has a priestly shape. From its explicit description of Ezekiel in 1:3 as יחזקאל בן־בוזי הכהן (“Ezekiel, son of Buzi, the priest”) to its widely accepted “priestly ...
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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, 2022)“Reception and Interpretation of Isaiah in Ephesians 6:13-17” The question of the relationship between the Old and the New Testaments is arguably one of the most complex subject areas of Christian theology. After the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)This study attempts to answer whether there are similarities between the perspectives on circumcision in the Old Testament, and amongst the amaXhosa. In trying to answer this question, I will be conducting a comparative ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)The narrative of the golden bull in Exodus 32 depicts a threat to the existence of the Israelites. Yahweh wanted to annihilate the people because they had made and worshiped the golden. In this dissertation, I have explored ...
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(University of Pretoria, 1979)Afrikaans: Die doel van die ondersoek was om die verband tussen die profetiese uitsprake in die boek Hosea na te gaan en te bepaal of daar enige ontwikkeling is ten opsigte van die inhoud. Om die doel te bereik, is 'n ...
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(University of Pretoria, 1991)Die historikus maak 'n rekonstruksie van die geskiedenis op die fondament van betroubare historiese getuienis. Dit word gelewer deur dokumente en monumente uit die verlede. Die aard van die dokument wat getuienis lewer, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 1971)No abstract available
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)I have fallen in love with Psalm 32 when journaling through the psalms as a teenager. The aim was to rewrite each psalm and to make notes. Psalm 32 stood out among other psalms. Aspects of Psalm 32 that came to the fore ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)It is not known who the authors of either of these two poems are. In this dissertation the credit for writing the great Atonhymn is given to Pharaoh Amenhotep IV (Akhenaton). Although Psalm 104 is untitled in the Hebrew ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Throughout the annals of research history, Nietzsche and Qohelet have often crossed paths. This intersection is made possible by the similarity of thought prevalent in both texts which both evaluate the state of human ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)No abstract
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