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  • Hell revisited : a socio-critical enquiry into the roots and relevance of hell for the church today 
    Janse van Rensburg, Hanre; Van Eck, Ernest (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008-09)
    Hell is being written out of theology and banned from serious conversation; for most scholars and modern-minded people it has more or less become a theoretical issue. Yet it remains alive and burning in the Western mind - ...
  • Hermeneutics as cross-cultural encounter : obstacles to understanding 
    Rohrbaugh, Richard L., 1936- (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-06)
    It is a curious fact that while most people intuitively understand the potential for misunderstanding in face-to-face cross-cultural conversations, no such difficulty is anticipated when reading cross-culturally. Thus ...
  • Herodias and Salome in Mark’s story about the beheading of John the Baptist 
    Weren, Wim J.C. (Wilhelmus Johannes Cornelis) (AOSIS Open Journals, 2019-10-31)
    According to Mark 6:14–29, John the Baptist was beheaded by the order of Herod Antipas. This dramatic event became inevitable after a cunning interplay between Herodias and her daughter, who remains nameless in the New ...
  • Hervormde Barthiaanse skrifbeskouing : waarheidsbegrip 
    Malan, Gert Jacobus (AOSIS Open Journals, 2017-09-28)
    The ‘Hervormde’ blend of Barthian view of Scripture leads to a specifically nuanced concept of biblical truth. Biblical truth is neither knowledge, dogma or faith propositions, nor historical, scientific or geographical ...
  • Het gebruik van geweld bij het bestraffen van overspel in Bijbelse teksten (Deuteronomium 22:13-29 en Johannes 7:53-8:11) 
    Weren, Wim J.C. (Wilhelmus Johannes Cornelis) (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008-11)
    The use of violence in punishing adultery in Biblical texts (Deuteronomy 22:13-29 and John 7:53-8:11). In this article, the focus is on the extent to which in biblical texts violence is deemed acceptable in punishing ...
  • Historians and miracles : the principle of analogy and antecedent probability reconsidered 
    Licona, Michael R. 1961-; Van der Watt, J.G. (Jan Gabriel), 1952- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2009)
    Most Biblical scholars and historians hold that the investigation of a miracle report lies outside of the rights of historians acting within their professional capacity. In this article, I challenge this assertion and ...
  • Historical consciousness and existential awareness in Karl Barth's hermeneutics 
    Pelser, G.M.M. (Gerhardus Marthinus Maritz); Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007-11)
    Karl Barth's hermeneutic legacy prolonged Western Christian tradition, especially influenced by Hegelian philosophy of history. This led to Barth's "theological exegesis" instead of a historic-critical exegesis. In a ...
  • The historical-hermeneutical prelude to the legacy of Karl Barth 
    Pelser, G.M.M. (Gerhardus Marthinus Maritz); Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007-11)
    The article aims to explain Karl Barth's hermeneutical legacy against the background of the influence of the Enlightenment in philosophy and theology during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It consists of a discussion ...
  • The historicity of the circle of the Twelve : all roads lead to Jerusalem 
    Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1999)
    The article consists of five argumentative sections. The first deals with the textual evidence with regard to the expressions "disciples", "the Twelve" and "apostles". In the second section it is argued that Jesus did not ...
  • Historiese Jesus-navorsing en evangelisasie 
    Schutte, P.J.W. (Philippus Jacobus Wilhelmus) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1999)
    The aim of this article is to demonstrate that the research results of one subject in the theological curriculum could be used in other subjects as well. In this article the results of historical Jesus research are used ...
  • History and theory of Scripture translations 
    Loba-Mkole, Jean-Claude (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008-03)
    This article argues for the importance of Bible translations through its historical achievements and theoretical frames of reference. The missionary expansion of Christianity owes its very being to translations. The early ...
  • Hoe akkuraat kan ’n Bybelvertaling wees? Gennavw in 1 Johannes 5:1-4 as voorbeeld 
    Van der Watt, J.G. (Jan Gabriel), 1952- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2004)
    An analysis is made of different translations of gennavw in 1 John 5:1-4. The inconsistencies in and among translations are noted. The influence of the socio-cultural ecology as well as the literary and grammatical aspects ...
  • Hoe om in te kom en hoe om binne te bly - die "groot sendingopdrag" aan die kerk vandag volgens Matteus 28:16-20 
    Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-03)
    In this article the phrases "getting in" and "staying in" relate to the technical term "covenantal nomism". The article's aim is to argue that this concept is radically redefined in the so-called "great commission" in ...
  • Holiness and humour 
    Houck, Anita (OpenJournals Publishing, 2016-09-30)
    Although Christian spirituality includes a long tradition of suspicion of humour, humour can express and further holiness in several ways. Humour serves holiness in religious satire; it can also communicate the ...
  • Holiness as friendship with Christ : Teresa of Avila 
    Soughers, Tara K. (OpenJournals Publishing, 2016-09-30)
    Teresa of Avila, writing in the 16th century when ideas of holiness often excluded women and lay people, developed a radically inclusive understanding of holiness as friendship with Christ. Her idea also allowed for ...
  • A holistic homiletical approach to preaching based on ancient and modern texts 
    Kim, Victor S.; Nel, Malan; Van Eck, Ernest (AOSIS, 2022-08-30)
    This article proposes a homiletical model as an alternative to traditional homiletical approaches in response to the recent membership decline in evangelical churches in Korea. While socio-economic and sociocultural aspects ...
  • The Holly Bough service a Liverpool Cathedral and psychological type theory : fresh expressions or inherited church? 
    Francis, Leslie John; Jones, Susan H.; McKenna, Ursula (AOSIS, 2020-12)
    One of the key intentions of fresh expressions of church is to reach the kind of people inherited church find it hard to reach. Psychological type profiling of church congregations has demonstrated that Anglican churches ...
  • Holy feigning in the Apophthegmata Patrum 
    Wheeler, Rachel (AOSIS Open Journals, 2016-11-21)
    The purpose of this article is to uncover the meaning of holy feigning in the late-antique Christian text the Apophthegmata Patrum, or Sayings of the Desert Fathers [and Mothers]. Whereas stories in this text depict ...
  • Homeless in Galilee 
    Brawley, Robert L. (Robert Lawson) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2011-06)
    This article has located Jesus’ saying about homelessness in the context of the Roman Empire as it was experienced in Galilee. Homelessness is part of a broader picture that translates into loss of access to the resources ...
  • Homoseksualiteit en sewe klassieke Bybelse tekste : antigay of misverstaan? 
    Van Eck, Ernest; Barnard, Ralph (LitNet, 2013-12)
    Die debat oor homoseksualiteit val in baie kringe nog vas by die bespreking van sewe tekste uit die Bybel. Hierdie artikel bring die sewe tekste weer eens onder die soeklig. Die eerste vertrekpunt is dat die artikel poog ...