Browsing by UP Author "Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947-"

Browsing by UP Author "Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947-"

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  • Aard van die geloofsgemeenskap in Nehemia 9 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1995)
    In this study the prayer in Nehemiah 9:5b-37 is compared with Psalm 106 and investigated within its literary and social context. The conclusion is reached that the community of faith portrayed in this prayer is a cultic ...
  • Allotted place and cursed space in 1 Enoch 12-36 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2014)
    An analysis of the three journeys of Enoch (1 En. 12–36) shows that preference is given to the spatial aspect in these revelation narratives. Both the heavenly journey (1 En. 12–16) and the two earthly journeys to the ...
  • An analytical perspective on the Fellowship Narrative of Genesis 18:1–15 
    Keun, Ahn Sang; Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-08)
    The narrative in Genesis 18:1–15 deals with God’s visit to Abraham at Mamre. The general tendency in the interpretation of this narrative is to focus on Abraham’s hospitality. It is usually interpreted as an example of ...
  • Atonement through blood in Leviticus 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2005)
    In the book of Leviticus the notion of reconciliation is used in a cultic context. Sacrifice and blood are the main means in the cult for reconciling man with God. This study investigates reconciliation in Leviticus in ...
  • Bybelse teologie en skuldbelydenis 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1999)
    Investigating the probable contents of a confession of guilt, this article pays attention to the contemporary paradigm shift in theology and the viewpoint of Black Theology as interlocutor. The trends in Biblical Theology ...
  • Canon, intertextuality and history in Nehemiah 7:72B-10:40 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (OpenJournals, 2009)
    The forming of the Hebrew Bible can be depicted as an ongoing movement from traditum to traditio. Several parallel and interactive phenomena contributed to this process. One of these was intertextuality, which played a ...
  • Canon, Jubilees 23 and Psalm 90 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (AOSIS Open Journals, 2014-07-17)
    There never existed only one form of the biblical canon. This can be seen in the versions as well as editions of the Hebrew and Greek Bibles. History and circumstances played a central role in the gradual growth of ...
  • A canonical-literary reading of Lamentations 5 
    Kang, Shinman; Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    This article presents a canonical and literary reading of Lamentations 5 in the context of the book of Lamentations as a whole. Following the approach by Vanhoozer (1998, 2002) based on speech-act theory, the meaning of ...
  • A cognitive analysis of Proverbs 1:20–33 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (AOSIS Open Journals, 2019-05-15)
    This article uses cognitive linguistics and an embodied cognitive approach to analyse the passage of Proverbs 1:20–33. The poem, presented as a prophetic threat, uses metaphoric language to depict the dialogue between ...
  • The confluence of ‘wisdom’ and ‘apocalyptic’ in 4QInstruction 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2015-05-29)
    A confluence of sapiential and apocalyptic thought is found in 4QInstruction. This article investigates this phenomenon in 4QInstruction by studying the two main genres used in the book, indicating the central role of ...
  • Congruent ethos in the Second Temple literature of the Old Testament 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (OpenJournals Publishing, 2011-06)
    Proposing the term ‘congruent ethos’ for studying Old Testament ethics, this article indicates (in line with existing research) that opposing ethical viewpoints are found in the Old Testament. The modus operandi followed ...
  • Constitualised space in Daniel 9 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2004)
    The prayer in Daniel 9 theologically paved the way for prayers in the later synagogue. In this chapter the Daniel tradents linked a traditional penitential prayer to an apocalyptic narrative. Through this combination their ...
  • A contribution from Proverbs and Daniel to reflection on ecodomy 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2017)
    The publication of ‘The Limits of Growth’ (cf. Meadows et al. 1972) by a research team of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1972, caused a worldwide reaction. In theological circles it generated a new branch, ...
  • Daniel and Enoch: two different reactions 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1997)
    The authors of Daniel 7-12 and of 1 Enoch 83-90 are identified as groups from the retainer class. Both groups belonged to the apocalyptic Hasidic movement. They differed in their reactions to the measures which Antiochus ...
  • Daniël 7-12 in sosiaal-wetenskaplike perspektief 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1996)
    In this social-scientific investigation a group of teaching intellectuals from the Hasidic movement are identified as the authors of Daniel 7-12. Their stance towards society during the crisis, brought about by the drastic ...
  • Did Ms Wisdom of Proverbs 8 become a mystery in 4Qinstruction? 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (OpenJournals Publishing, 2016-07-29)
    The Hebrew Bible is quoted and alluded to in 4QInstruction. There is an obvious similarity between the way the raz nihyeh of 4QInstruction and Lady Wisdom in Proverbs 8 function. This intertextual study investigates this ...
  • The dietary regulations in Deuteronomy 14 within its literary context 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2002)
    A structural analysis of Deuteronomy 14:1-21 indicates a well planned composition. A comparison with the same set of dietary regulations in Leviticus 11:2-20 indicates a process of literary growth in the Deuteronomy ...
  • Different perspectives on poverty in Proverbs, Sirach, and 4QInstruction : wisdom in transit 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2017)
    Poverty is referred to in Proverbs, as well as Sirach and 4QInstruction. These books do show some mutual tendencies, shared elements and a similar mode of literature, but are also part of a dynamic process. Reference ...
  • The disposal of the hattat flesh 
    Kim, Gyung-Yul; Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (AOSIS Open Journals, 2013-11-14)
    This article investigates the criteria for the disposal of the sin offering in the book of Leviticus, the function of the different ways of disposal and the meaning of the disposal with regard to Leviticus 10:17. It is ...
  • The dissolving of marriages in Ezra 9–10 and Nehemiah 13 revisited 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (AOSIS Open Journals, 2018-02-22)
    The ‘harsh’ decision in Ezra 10:1–44 and Nehemiah 13:23–31 to terminate marriages with ‘foreign’ women falls strange on modern ears. This article reads these sections against the background of identity formation in ...