Verbum et Ecclesia Volume 22 Issue 2 (2001)

Verbum et Ecclesia Volume 22 Issue 2 (2001)

 

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  • Afrikaanse Bybelvertalings : 'n toekomsvisie 
    Stander, Hennie (Hendrik Frederik), 1953- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2001)
    In this article the author argues that there is a need for a new "official" translation of the Bible. He discusses modern trends in Bible translation. He also evaluates Afrikaans translations of the Bible on the basis ...
  • Danielboek as apokaliptiek 
    Nel, Marius Johannes (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2001)
    The tales in the Book of Daniel (Dan 1-6) do not have typical apocalyptic features. The tales form part of a book that also includes visions (Dan 7-12) that exhibit definite apocalyptic features. The question is posed: ...
  • Waar is Abraham dan? 
    Le Roux, J.H. (Jurie Hendrik), 1944- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2001)
    This article deals with some aspects of the historical Abraham. Reference is made to an Afrikaans author, Karel Schoeman, and his novel, "Verliesfontein". In this work Schoeman attempts to enter the history of a town and ...
  • Teologiekroniek : die kerk en ekonomiese globalisering 
    De Villiers, D.E. (Dawid Etienne) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2001)
    Die kerk kan die huidige debat oor ekonomiese globalisering nie ignoreer nie. Die debat het nie net te doen met die suiwer ekonomiese vraag of dit die mees effektiewe ekonomiese stelsel is waaroor ons tans beskik nie. Dit ...
  • No culture shock? Addressing the Achilles heel of modern Bible translations 
    Joubert, Stephan Jacobus, 1958- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2001)
    Modern Bible translations are often more sensitive to the needs of their intended readers than to the right of biblical texts to be heard on their own terms as religious artefacts from the ancient Mediterranean world. Since ...
  • Psalm 137 : 'n (on)christelike Psalm? 
    Mare, Leonard P. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2001)
    Christians tend to be horrified and embarrassed by the bloodthirstiness of Psalm 137, especially in the light of Jesus' command to forgive one's enemies. A prayer, which rejoices in the cold blooded murder of innocent ...
  • Met 'n lied in die hart 
    Vos, C.J.A. (Casparus Johannes Adam), 1945- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2001)
    Psalms are songs that have principal importance in Jewish and Christian traditions; in the Eastern Orthodox and Western churches; in the Roman Catholic tradition and numerous Reformed divisions. Contemplation on this rich ...
  • Morality, imagination and human decision making 
    Human, Lourens H.; Muller, Julian C.; Liebenberg, J. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2001)
    The authors of this article explore the possibility of using imagination instead of so-called objective truths in human decision making. They argue that imagination plays a role even if one operates with the objectivist ...
  • Biblical interpretation in the Russian Orthodox Church : an historical and hermeneutical perspective 
    Negrov, Alexander I. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2001)
    This study attempts to identify the issues that are specifically important for an understanding of biblical interpretation within the Russian Orthodox Church. Its purpose is not to advocate pro or contra Russian biblical ...
  • Reconciliation and economic justice in South Africa: The role of Church and Theology 
    Dolamo, R.T.H. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2001)
    The Church as we understand it, is an alternative community to the State because it has been borne out of the single most important event of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead (Pannenberg 1972:87). The Church ...
  • Liturgie, transformasie en die Afrika Renaissance 
    De Klerk, Barend Jacobus, 1945- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2001)
    The African Renaissance concerns the moral, cultural and spiritual transformation of the African human being. Liturgy has a decisive impact on the vision, aspirations and hopes of the believer. Therefore, liturgy can have ...
  • Wat is de mens, dat Gij hem gedenkt? Een bijdrage tot een homiletische antropologie 
    Bos, Rein, 1955- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2001)
    This article offers a contribution to the homiletical anthropology. It is an attempt to correct certain elements of the classical reformed vision, where human beings are theologically defined as sinners. About human relations, ...
  • Inligtingsarmoede : 'n Christelik etiese refleksie 
    Britz, Johannes J. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2001)
    Information poverty does not only pertain to the lack of essential information, but can also be defined as a condition of life where the majority of people within a specific context do not have the means nor the skills ...
  • "But where's the bloody horse?" Die NG teologie in Afrika 
    Van Niekerk, A.S. (Attie) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2001)
    The relation between theology in the Dutch Reformed Church and the African world is discussed with reference to: (a) the relation between theology in the Dutch Reformed Church and science, and specifically the university ...
  • Prinses Diana als postmoderne heilige en een kerkdienst in een museum : Tendensen in de dynamiek van cultus en cultuur vanuit een West-Europees perspectief 
    Barnard, Marcel (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2001)
    The publication of a new service book of the reformed and Lutheran churches in the Netherlands, and of a new liturgical handbook, have given the science of liturgy in that country a new impulse. The development of the ...
  • Politieke tegnologie van die vroee Christen se gepynigde liggaam 
    Vorster, J.N. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2001)
    The early Christian martyr is usually only seen in terms of testimony or witness. It is argued that a political technology of the body enables us to see the manner in which the pained body of the early Christian martyr ...
  • Jesus - Kind van God, vaderloos in Galilea 
    Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2001)
    This article consists of four sections. Firstly, it reflects on the public debate regarding Jesus' alleged illegitimacy. The article argues that illegitimacy here refers to fatherlessness. Secondly, Joseph is focused on. ...
  • Christ : a solution to suffering in First Peter 
    Steenberg, Pierre Francois (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2001)
    Christ is presented as a solution to suffering in first Peter. This is achieved by way of three main arguments. Firstly, a new identity is developed of which Christ forms the center. Secondly, the author provides hope, ...