Browsing HTS Volume 64, Number 3 (2008) by Type "Article"

Browsing HTS Volume 64, Number 3 (2008) by Type "Article"

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  • Ancestor worship – is it Biblical? 
    Bae, Choon Sup; Van der Merwe, P.J. (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008-09)
    Ancestor worship is practiced in different forms around the world today, even in societies participating in the modern global economy. Ancestral beliefs are deeply dependent on the premise that the souls of the dead may ...
  • "As jou broer verkeerd opgetree het teen jou ..." : enkele aspekte van kerklike dissipline uit die Kerkorde van die Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika 
    Van Wyk, B.J. (Barend Jacobus), 1946- (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008-09)
    Church discipline has been a substantial part of Church Ordinances since the Geneva Church Ordinance of 1541, and was pursued and developed in the Netherlands and consequently also in South Africa. For obvious reasons ...
  • Dimensies "eenheid" en "katolisiteit" in die ekklesiologie van die Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk sedert Ottawa 1982 
    Van Wyk, Tanya; Buitendag, Johan (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008-09)
    This article examines the current ecclesiology of the Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa (NHKA) with reference to the extent to which the church understands unity and catholicity as biblical indicatives and imperatives. ...
  • Dodekapropheton : twaalf klein profete of een geheel? 
    De Villiers, Gerda (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008-09)
    The Book of the Twelve or the twelve minor prophets received scholarly attention through the ages. Historical criticism pointed out that these prophets lived in different times, in different historical situations and ...
  • Een teks - meerdere betekenisse : hoe lees ons die Bybel? 
    Van Eck, Ernest (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008-09)
    This article discusses three ways of reading the Bible that are evident in the current theological debate in South Africa: a fundamentalist, foundationalist and critical reading. A brief description and evaluation of the ...
  • Exodus, Psalms and Hebrews : a God abounding in steadfast love (Ex 34:6) 
    Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969- (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008-09)
    The author of Hebrews heavily depends on the Pentateuch and the Psalms. The Pentateuch, for the most part, offers him material for reflection on redemptive history, and the Psalms provide his Christological material. The ...
  • "God met ons" : gelowig nagedink oor die Skrif 
    Buitendag, Johan (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008-09)
    The theme of the article is a revisiting of the understanding of Holy Scripture from a dogmatic viewpoint. It is the author’s conviction that the point of departure for such an exposition is revelation, which, of course, ...
  • Nagid : a re-examination in the light of the royal ideology in the ancient near east 
    Kim, Jeong Bong; Human, Dirk J. (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008-09)
    This article argues that nagid indicates divinely sanctioned leader of Israel in 1 Samuel 9:1-10:16 and 11:1-11. The use of nagid is intricately interplayed with that of melek in the context of 1 Samuel 8-12. In the Saul ...
  • A pastoral response to the unhealed wound of gays exacerbated by indecision and inarticulacy 
    Dreyer, Yolanda (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008-09)
    This article consists of six sections. It illustrates the ambiguity in pastoral care with gay people in institutional Christian communities and how this ambiguity exacerbates the unhealed wound of gay people. It discusses ...
  • The portrait of a prophet - why is Wright not right about Jesus? 
    Dannhauser, Estelle Henrietta (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008-09)
    N T Wright's extensive research on the subject of the historical Jesus has led him to the conclusion that the office of eschatological prophet passionately bent on delivering an urgent eschatological message is best suited ...
  • Prediking aan die hand van die metafoor van fiksieskryf 
    Bosman, Lourens Lemmer; Muller, Julian C. (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008-09)
    In this article the writers propose an alternative to modernistic linear and propositional ways of preaching. They argue that the context asks for preaching that is more in line with the dominant metaphors of the ...
  • Reformasie en Skrifinterpretasie : die nuwe wat die Reformasie gebring en ook moontlik gemaak het 
    Labuschagne, Jacobus P. (Kobus) (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008-09)
    The aim of this article is to emphasize new trends in the interpretation of the Scriptures that were brought about by the Reformation and that were consequently made possible for the future. Reformation thinking and modern ...
  • Rise of intercultural Biblical exegesis in Africa 
    Loba-Mkole, Jean-Claude (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008-09)
    This article traces the rise and development of intercultural Biblical exegesis in Africa, especially with regard to New Testament interpretations. Different trends of Biblical exegesis practiced in Africa are explored, ...
  • The temptation of Realpolitik and vox populi in the ecclesiology of the Emerging Apostolic Churches with special reference to the fivefold ministry 
    Resane, Kelebogile Thomas; Buitendag, Johan (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008-09)
    The Emerging Apostolic Churches do not have a uniform church polity since the power of governance is claimed to be with the fivefold ministers, while at the same time embracing either the Episcopal, Presbyterial, or ...
  • Were the Galileans "religious Jews" or "ethnic Judeans?" 
    Cromhout, Markus (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008-09)
    This article focuses on an investigation into the ethnic identity of first-century Galileans. Its aim is to argue that the Galileans were not descendents of northern Israelites but were mostly descendents of "Jews" who ...