Browsing HTS Volume 59, Number 4 (2003) by Title

Browsing HTS Volume 59, Number 4 (2003) by Title

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  • Addressing an angelomorphic christological myth in Hebrews? 
    Steyn, Gert Jacobus (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2003)
    In this article, the hypothesis of a possible angelomorphic christology, as addressed by the author of Hebrews, is investigated. It is argued that when Jesus was proclaimed as “Son of God”, he was probably identified by ...
  • Berg en huis as primêre metafore in die Matteus-evangelie 
    Volschenk, G.J. (Gert Jacobus) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2003)
    The aim of this article is to show that mountain and house are significant theological spaces of interest. The temptation of Jesus will be interpreted within the context of the mountain-motif in Matthew. The wilderness, ...
  • Bestuurshulpmiddel vir doelmatige en doeltreffende kerkbestuur : ’n generiese perspektief vir ’n makro-gemeente 
    Van den Berg, A.A. (Adreaan Albertus) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2003)
    This article examines the place and function of project management as a generic management tool in the church and the potential solution it has to offer in respect of congregation management and ministry. "Project" and ...
  • Empowerment of Korean women from a postmodern Practical Theological perspective 
    Dreyer, Yolanda; Jeong, Eun Ok (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2003)
    The aim of the article is to discuss the situation of Korean women from political, social, cultural and religious perspectives in a postmodern context. Postmodernity implies a denial of the “absolute”, including “absolute ...
  • Fariseërs 
    Botha, Pieter J.J. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2003)
    The article shows that conventional depictions of the historical Pharisees are problematic. The difficulties of portraying the “other” are briefly noted, but in the main, this discussion deals with the proper use of the ...
  • Gemeenskapsgerigte model vir die geloofsvorming van tieners in die verbondsgesin deur middel van simbole en rituele 
    De Wet, D.C. (Dirk Cornelis) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2003)
    The covenantal family is the most important building system in the church and the society. Almost all families live in a community where interactions of faith take place. Teenagers leave the church because this community ...
  • Geregtigheid, huisorde en die jubilee in Matteus 
    Volschenk, G.J. (Gert Jacobus) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2003)
    The aim of this article is to describe the relationship between justification, house-order and jubilee in Matthew. There is both a horizontal and a vertical dimension to justification, as well as it having multiple nuanced ...
  • Godsbeelde in die konteks van die rouproses 
    Smith, Willem Jacobus (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2003)
    Human beings express their experiences of God by means of language and images. Language not only represents or reflects experience, but also shapes it. The same holds true for religious language. Believers who experience ...
  • Invloed van Ernst Bloch op die politieke teologie van Johann Baptist Metz 
    Hofmeyr, H.M. (Henry Murray) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2003)
    This article deals with the decisive influence that Ernst Bloch had on the young German Catholic theologian during the 1960s, as he grew progressively dissatisfied with the categories of Rahner’s anthro-pological or ...
  • Kerkhervorming in Hongarye 
    Papp, Kalman Diederik (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2003)
    This article focuses on a description of the Reformation in Hungary. Research into the historical backgrounds of the South-African clerical family Papp (of which the progenitor, the Reverend Kálmán Papp, is the only Hungarian ...
  • Moral regeneration : seedbeds for civic virtue 
    Meiring, Piet (Pieter Gerhard Jacobus), 1941- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2003)
    Taking his cue from a recent report by the US National Council on Civil Society, the author discusses a number of “seedbeds of civic virtue” that may play a role in the much needed moral regeneration of South African ...
  • Plek en funksie van ’n projek-bestuursmodel in ’n makrogemeente 
    Van den Berg, A.A. (Adreaan Albertus) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2003)
    The article aims to provide in the need for a project management model for efficient and effective congregation management, following the shift from a modern to a postmodern culture. This model gives congregation members ...
  • A profile of the belief in Jesus and salvation among the Afrikaans speaking Christian youth 
    Pieterse, Hendrik J.C. (Hennie) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2003)
    This article is based on the results of a large-scale empirical-theological research project on “Religion and Human Rights among South African Youth.” Using the extensive database of this project, the article focuses on ...
  • Psalm 69:36c-37b : a reinterpretation of a deuteronomic-deuteronomistic formula? 
    Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2003)
    In Psalm 69:36c-37b reference is made to the deuteronomic-deuteronomistic formula “yrš ‘rs” (i e possession of the land). A reinterpretation of this formula in these verses is proposed. The promise regarding the possession ...
  • Statistieke vertel ’n storie : ’n visie vir die Hervormde Kerk op pad na 2010 
    Dreyer, T.F.J. (Theunis Frederik Jacobus), 1946- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2003)
    The aim of this article is to draw the outline of the “story” of the Hervormde Kerk by means of empirical research. Results drawn from statistics, both worldwide and local, combined with responses to a questionnaire survey ...
  • Tegnologie en sinvolle bestaan in Afrika 
    Van Niekerk, A.S. (Attie) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2003)
    In dealing with the human capability to improve reality, there are both pessimistic and optimistic views. Pessimistic views include the ancient Greek tragedies and the second law of thermodynamics according to which the ...
  • Vilifikasie : ’n nuwe kyk op die bedreiging in Kolossense 
    Boonzaaier, Jacobus (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2003)
    An overview of research reveals that the quest to identify the opponents in Colossians appears to be a dominant research theme. However, despite this fact, there is still no general consensus about the identity of the ...
  • Wêreld as gelykenis : ’n trajek om die middelterm van die “teologie” te vind 
    Buitendag, Johan (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2003)
    In this article the different ways of bridging the gap between the concepts theos + logos in the word “theology” are investigated. This could either be done from above or from below. In order to conceive a workable definition ...
  • Wêreld- en tydsbeskouing in antieke kulture 
    Nel, Marius Johannes (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2003)
    Three important cultures that dominated the Ancient Near East in the three millennia BCE are investigated to delineate their world views, as well as their views of time and eternity. The aim of the article is to describe ...
  • Zoroastranisme en die ontstaan van apokaliptiese denke 
    Nel, Marius Johannes (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2003)
    Where and how did apocalyptic thought originate? Ancient cultures looked at the world as a changeless essence. A battle between good and evil, order and chaos is distinctive of the world. But the victory of good and order ...