• Bang waarvoor? Die betekenis van mhv pw" eij" keno ; n trevcw h] e[dramon in Galasiërs 2:2 

  Tolmie, D.F. (D. Francois) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2004)

  The phrase mhv pw" eij" keno;n trevcw h] e[dramon in Galatians 2:2 represents an exegetical dilemma. It seems as if Paul expresses his fear that the leaders of the congregation in Jerusalem had the final say as far as his ...
• Whose Bible, mine or yours? Contested ownership and Bible translation in Southern Africa 

  Punt, Jeremy (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2004)

  An important but often neglected aspect of the use of the Bible in Africa is its ownership and issues related thereto. Ownership of the Bible obviously concerns its personal possession and all that that entails, but goes ...
• Reconsidering prepositions and Case assignment in the text of Revelation 4 and 5 

  Riekert, S.J.P.K. (Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2004)

  In order to describe the government by prepositions in the book of Revelation in terms of the Government and Binding Theory, it is imperative that the sub-theory of Case assignment be considered. With the latter as point ...
• "Om nie te dink bó wat in die Skrif geskrywe staan nie" - konsistensie en ontwikkeling in die teologie van Piet Geyser 

  Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.); Geyser, Piet A. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2005)

  This article reflects a conversation between Andries G van Aarde and Piet A Geyser. P A Geyser was professor of Biblical and Religious Studies at the University of Pretoria. He retired in January 2004. The following issues ...
• Reading the Bible again with Marcus Borg 

  Schutte, P.J.W. (Philippus Jacobus Wilhelmus) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2004)

  This article focuses on Marcus J Borg’s book “Reading the Bible again for the first time” with the all important subtitle “Taking the Bible seriously but not literally.” He offers a new understanding of Scripture that ...
• Salvation in the Johannine Epistles 

  Van der Merwe, D.G. (Dirk Gysbert) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2004)

  This article attempts to compile a soteriology in the Johannine Epistles. Circumstances and false teachings that might have influenced the theological doctrine and ethical behaviour of the community are constructed. The ...
• The Banyamulenge of the Democratic Republic of Congo : a cultural community in the making 

  Rukundwa, L.S. (Lazare Sebitereko) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2004)

  In recent years the name Banyamulenge has become associated with a warrior group in Eastern Congo because of the role some of its community members played in the war against the Mobutu regime. Researchers have been intrigued ...
• The rich, the poor, and the law 

  Reinstorf, Dieter Heinrich (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2004)

  This article explores the social and religious dynamics of parables of Jesus in which “rich” and “poor” are juxtaposed. It focuses on Luke 16:19-31 (the parable of the rich man and the poor beggar Lazarus) and on Luke ...
• “Historiese kritiek” as “teologiese eksegese” en die belang daarvan vir die Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk se Skrifbeskouing 

  Malan, Gert Jacobus (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2004)

  Presently the use of Scripture is under debate in the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk. Pastors have been theologically trained in the historical critical paradigm. However, the reality is that of a rather fundamentalist approach ...
• Ad fontes – terug na die Skrif, of na Jesus, of na die belydenis? 

  Van Wyk, D.J.C. (Daniel Johannes Cornelius) (jr) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2004)

  A critical approach to the New Testament, its origins, and the development of theological trajectories in the early Jesus movements have caused historians to look for the foundational authority beyond the biblical canon ...
• 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 ...
• The Jerusalem Temple in Luke-Acts 

  Taylor, N.H. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2004)

  Luke-Acts was written during the period after the destruction of the second temple, when, for most Jews, hopes for future restoration were conceived largely in terms of rebuilding the city of Jerusalem and resuming the ...
• Soul and psyche : the Bible in psychological perspective 

  Smith, Willem Jacobus (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2004)

  During the last third of the twentieth century a discipline that applies psychological and psychoanalytic insight to the study of the Bible, has resurfaced within biblical studies. In his book, Soul and Psyche, Wayne Rollins ...
• Eenheid van die Filippensebrief : oorwegings vanuit die gedagtestruktuur van die brief 

  Jordaan, G.J.C. (Gert Johannes Cornelis), 1951- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2004)

  During the last two decades a new interest has emerged in the structure of the letter to the Philippians, leading to a variety of text oriented studies, which have more or less confirmed the unity of the letter. This article ...
• The dead in Christ : recovering Paul's understanding of the after-life 

  Cromhout, Markus (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2005)

  The study of the so-called “intermediate state” of the dead is conducted under the technical designation necrology. The evidence suggests that Paul’s necrology did not remain constant and its development was influenced by ...
• Skuld, genade en lof in die liturgie 

  Vos, C.J.A. (Casparus Johannes Adam), 1945- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2004)

  This article argues that guilt, mercy and praise do not always receive the attention they merit in the liturgy. The article aims to enhance the liturgical meaning of the confession of sin and the absolution. The liturgical ...
• Sarah's submissiveness to Abraham : a socio-historic interpretation of the exhortation to wives in 1 Peter 3:5-6 to take Sarah as example of submissiveness 

  Van Rensburg, Fika J. (Johan Jacob Janse)., 1951-; Janse van Rensburg, F.J. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2004)

  In 1 Peter 3:5-6 the author of First Peter refers to the holy women of the past who were submissive to their own husbands, and then refers to Sarah who obeyed Abraham and called him master. A socio-historic interpretation ...
• Alternatiewe formulier vir die bevestiging van dienaars van die Woord 

  Beukes, M.J. du P. (Mattheus Johannes du Plessis) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2005)

  This study aims to present an alternative formulary for the investiture of ministers in the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika. The new formulary reflects the author’s views that were initially outlined in part and ...
• The social class of the Baptist : dissident retainer or peasant millennialist? 

  Strijdom, Johan (Johannes Matthys) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2004)

  In this article the Baptist is compared with the upper-class/literate millennialists behind the Psalms of Solomon, the Testament of Moses, the Similitudes of 1 Enoch, and the Qumran scrolls on the one hand, and with the ...
• Rebel soldiers as good Samaritans : New Testament parables in an African context 

  Jackson, Glenna S. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2004)

  This article aims to critique western understanding of New Testament times. Most of the historical reconstructions done in the West are based on what biblical scholars have learned through primary and secondary written ...

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