HTS Volume 52, Number 2&3 (1996)

HTS Volume 52, Number 2&3 (1996)

 

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  • Onbeantwoorde vrae in die wetenskap : laat ons die studente en jong navorsers daarmee uitdaag 
    Smit, P. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1996)
    The university is a institution of hope where the foundations are laid for a better future. This derives from the search for solutions in every sphere of scientific study. Sometimes students and young researchers ...
  • Review of current research on group formation in early Christianity 
    Botha, J. Eugene (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1996)
    In this paper an attempt is made to gain a picture of the earliest stages of the Christian movement subsequent to Jesus' public ministry. Observations about methodological matters are made and this is followed by a brief ...
  • Opstanding met verheerlikte liggame in Matteus 27:51 b-53? 'n noukeurige lees van die teks 
    Botha, S.P. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1996)
    Matthew 27:51 b-53 is a crux interpretum in the exegesis of the Matthew text. By comparing the semantic domains of lexical items and by determining the subtle distinctions between closely related words, the article takes ...
  • Jesus deur die oë van 'n marxis : in gesprek met Milan Macovec 
    Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.); Denton, Rudy A. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1996)
    Milan Machovec makes a contribution to our knowledge of Jesus by looking at the evidence about him through a Marxist lens. In his book 'A Marxist looks at Jesus', he attemps to understand, from a positive, yet still ...
  • Worden als een kind. Als welk kind? 
    Faber van der Meulen, Harry E. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1996)
    'Becoming like a child' is an idea often expressed in the New Testament in connection with the following of Jesus. However, the meaning of this phrase is not so clear. It has to be understood in its cultural context. The ...
  • Revisiting Matthew's communities 
    Stanton, Graham N. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1996)
    The article elaborates upon issues raised in the author's 1992 book, 'A 'Gospel for a New People: Studies in Matthew'. These issues concern the relationship of the first recipients of Matthew's gospel to local ...
  • Invloed van 'n eie werklikheidsverstaan op die verstaan van die opstandingsgebeure : 'n vergelykende studie 
    Koekemoer, J.H. (Johannes Hendrik), 1935-; Steenkamp, Nicolaas J.S. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1996)
    This article deals with the relationship between a theologian's world view and his or her view of the resurrection of Christ. The theologies of Barth, Bultmann, Pannenberg and Moltmann are compared. Their views on ...
  • The Anglo-American paradigm : lost and found in current Theology 
    Stone, Jerome A. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1996)
    The main Western paradigm involves: 1) dichotomous thinking, 2) valuing abstraction and stability, 3) the quest for certainty, 4) search for foundations and proper method, and 5) a precise language. Postmodernism often ...
  • Sosiale geregtigheid by die profeet Amos : die landsbelofte as vertrekpunt 
    Strydom, J.G. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1996)
    In a previous article the author discussed the issue of social justice in the prophetic books, with special emphasis on the role played by the land promise. In that article he has concentrated on the prophet Micah and come ...
  • Evangeliserende gemeente : 'n leefwyse? 'n besinning oor missionere gerigtheid as aspek van gemeentewees 
    Swanepoel, P.C.; Van der Merwe, P.J. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1996)
    The church finds itself in a crisis. The essence of this crisis manifests itself in the fact that the church has forgotten its vocation to be an evangelising church. There are, however, a multitude of factors which hamper ...
  • Historiese ondersoek na Jesus van Nasaret in perspektief 
    Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1996)
    The quest for the historical Jesus has been a vitally central topic in New Testament scholarship. The article aims at explaining to non-scholars some of the premisses and methods of this historical critical enterprise. Issues ...
  • Prediking oor die eindoordeel 
    Van Wyk, I.W.C. (Ignatius William Charles) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1996)
    This article deplores the fact that the theologumenon 'last judgement' has become a museum piece. It seeks to stimulate a new debate on this topic. The author is convinced that this theologumenon is a central topic of ...
  • Christelike norme en waardes in onderwys en opleiding 
    Van Wyk, Wouter Cornelius (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1996)
    This article investigates the way Christian norms and values can be realised in the context of education and training. The article starts with a survey of the ways in which, in the previous political dispensation, Christian ...
  • Formule 'believe as Christ believed' as basis van die Pauliniese ekklesiologie 
    Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.); Botma, M.A. (Michael Andries) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1996)
  • Michel Foucault en die historisering van anderswees 
    Beukes, C.J. (Cornelius Johannes) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1996)
    In this article the intimate relation between power, history and historiography is explored within the context of the postmodem philosophy/ historiography of Michel Foucault. Foucault confronts us wIth a timeless question: ...