HTS Volume 51, Number 4 (1995)

HTS Volume 51, Number 4 (1995)

 

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  • The Hebrew terminology for the poor in Psalm 82 
    Dickson, C.R. (Charles Richard) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1995)
    The meaning of the Hebrew words for the English term 'poor' continues to be disputed. Two main schools of thought have developed. Some believe the terms refer to literal and material poverty, others that the terms refer ...
  • Herodes - die Grote? 
    Botha, Pieter J.J. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1995)
    The claim to historical understanding is more than simply quoting from ancient sources. Not only must anachronism and ethnocentrism be dealt with in order not to make the ancients mere instruments of modern preferences, ...
  • Jesus and politics in contemporary scholarship 
    Borg, Marcus J. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1995)
    Until recently, and for a variety of reasons, most historical Jesus scholarship has typically seen Jesus as essentially non-political. Recently, this has begun to change, to a large extent because of the fuller description ...
  • Does the historical Jesus matter? 
    Borg, Marcus J. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1995)
    Perceptions of the relationship between the historical study of Jesus and Christian theology have swung like a pendulum between two extremes. In the nineteenth century, there was a widespread assumption that the historical ...
  • Vergelykende studie tussen 'n gedeelte uit die Samaritaanse Liturgie en verwante gedeeltes in die Pentateug 
    Breytenbach, A.P.B. (Andries Petrus Bernardus), 1944- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1995)
    The text of the Samaritan Liturgy is almost unknown among scholars of the Old Testament. The value of the Samaritan Liturgy lies in its correspondence with the Old Testament. The way in which the Samaritan Liturgy makes ...
  • Sabbat - irrelevante wettiese instelling of verwaarloosde Bybelse juweel? 'n Simpatieke perspektief op die Sabbat 
    Bezuidenhout, L.C. (Louis Christiaan) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1995)
    In this essay some of the prejudices against the Sabbath are discussed. It is stated that the church should be emancipated from anti-Judaic sentiments when the Sabbath as institution is evaluated. Attention is given ...
  • Destined for the downfall and rise of many in Israel : Luke 2:34b in patristic (and modern) exegesis 
    Barkhuizen, J.H., 1940- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1995)
    A close reading of both patristic and modem exegetes points towards the existence of two main schools of thought, and the aim of this short paper is to introduce the main proponents of each school, stating both the ...
  • The vindication of the righteous in Romans 8:31-39 : inference and relevance 
    Maartens, P.J. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1995)
    This article explores the relevance and inferences of 'suffering righteousness' in the inter-textual references within Romans 4, 5 and 8. The primary objective is to determine the contextual implications of the vindication of ...
  • Psalm 97 : almal moet bly wees, want Jahwe is koning 
    Prinsloo, Willem S. (Willem Sterrenberg), 1944- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1995)
    In this article, which was presented as a paper at the congress of South African and Dutch Old Testament Scholars, the author first positions himself methodologically in terms of the South African situation. He then ...
  • Maaltye as seremonies in die Markusevangelie : 'n sleutel om J H J A Greyvenstein en A S Geyser se denke oor die Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika as volkskerk te evalueer 
    Van Eck, Ernest (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1995)
    This article aims to participate in the current debate regarding the writing of a new church order for the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika, concentrating on Article III of the current church order. In a previous ...
  • Vereniging van die gemeentes onder leiding van die Prokurasiekommissie met die Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk in 1894 
    Botha, S.J. (Schalk Jacobus), 1936- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1995)
    Ironically, the 'merging' spoken about in this paper was the final confirmation that the idealistic attempt to merge two of the three Afrikaans churches in 1885 was a failure. This paper looks into the event from ...
  • Koers van die Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk 1894-1924 
    Pont, A.D. (Adriaan Drost), 1927- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1995)
    In 1894 the section of the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk which withdrew from the attempt at church unification in 1885 and those members of the church who had taken part in the unification but withdrew in 1890, joined ...
  • Kerk van die Woord 
    Boshoff, Piet B. (Petrus Benjamin) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1995)
    The theme of the church is treated from the perspective of the theology of the Word. 1 Corinthians 5:19 is analyzed in the process. Divine revelation is discussed in the light of its being in the nature of an ...
  • Kerk as gebeure : 'n dogmatiese perspektief 
    Koekemoer, J.H. (Johannes Hendrik), 1935- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1995)
    This article argues that, over against the idea of the church as an institution, the church should be characterized as an event that does not live from the being and will of Jesus Christ as historical figure, but from ...
  • Metaforologie en rasionaliteit 
    Van Wyk, G.M.J. (Gafie) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1995)
    In dialogue with the philosophers Foucault, Derrida, Habermas, Lyotard and Welsch, this study concentrates on broadening the context of research on metaphor from the philosophy of language to that of a contemporary critique ...
  • Historiese Jesus, die Jesus-beweging en die vorming van die kerk 
    Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1995)
    The article focuses on the birth of the church. The point at which the church began its existence is located within the boundaries of formative Judaism. The parting of the ways is explained as a movement from faction to ...
  • Houding en betrokkenheid van die kerk in 'n veranderende Suid-Afrika 
    Labuschagne, Jacobus P. (Kobus) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1995)
    In determining the stance and commitment of the church in a changing South Africa there is a constant danger for the denominations involved to become one-sided and ideologically contaminated. The church is adjusted neither ...
  • Kerk onderweg na die een en twintigste eeu : 'n kritiese besinning oor kerkwees in 'n veranderende konteks in Suid-Afrika 
    Steenkamp, L.J.S. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1995)
    Reflection on the underlying reality of the church in South Africa on its way to the twenty-first century should take into account the dynamic nature of a church. Being a church presupposes the church judging its situation ...
  • Does the offence of blasphemy have a future under the South African constitution? 
    Van Rooyen, Kobus (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1995)
    This article reflects upon the question of whether the offence of blasphemy is valid in terms of the Constitution of the Republic which guarantees equal protection and freedom of religion, opinion, conscience and belief. ...