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(De Gruyter, 2024-05)We have recently introduced a computational framework that, given a partition of a text into two literary constituents, finds the best parameters for successfully distinguishing linguistic features to support that partition ...
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(Stellenbosch University, Department of Ancient Studies, 2023)The identity and function of Baal and the baals in Hos is a much-discussed issue in the Hebrew Bible. The lexeme occurs in three chapters (Hos 2; 11; 13) and is probably alluded to in Hos 9:10. But who is this Baal? Is he ...
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(MDPI, 2023-12)Narratives are fundamentals of storytelling. In Biblical literature, narratives do not only tell what happened (the context for God’s revelation), they also indicate why what happened matters (the purpose of history). ...
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(AOSIS Publishing, 2023-08-10)This article used Proverbs 23:19–21, 29–32 as a lens for analysing alcohol addiction in Benue State. The pericope warns that alcoholism leads to poverty, regrets, and life-threatening consequences. These given aphorisms ...
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Theology for sustainable development in Zimbabwe : unpacking Deuteronomy 20:19–20 in light of SDG 15 (AOSIS, 2023-12-18)This article aims at a ‘green’ reading of Deuteronomy 20:19–20 with special reference to combat deforestation in Zimbabwe. The article relates to Sustainable Development Goal 15 (SDG 15) of the United Nations Agenda 2030, ...
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(Africa Journals, 2024-03)The role of women in the church is amazing and laudable. Since the inception of the church, women have been active protagonists in the narrative of the church. Their roles cover several aspects of church growth. They have ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)The purpose of this study is to understand how the Holiness Legislation in Leviticus attempts to shape the response of the People of God to Yhwh’s holy presence amongst them using the rhetoric of honor. While commentators ...
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(AOSIS, 2023-12-20)Considering the large number of mob killings, especially the case of two suspected thieves who were burnt alive in the Enugu metropolis, a more exegetical approach to the issue of jungle justice becomes imperative to ...
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(AOSIS, 2023-10-21)This article engages with the issue of the אָשָׁם sacrifice in Leviticus 14. Firstly, the paper provides an overview of the extensive cleansing ritual in Leviticus 14. Then the issue of the relation between צָרַ֫עַת and ...
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(AOSIS, 2023-11-21)In human history, there has always been one form of war or the other, including resource wars, leading to the wanton destruction of lives and property. Nigeria is not an exception to this ugly global phenomenon. For ...
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(MDPI, 2023-09-29)This study used Ruth 1:1–5 as a lens in the study of the increasing challenges Nigerian migrants face. Famine was ravaging the land, and hence Elimelech moved his family away from Israel to the country of Moab so they ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-10-30)The study re-reads Joshua 1 and 2 from a postcolonial point of view and argues that the writers of the book of Joshua were motivated by their life experiences. It seems clear that the writers were influenced by the imperialist ...
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(New Testament Society of South Africa, 2022-06)In 1 Corinthians 15:20 and 23, Paul calls Jesus “the first fruits of those who are asleep.” According to John, Jesus died on the Eve of Passover and was resurrected on the third day, which was the day of the Omer ritual, ...
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(Springer, 2023-01)This paper argues that one should not speak of an “original aniconism” in the cult of Yhwh, the god of Israel. In the Northern kingdom and in the first temple of Jerusalem, this god was represented in a theriomorphic and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-08-30)This master thesis deals with the speeches of Elihu (Job 32-37). Especially the as-pect "suffering as an educational measure of God" is considered more closely. With a comparison to the statements of Job's friends in this ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)The book of Jeremiah explores reflections on catastrophe, trauma, and strategies for survival. At its core, Jeremiah is characterized by a focus on tears and lament, portraying the prophet as a symbol of suffering. The ...
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(Routledge, 2023)The Ark of the Covenant, or Ark of Yhwh, has stimulated the imagination of many people from biblical times up to today: it has served as the inspiration for many stories, as the subject of paintings, and even the fodder ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)The Akan culture does not treat women the same way it treats its men; there are gender related roles among the Akan cultural practices. Matrilineal inheritance notwithstanding, the Akan woman always plays the second option ...
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(De Gruyter, 2023)The »foe from the north« is a well-known trope in the book of Jeremiah. In 1989 David Reimer argued that this enemy should be understood as a nonspe- cific earthly enemy, with mythical overtones deriving from the location ...
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(AOSIS, 2023-04-04)Many countries around the world, including Australia, have secularism expressed in their identity. However, as these secular nations (as they understand themselves) shift into postsecular societies, it raises questions ...
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