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(Unisa Press, 2017-11)More than any other biblical book the Song of Songs has received a wider range of interpretations, most of which seem to be valid, even when they sometimes contradict each other. A literary approach to both the form and ...
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The dawn of two dawns : the mythical, royal and temporal implications of dawn for Psalms 108 and 110 (AOSIS Open Journals, 2017-11-06)Shachar is identified primarily as a primary noun that is translated as ‘dawn’ within the Hebrew Bible, yet one must not ignore its mythical dimension. Within the Davidic trilogy Psalms 108– 110, Shachar takes on an ...
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(Unisa Press, 2017-11)The bodily suffering in this psalm can be related to a socio-economic situation of poverty. In addition, it is also closely linked to an experience of distance from God and the community of belonging with its terrible ...
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(University of Stellenbosch, Department of Old and New Testament, 2017)The paper engages with Numbers 18 in the light of the recent debate on ritual innovation. The focus is especially on verses 8-20 and the ‘portion’ of the priests, or more specifically the Aaronides. The intertextual links ...
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(University of Stellenbosch, Department of Old and New Testament, 2017)Psalm 132 can be interpreted from various compositional contexts. In every new compositional context different nuances add value to the significance of the text. Psalm 132 can be interpreted as a single psalm, and as part ...
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(Unisa Press, 2017)Two extremes in the interpretation of the Song of Songs are the allegorical and the literal, respectively representing the ancient and the modern way of understanding this poetry. As a result of this shift from the ancient ...
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(University of Stellenbosch, Department of Old and New Testament, 2017)One should not underestimate the impact suffering has on a community. Therefore in biblical studies we are aware, more than ever before, of the impact traumatic events had on individuals and groups. Trauma studies have ...
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God sonder gesig? Moontlike sielkundige interpretasies vir die verborge God in die Hebreeuse Bybel (Greek Orthodox Patriarchate, 2017)Volgens sekere gedeeltes in die Hebreeuse Bybel kan ʼn mens nie die aanskoue van die (aan)gesig van God oorleef nie. Andersins word weer getuig dat sekere mense die gesig van God wel gesien het, maar dit word nooit beskryf ...
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(University of Stellenbosch, Department of Old and New Testament, 2017)This article is dedicated to Hendrik Bosman and to a certain extent it is the outcome of our many discussions about the historical understanding of the Old Testament. In this article it is argued that such an understanding ...
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(AOSIS Open Journals, 2017-11-07)This article focuses on Isaiah 12 – an important text that concludes the first main section of the Book of Isaiah (BI). The analysis focuses on the structure and redaction of this text. The text is interpreted as a ...
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Onderliggende liggaamsbeelde van die metaforiese gebruik van die woord, יָד , in die Hebreeuse Bybel (Greek Orthodox Patriarchate, 2017)Benewens verwysings na die menslike liggaamsdeel wat soms antropomorfies op die Godsbeeld geprojekteer word, is die woord, ידָ (hand), ook party keer ʼn metafoor in die Hebreeuse Bybel, en dan met ’n betekenis wat in ten ...
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(Unisa Press, 2017)Within the trilogy of Psalms 108–110 clothing imagery portrays an important part in establishing the development of honour within these three psalms. Within Book V of the Psalms this trilogy presents a theme of restoration ...
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(AOSIS Open Journals, 2017-12-07)With the 500 year celebration of the Reformation, it is necessary that Bible translation be reviewed again. The year 2017 is not only the year of Reformation celebration, but also the year of centenary celebration of the ...
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(Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2017)Proverbs 5:15-20 is not about ecological issues such as water management. However, the biblical author employed water-related metaphors as a way of speaking about faithfulness in marriage. The young man is instructed ...
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(AOSIS Open Journals, 2018-02-22)The ‘harsh’ decision in Ezra 10:1–44 and Nehemiah 13:23–31 to terminate marriages with ‘foreign’ women falls strange on modern ears. This article reads these sections against the background of identity formation in ...
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(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2017)A social-scientific analysis of the word ‘head’ in Psalms 108–110 indicates from another theme (war) and perspective (honour) how the imagery of the head is used to communicate warfare, and to develop and establish the ...
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(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2017)A social-scientific analysis of the word ‘head’ in Psalms 108–110 indicates from another theme (war) and perspective (honour), how the imagery of the head communicates warfare, develops and establishes a connection between ...
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(Unisa Press, 2017-12)The various explicit references and descriptions of the different bodies in the Song of Songs have, just as characters, an “unconscious” which can be interpreted by psychoanalysis. These body-images are important as they ...
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(Unisa Press, 2017-12)This article explores the ecological potential in Job 14:7–12. The metaphor in Job 14 praises the life-giving potential of water to revive a dead tree before presenting its transient character, similar to human life. The ...
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(Unisa Press, 2017-12)This article is an examination of Micah’s theory of justice within the overall context of his oracles of judgements. While there are competing perspectives in the justice of judgement in the book of Micah, particularly in ...
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