• Exodus 2:1-10 and dialectics on maternal virtues in contemporary Igboland, Nigeria 

  Chukwuma, O.G. (Onyekachi) (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2024-12-01)

  This study investigates the disposition of mothers in contemporary Igboland towards displaying traditional maternal virtues in the upbringing of their children. The inquiry is underpinned by a popular Old Testament narrative, ...
• The Cyrus Cylinder in biblical scholarship 

  Tiemeyer, Lena-Sofia (Swedish Exegetical Society, 2024-12-16)

  Cyrus Cylinder. It argues that, due to significant differences in terms of content and focus, it is unlikely that the Cyrus Cylinder as a text has yielded any form of direct influence upon the biblical material. Whereas ...
• Proverbs 31:10-31 : autochthonous wives' roles for stable families in Ohafia matrilineal society 

  Chukwuma, Onyekachi G. (AOSIS, 2024-08)

  Matriliny is a kinship system in which descent is traced through the mother’s line. This cultural diversity within the African continent is found among the Ohafia village group of Southeast Nigeria. In Ohafia matrilineal ...
• The tension between experiences of nothingness and hope in the metaphorical meaning of the names of the children (Isaiah 7-8) from a perspective of generational imprinted trauma and resilience 

  Esterhuizen, Elizabeth; Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969- (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2023-12-01)

  The texts of Isaiah 7 and 8 are a paragon of metaphorical meanings and signs, especially as they pertain to the name-giving of Isaiah 's sons: Shear-Jashub, Immanuel, and Maher-shalal-hash-baz. This opens a scope of ...
• The Imago Dei : the distinctiveness of humanity 

  Coleman, Roche (Old Testament Society of Southern Africa, 2023-12-01)

  Arguments for humans and animals existing in the imago Dei derive from a desire to harmonize Genesis 1:26-28 and alleged scientific views derived from an evolutionary system. An accurate analysis of biblical anthropology ...
• Does God really hate divorce? A comparative analysis of ancient texts of Mal 2:14–16 

  Lumanze, Obedben Mmesomachukwu (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2024-11-20)

  Historically, Malachi 2:16 has served as a veto against divorce, especially among African evangelicals. While marriage is ideally a lifelong commitment, this interpretation often overlooks the context of the passage. Many ...
• Remembered space as hermeneutical method in Psalms studies with reference to Psalm 90 

  Kok-Pretorius, Marina R.C. (AOSIS, 2024-12)

  This article combines the model of critical spatiality with collective memory and religious imagination in order to create a theoretical basis from which to study biblical texts. The combination of critical spatiality, ...
• Catalysts or antidotes to downward social mobility? Critique of the ‘Big Three’ in Zimbabwe 

  Madzokere, Nyasha (AOSIS, 2024-03)

  The fact that Pentecostal Christianity is the fastest growing form of Christianity in Africa can no longer be a subject of debate. Christianity, one of the major religions in the world, has been growing at unprecedented ...
• The conceptualisation of morality in Judaism 

  Michal, Gavin (AOSIS, 2024-04-05)

  This article dealt with the irony that confronts any investigation into the conceptualisation of morality in Judaism: much of contemporary scholarship promotes the Strong Dependence Theory where God is considered the ...
• The conceptualisation of morality in ancient religions at the hand of the Gilgamesh Epic 

  De Villiers, Gerda (AOSIS, 2024-04-05)

  This article addressed ‘The conceptualisation of morality in ancient religions at the hand of the Gilgamesh Epic’. After pointing out that ancient languages do not have words for neither morality nor religion, I discussed ...
• Where elders cry, the young laugh : Proverbs 3:31–35 and the examining of malpractice in Nigeria 

  Uroko, Favour Chukwuemeka (AOSIS, 2024-07-31)

  This article examines Proverbs 3:31–35 in the exam malpractice crisis ravaging secondary schools in Nigeria. Proverbs 3:31–35 has the central thesis of the call to avoid the company of evildoers and the blessings of going ...
• Proverbs 31:10–31 : an antithesis of pre-exilic Hebrew womanhood? 

  Nyarko-Mensah, Paul; Human, Dirk J. (AOSIS, 2024-08-30)

  The priests and scribes were familiar with the process of applying a manuscript or prophecy to a current context to produce relevant material for the era. It is most probable that the scribes and/or priests during the ...
• Memories of Zion in exile : a contextual reading of the ironical ‘bitter beatitudes’ of Psalm 137 

  Boloje, Blessing Onoriode (AOSIS, 2024-05-31)

  While one’s memory might not always be flawless, possibly because of forgetfulness, memory loss, or selective recall, there are certain memories that demand to be remembered. These memories can flow through people’s lives ...
• Exploring Joshua 7:1–5 through the lens of social contagion liability 

  Odo, D.O. (Damian); Human, Dirk J. (AOSIS, 2024-09-12)

  Scholars of the Old Testament affirm that the book of Joshua through 2nd Kings is collectively called the deuteronomistic history. The literary unit of Joshua 7:1–5 is one the Locus Classicus of Old Testament. Obedience ...
• 2 Samuel 13:1–22 and the psychological effects of rape in Enugu State, Nigeria 

  Eze, V.U. (Virginus); Ugwu, Collins I. (AOSIS, 2024-07-09)

  This article examines the Amnon–Tamar narrative in 2 Samuel 13:1–22 in the light of the psychological effects of rape in Enugu State, Nigeria. 2 Samuel 13:1–22 is an exposition on the tragic assault meted out on Tamar ...
• ‘Young people think with their eyes’ : Proverbs 1:8–19 and cultism in Warri, Delta State 

  Uroko, Favour Chukwuemeka (AOSIS, 2024-07-05)

  A theological response to the crisis of cult-related activities in Warri is imminent, considering the increasing number of young people joining the group on a daily basis. Proverbs 1:8–19 presents important aphorisms ...
• Wat is verligting? 

  Boshoff, Hercules; Boshoff, Piet B. (Petrus Benjamin) (Suid Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap & Kuns, 2024-03)

  No abstract available.
• From Canaan to Egypt (Gn 12:10–20) : Abraham’s sojourn and its ethical dilemma for migrants in socio-economic circumstances 

  Boloje, Blessing Onoriode (AOSIS, 2024-06)

  Migration of people, whether legal or not, is no doubt one of the universe’s enigmas. As a subject that seeks the engagement of interdisciplinary approaches, the biblical text is not in shortage of references to the ...
• Creative waters : semantic and ritual innovation in the book of Numbers 

  Meyer, Esias E. (AOSIS, 2024-09)

  The article examines how water features in different rituals in Leviticus and Numbers. It starts by providing an overview of how water is used in Leviticus and Numbers for cleansing and other rituals, focusing on cases ...
• Oral Bible translation as a means of enhancing Bible engagement in oral communities: a survey of rural congregations of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian, Nkhoma Synod, in Malawi 

  Banda, Maxwell Chiwoko (Sage, 2024-08)

  More than one hundred years of Bible translation in Malawi with a primary focus on the production of written versions has left behind those who have an oral orientation, negatively affecting Bible engagement in most rural ...

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