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  • Pseudepigraphy and the Petrine school : spirit and tradition in 1 and 2 Peter and Jude 
    Chatelion Counet, Patrick, 1954- (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-06)
    This article identifies four "patterns of religion" (E P Sanders) in the pseudepigraphic letters of Peter and Jude in order to support the hypothesis of a "Petrine school" (J H Elliott). The first pattern that connects ...
  • Reading Matthew 28:16-20 with others : how it deconstructs our Western concept of mission 
    Patte, Daniel (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-06)
    Matthew 28:16-20 is readily read as providing a key teaching about "mission." Its teaching about mission - going, making disciples of all the nations, baptizing them, teaching them to obey Jesus' commands - seems simple ...
  • Hermeneutics as cross-cultural encounter : obstacles to understanding 
    Rohrbaugh, Richard L., 1936- (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-06)
    It is a curious fact that while most people intuitively understand the potential for misunderstanding in face-to-face cross-cultural conversations, no such difficulty is anticipated when reading cross-culturally. Thus ...
  • Kerugmatiese perspektief op bedieninge in die Nuwe Testament 
    Jones, Robert Johannes; Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-11)
    The article argues that the term "office" and its meaning, as found in the New Testament, cannot be applied without reserve to the understanding of office in the present-day church. From a Biblical and Reformed perspective, ...
  • Narratiewe blikhoek in die mikrovertelling oor die genesing van die koninklike se seun deur Jesus in Johannes 4:43-54 
    Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-11)
    The article forms the third part of an essay that aims to introduce narratological codes applicable to the exegesis of New Testament texts. In the first article generic elements that constitute a narrative discourse were ...
  • A socio-cultural model of Judean ethnicity : a proposal 
    Cromhout, Markus; Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-03)
    This article focuses on the matter of Judean ("Jewish") ethnic identity during the first century CE. New Testament scholarship lacks an overall interpretive framework by which Judean identity can be understood. Appreciation ...
  • Genre en plot georiënteerde narratief-kritiese eksegese van Evangeliemateriaal : inleiding tot narratiewe kritiek 
    Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-06)
    This contribution to methodology and hermeneutics, consisting of two articles, aim to argue for combining historical criticism and narrative criticism. The first article shows how genre orientation can provide hermeneutical ...
  • The role alternate states of consciousness played in the baptism and Eucharist of the earliest Jesus-followers 
    Groenewald, Jonanda; Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-03)
    In this article it is argued that the baptism and Eucharist of the earliest Jesus-followers can be better understood when contemporary knowledge with regard to alternate states of consciousness is taken into consideration. ...
  • Hoe om in te kom en hoe om binne te bly - die "groot sendingopdrag" aan die kerk vandag volgens Matteus 28:16-20 
    Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-03)
    In this article the phrases "getting in" and "staying in" relate to the technical term "covenantal nomism". The article's aim is to argue that this concept is radically redefined in the so-called "great commission" in ...
  • Vertellersperspektiefanalise van Nuwe-Testamentiese tekste 
    Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-09)
    The article forms the second part of an essay that aims to introduce narratological codes applicable for the exegesis of New Testament texts. In the first article generic elements that constitute a narrative discourse were ...
  • Jesus - prophetic emissary of God 
    Dannhauser, Estelle Henrietta; Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-06)
    The present study examines three models of research, all reaching the same conclusion, namely that Jesus was a prophet. The aim is to determine what their point of origin in research was, to determine on what basis they ...
  • J D Crossan's construct of Jesus' "Jewishness" : a critical assessment 
    Cromhout, Markus (Department of Ancient Languages, University of Pretoria, 2006)
    The article focuses on J D Crossan's reconstruction of the historical Jesus and the content he assigns to Jesus' "Jewishness". Guided by Crossan's own work and the insights of ethnicity theory, the continuities and ...
  • Huwelik in die eerste-eeuse Mediterreense wêreld (I) : vroue in 'n man se wêreld 
    Van Eck, Ernest (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007-03)
    Marriage in the first-century Mediterranean world (I) : females in a male world This article is the first of a three-part series that aims to stimulate the hermeneutical debate in the church about marriage. Attention is ...
  • Inleiding tot die sosiaal-wetenskaplike kritiese eksegese van Nuwe-Testamentiese tekste: die metodologiese aanloop in die navorsingsgeskiedenis 
    Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007-03)
    Introducing the social-scientific critical exegesis of New Testament texts : methodological initiators in the research history The article is the first of a series of three that aim to introduce social scientific exegesis ...
  • "We are Judean"! The Sayings Gospel Q's redactional approach to the Law 
    Cromhout, Markus (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006)
    This article is focussed on Q's treatment of the Law and what it can tell us about the Q community's Judean ethnic identity. It is argued that part of the reason for the incorporation of the main redaction in Q (here ...
  • The structure of John 17 
    Wong, Corinne Hong Sling (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006)
    This article proposes a structure for John 17. In paragraph A (1-5), Jesus prays for the glorification/revelation of the Father and the Son, so that Jesus' followers may have eternal life. This objective is achieved in ...
  • The ethic of the free : a walk according to the Spirit! A perspective from Galatians 
    Loubser, Gysbert Matthys Hendrik (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006)
    The article argues that Galatians does not distinguish between soteriological and ethical freedom. Freedom encompasses the believer in Christ's entire salvation. However, he not only possesses freedom in Christ, but has ...
  • Permanente homoseksuele verhoudings van liefde en trou 
    Potgieter, Jorrie (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006)
    In this article, the argument is made that homosexual relationships of love and commitment was known by the writers of the Bible. Though definitions like "gay" or "homosexuality" was not known, sexual identity was known. ...
  • Christosentriese koinonia-dinamiek agter Paulus se hantering van sekere problematiek in 1 Korintiërs 
    De Wet, Burgert Wynand (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006)
    This article reasons that Paul tends to use a Christosentric koinonia-dynamic as a paradigm for addressing some of the problems in 1 Corinthians. As a test case the problem of the eating of food (especially meat), consecrated ...
  • Identiteit en seksualiteit in die Nuwe Testament 
    Steyn, Gert Jacobus (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006)
    This contribution wants to provide a broad overview of sexuality in the New Testament. It provides broad thematic stripes, picturing the early Christians as sexual beings with a new identity in Christ. Sexuality is a given ...