Browsing Research Articles (Ancient Languages) by Issue Date

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  • The poetic face of rhetoric : Ephrem's polemics against the Jews and heretics in Contra Haereses XXV 
    Botha, Philippus Jacobus (Department of Ancient Languages, University of Pretoria, 1991)
    The hymn Contra Haereses XXV by Ephrem is translated into English and the use of poetic devices such as metaphor, antithesis, apostrophe, invocatio, hyperbole and acoustic techniques to enhance the argumentative quality ...
  • The social setting and strategy of Psalm 34 
    Botha, Philippus Jacobus (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 1997)
    This paper endeavours to use the social setting of Psalm 34 as a key to its interpretation. The literary, social, and ideological dimensions of the text are analysed in order to determine its textual strategy, intent and ...
  • Nota oor die vertaling van Jeremia 2:37 ("Met jou hande op jou hoof") 
    Stander, Hennie (Hendrik Frederik), 1953- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1998)
    In Jeremiah 2:37 God says to Israel: "You will leave that place (= Egypt) with your hands upon your head". In this article various Bible translations and commentaries are scrutinized to determine how modern exegetes interpret ...
  • The 'Enthronement Psalms' : a claim to the world-wide honour of Yahweh 
    Botha, Philippus Jacobus (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 1998)
    The so-called Enthronement Psalms, that is Psalms 47, 93, 96, 97, 98 and 99, are described in this investigation as a distinctive group of psalms which constitute a similar illocutionary act. This act is defined against ...
  • Social values and the interpretation of Psalm 123 
    Botha, Philippus Jacobus (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2001)
    It is contended in this article that Biblical texts can no longer be interpreted without taking cognisance of the contribution that the social sciences can make to the process of interpretation. Psalm 123 is analysed ...
  • Afrikaanse Bybelvertalings : 'n toekomsvisie 
    Stander, Hennie (Hendrik Frederik), 1953- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2001)
    In this article the author argues that there is a need for a new "official" translation of the Bible. He discusses modern trends in Bible translation. He also evaluates Afrikaans translations of the Bible on the basis ...
  • The paradox between appearance and truth in Ephrem the Syrian’s Hymn de Crucifixione IV 
    Botha, Philippus Jacobus (Department of Ancient Languages, University of Pretoria, 2002)
    The presence and literary function of certain polarities in this particular hymn are investigated. It concerns polarities formed by the contrast between what was visible during the trial and crucifixion of Christ and ...
  • (Reën)boog na die sondvloed (Gen 9:12-17) 
    Stander, Hennie (Hendrik Frederik), 1953- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2002)
    The Hebrew word which is used for “rainbow” in Genesis 9:13,16 can also be translated as an archer’s “bow”. It is interesting to note that all the ancient writers used the latter meaning (“war bow”) in their interpretation ...
  • Beelde vir die kruis van Christus in die vierde en vyfde eeu 
    Stander, Hennie (Hendrik Frederik), 1953- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2002)
    The Church Fathers did not have a common theory or system of atonement. Therefore, if one wants to appreciate what they had to say about atonement, one needs to study the rich images that pervade their literature. Their ...
  • Reading Proverbs 3:1-12 in its social and ideological context 
    Prinsloo, Gert Thomas Marthinus (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2002)
    Proverbs 3:1-12 is a masterful example of Hebrew poetry. It is quite permissible to analyse and enjoy the poem for its own sake. However, it should be taken into account that the text was written from a wisdom perspective, ...
  • The (poetic) rhetoric of wisdom in Proverbs 3:1-12 
    Potgieter, J.H. (Johan Hendrik), 1952- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2002)
    Proverbs 3:1-12 is a masterful example of Hebrew poetry. Failure to consider its poetic structure, is likely to result in incomplete and even incorrect interpretation. Many recent commentaries on Proverbs recognize the ...
  • ‘The honour of the righteous will be restored’ : Psalm 75 in its social context 
    Botha, Philippus Jacobus (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2002)
    Psalm 75 is often assumed to be a psalm of thanksgiving. Others regard it as part of a cultic liturgy celebrating God's judgement on evildoers. But few researchers have recognised the important role played by the social ...
  • A social-scientific reading of Psalm 129 
    Botha, Philippus Jacobus (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2002)
    Psalm 129 is analysed as a poetic composition, as well as an ideological document. It was found that the social codes of honour and shame play an important role in what and how the psalm was supposed to communicate. It is ...
  • An analysis of Ephrem the Syrian’s views on the temptation of Christ as exemplified in his Hymn de Virginitate XII 
    Botha, Philippus Jacobus (Department of Ancient Languages, University of Pretoria, 2003)
    Ephrem the Syrian’s twelfth hymn in the cycle De Virginitate is translated and analysed. This hymn describes the temptation of Christ by Satan as a contest in which Satan tried to humiliate Christ, but was defeated and ...
  • Honour and shame as key concepts in Chrysostom’s exegesis of the Gospel of John 
    Stander, Hennie (Hendrik Frederik), 1953- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2003)
    Recently, studies have illustrated that honour and shame were core values in the Mediterranean world in general and in the Bible too. These studies usually resort to classical sources to support the claims being made. ...
  • Psalm 118 and social values in ancient Israel 
    Botha, Philippus Jacobus (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2003)
    The relationship between the dramatis personae mentioned in Psalm 118 is investigated to determine for whom the psalm was intended in its present form and what the author or final editor wanted to communicate with the ...
  • Social values in the book of Obadiah 
    Botha, Philippus Jacobus (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2003)
    This paper presents a poetic and social-scientific analysis of the book of Obadiah. It suggests that the social and theological problems to which the book forms a response is the attempt of the people of Judah to come ...
  • Wetenskaplike onderbou van DieBybel@kinders.co.za 
    Stander, Hennie (Hendrik Frederik), 1953- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2003)
    One of the latest translations of the Bible in Afrikaans is DieBybel- @kinders.co.za. The target group of this Bible is kids. Since this is a children's Bible, the scientific basis of this project is often overlooked. In ...
  • Psalm 67 in its literary and ideological context 
    Botha, Philippus Jacobus (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2004)
    Psalm 67 has been interpreted for a long time as part of an agricultural liturgy of thanksgiving for Yahweh’s grace. This paper argues that the psalm’s contents, its structure, and its immediate context in the book of ...
  • The textual strategy and ideology of Psalm 36 
    Botha, Philippus Jacobus (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2004)
    Psalm 36 is a beautiful and masterfully crafted poem that once served to enhance the unity and conviction of a group of Yahweh worshippers. The strategy of the author seems to have been an attempt to create dissociation ...