Browsing by UP Author "Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947-"

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  • Midrash as exegetical approach of early Jewish exegesis, with some examples from the Book of Ruth 
    Chan, Man Ki; Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-10)
    This article deals with the exegetical approach of the early Jewish school. It discusses the meaning and definition of midrash as a distinctive approach in Jewish interpretation. The relationship between midrash and ...
  • Montage, von Rad en belydenis 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1997)
    Following Sailhamer's practice of using the term 'montage' as a hermeneutical key for understanding the canon of the Old Testament, this term is investigated and it is shown that Von Rad used it as a technique in his works ...
  • Oracle against Israel’s social injustices : a rhetorical analysis of Amos 2:6−8 
    Mamahit, Ferry Yefta; Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-09)
    This article applied rhetorical analysis to an analysis of Amos’ prophetic oracle against Israel’s social injustices in Amos 2:6–8. The prophet uses a major rhetorical genre, namely judicial rhetoric, and several smaller ...
  • Review of James Alfred Loader 'Proverbs 1-9' (Historical Commentary on the Old Testament), Peeters Leuven, 2014 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (OpenJournals Publishing, 2016-08-19)
    Loader’s commentary on Proverbs 1–9 belongs to the category of technical commentaries. It is evaluated in terms of similar commentaries written by scholars who focus on interpreting the original Hebrew text. The design ...
  • Reviewing history in apocalyptic literature as ideological strategy 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2004)
    Reviews of history are ideological constructions. This article investigates historical reviews in the apocalyptic literature of Daniel and Ethiopic Enoch. In Daniel 2 a fourfold scheme of successive kingdoms/empires/eras ...
  • Samehang van verhoudingswoorde as middelpunt van verhoudingsherstel in die boek Hosea – ‘n sosioretoriese studie 
    Harris, Johannes Christiaan Frederik; Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    This article reflects on the various nuances in meaning of the relationship terminology used in Hosea. These words are used in combination with one another, although used differently in different contexts. The different ...
  • Skuldgebed in Esra 9:6-15 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2005)
    The penitential prayer is a traditional Gattung used in ancient Israel. The prayer of Ezra 9:6-15 bears all the characteristic marks of this genre. In this prayer a historical scheme and themes such as “the land” are used ...
  • Space, time and group identity in Jubilees 8-9 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008-03)
    Jubilees 8-9 is a rewriting of Genesis 10. It changed a depiction of Israel's identity in genealogical terms into one using spatial terms. This ideological construct was based on a Noah tradition and on Biblical texts ...
  • Spore van dinamiese intertekstualiteit in Psalm 89 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (Litnet, 2021)
    In hierdie artikel word betoog dat die Bybel ’n gelaagde dokument is. Daar is ’n historiese dimensie aan die Bybel wat in berekening gebring moet word wanneer dit gelees en geïnterpreteer word. Die Bybel het stelselmatig ...
  • A study of space in Daniel 1 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2006)
    In Daniel 1 the Babylonian court presented a challenge to Daniel and his compatriots to continue serving the Lord as they did in Jerusalem. In the liminal phase of preparation for service in the court they created a strategy ...
  • The translation of Psalm 89:13 and its implications 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2005)
    Psalm 89:13a can be translated: “You created north and south.” However, it can also be translated as “Zaphon and Yemin you created,” In the former case the phrase is seen as an indication of the extensiveness of the earth. ...
  • A triadic construct in Jubilees 30 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-07)
    Publications on Old Testament ethics often use triadic constructs to explain the moral impact of Biblical passages. In Genesis 11:27–50:26, Ezra 9:6–15, Nehemiah 7:72b–10:40, Damascus Document (CD) V:1, 2–6 and Jubilees ...
  • Trito-Isaiah, penitential prayer and apocalypticism 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (OpenJournals Publishing, 2012-08-02)
    An analysis of the research on the compositional development of Isaiah 56–66 indicates that the redefinition of Judean identity played a major role in the formation of these chapters. Scholars very often refer to the ...
  • Understanding the concept of "time" in Daniel 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2000)
    The temporal axis of apocalypses has always invited a wide range of interpretations. Not only dispensational schemes since the Christian era, but especially contemporary mass suicides arising from activist millennialism, ...
  • Verkenning van postmodernisme en 'n ekskurs op Daniel 7-12 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1997)
    This orientation to the contents and meaning of postmodenism, investigating its relation to poststructuralism and its literary implications for exegesis, proposes that Daniel 7-12 can be read as sub- or minor narratives.
  • Wat beteken 'kanon' vandag? 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1998)
    The notion of canon has become quite complicated. In textual criticism it is no longer possible to identify the canon with only one form of the textual tradition. Canonical texts originate and function in communities of ...
  • Wat hou dit in dat die Bybel ’n kanon is? 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (LitNet, 2020)
    Die begrip kanon word in die Christendom gebruik om die gesag van die Bybel aan te dui. Hierdie artikel betoog dat hierdie begrip verruim moet word. Die verruiming word gemotiveer deur na verskillende verwikkelings te ...
  • Wysheid van Salomo as ’n intertekstuele teks 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (LitNet, 2021)
    Die artikel bestudeer die Wysheid van Salomo as ’n intertekstuele teks. ’n Sinkroniese analise van die drie afdelings, dikwels “boeke” genoem, waaruit Wysheid bestaan, dui aan hoe daar van onder andere Bybelse materiaal ...