HTS Volume 56, Number 1 (2000)

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A research proposal for a new commentary on John
(Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2000) Landon, Charles
The author offers a research proposal for a new commentary on the Gospel of John, provisionally entitled An Internal Textual Commentary on John, Part I: A Commentary on the Apparatus to NA27; Part II: A Selective Commentary on the Apparatus to Tischendorf and Elliott & Parker. In the proposal, he responds to criticism of his previous work on Jude offered by Peter Head in Novum Testamentum 61(2) 181-185. The proposed work on John will not exemplify thoroughgoing eclecticism in practice, but will instead measure (1) the internal strength of three major text-types, and (2) the internal strength of two editions of the Greek New Testament, NA27 and Westcott & Hort (1881).
Godsbegrippe en die funksie van metafore in die rousmartproses
(Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2000) Smith, Willem Jacobus; Dreyer, Theunis Frederik Jacobus
This article attempts to give new meaning to the discussion of "grief," "metaphors" and "images of God" in such a way that new meaning of life within grief becomes a spiritual way of living, a life coram Deo. It is argued that the task of the pastor should be to communicate the different images of God on a conscious level so that the person undergoing counselling could develop the ability to evaluate his or her own images of God, which had been subconscious, on to a conscious level, in order to live the hope in Jesus Christ as an eschatological and pneumatical happening.
Pastoraat in rousmart as bewuste kommunikasie van die emosies van rousmart
(Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2000) Smith, Willem Jacobus; Dreyer, Theunis Frederik Jacobus
From the perspective of pastoral care and counselling, one often finds that people experience a lack of meaning in their lives when confronted with grief. The salvation through Jesus Christ, and the way it is incorporated in one's life, doesn't bring existential hope and meaning any more. This article attempts to give new meaning to an old discussion of "grief', the conscious and unconscious mind, as well as the emotions of grief, in such a way that new meaning of life within grief becomes a spiritual way of living, a life coram Deo.
Unieke nuansering van "die dag van die Here" in 2 Petrus en die eskatologiese gerigtheid van die dokument
(Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2000) Malan, Gert Jacobus
The aim of this study is to show the eschatological focus of 2 Peter, which is of primary importance for understanding the contents of the document. Specifically, the unique understanding of the day of the Lord enhances the eschatological focus of the author. By discussing the issues of the possible opponents of the author, the literary form, as well as authorship, the document is placed in a specific historical phase within the development of eschatological thought within the church, namely a time of scepticism about the delay of the parousia and consequent ethical decay.
Analogiese taal by Bultmann in die lig van die kennissosiologie
(Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2000) Malan, Gert Jacobus
Bultmann 's approach to analogical language, or as he put it, mythological language,was to demythologise it. Reaction to his demythologising program was largely negative, as it seemed radical to many. This study shows that Bultmann's approach to analogical language does not differ much from the way the concept "analogical language" is used within the sociology of knowledge. It seems that disciplines which had previously been practised in isolation from each other, developed their own terminology. The result is that essentially the same issues were referred to by different names, and that the same terms could be used to denote different issues. In this article the question whether analogical/mythologica/symbolical/metaphorical language is treated in much the same way by the two different approaches is answered positively.
Redekritiese aansprake van 'n negatief-dialektiese teologie
(Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2000) Beukes, Johann; Beukes, C.J. (Cornelius Johannes)
From the premise of a critique of instrumental rationality, this article explores some consequences of such a critique for church and theology. The author finds an intimate relation between the philosophical critiques of Nietzsche, Adorno and Foucault and his own theological position which may be described as a negative dialectical theology. The article proceeds to show how negative dialectics could provide an alternative to some aspects of dialectical theology, especially with regard to its relation to the ethical and confessional traditions.
Nuwe psalmomdigting in Afrikaans : uitgangspunte, beleid, probleme
(Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2000) Kloppers, Elsabe (Elizabeth Catharina)
For almost twenty years a commission of the Afrikaans-speaking Dutch Reformed churches has been working on a new metricm Psalter. The policy of versifying the Biblical texts is rigid and in many instances theologically outdated. The primary problems are the principle of a reproductive versification, a versification in one form and style, the lack of a hermeneutical approach, the question whether all 150 Psalms need to be reproduced anew and the lack of a proper liturgical function of many of the texts.
Refleksie op twee pastorale modelle, Deel 2 : Die pastor as luisteraar - die storiemodel
(Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2000) Dreyer, Yolanda
This study focuses on pastoral interaction with women. Pastoral care and counselling with women takes place within hierarchical societal and church structures. In such societies those higher up in the hierarchy exercise power over others. The male perspective has been the dominant one. This article is a critical description and evaluation of Julian Muller's narrative model for pastoral counselling. The premise of this model is that identity and story are related. This forms part of what is known in a broader context as the hermeneutics of conversation. In pastoral interaction the life stories of people are associated or disassociated with stories in the Bible. The article pleads for symmetrical interaction in pastoral counselling. This means that women should not be sold out to patriarchal na"atives in the Bible that devalue them. Contra-narratives in the Bible according to which women have equal access to God could play an important role in pastoral interaction.
Sosiologiese en antropologiese insigte en die studie van die Hebreeuse Bybel : 'n bestekopname
(Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2000) Kruger, Paul Albertus
This article reviews the main trends in the social-scientific study of the Hebrew Bible. It focuses on the following central issues: the theoretical principles underlying this approach, anthropologists and the Hebrew Bible, the Hebrew Bible and comparative anthropology, anthropological evidence from African cultures, and the Hebrew Bible in social-scientific research: perils and prospects.
The sword motif in Matthew 10:34
(Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2000) Sim, David C.
In Matthew 10:34 Jesus utters a very difficult saying. He claims that he has not come to bring peace, but a sword. The form of this saying does not trace back to the historical Jesus; it is the product of Matthew's redaction of a Q passage which is found in a more original form in Luke 12:51. What did the evangelist mean when he wrote that Jesus brought a sword? In the Hebrew scriptures the sword was a common symbol for the judgement and punishment of God, and in later times it represented a number of themes associated with the eschaton. It is argued in this study that Matthew, who was fully immersed in the apocalyptic-eschatological traditions of his day, probably used the sword motif in Matthew 10:34 to symbolise a number of important eschatological events.
The Second Letter to the Thessalonians re-read as Pseudepigraph
(Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2000) Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.)
The purpose of this study is to suggest a socio-historical frame of reference within which 2 Thessalonians may have communicated meaningfully with its intended readers. The question of the historical background of 2 Thessalonians is discussed within the context of the question of the letter's authorship. First, the article focuses on the traditional view that Paul was the author and that the delayed parousia was the issue he addressed. Second, the article aims to argue an alternative view: 2 Thessalonians is reread as a pseudepigraph and it is an open question whether the delayed parousia was really the problem the author addressed.
Waarom Jesus-studies?
(Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2000) Geyser, Piet A.
Present-day historical Jesus studies are the epistemological product of what has become known as the New Historicism. The aim of the article is to emphasize two aspects of the New Historicism as epistemological approach. The one aspect focuses on the profitability of this endeavour and the other on the historical nature of the New Historicism. As far as profitability is concerned, the social standing and identity of the researcher are emphasized. Among other things, the social interests of the researcher are taken into account. Concerning the historical nature of this kind of research, a distinction is drawn between the Jesus of history and the Jesus of faith. The aim of the article is to gain clarity on the relationship between the Jesus of history (pre-Easter) and the Jesus of faith (post-Easter). J D Crossan's exposition of the reasons for Jesus studies is followed. He distinguishes three reasons: historical, ethical and theological.
Funksie van ruimte in die reisverhale in 1 Henog 12-36
(Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2000) Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947-
Using the theories of Malbon and Van Eck on the functional use of space in narratives, a narrative analysis is presented of Enoch's account of three journeys in 1 Enoch 12-36. In the microsocial world of these narratives focal space is used as expression of the symbolic universe of the apocalyptic author(s). According to this view cosmological space is allocated by God as either a place of punishment for the disobedient or as a refuge for the faithful. In this knowledge the author(s)of the apocalypse found security when they experienced crises during the third and second century BCE. Preference for spatial rather than chronological data in apocalyptic thinking at this early stage of apocalypticism is described against the background of the influence of wisdom literature and the concept of holiness.

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