Browsing HTS Volume 55, Number 4 (1999) by Title

Browsing HTS Volume 55, Number 4 (1999) by Title

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  • Kerklik-akademiese portret van B J van der Merwe (1926-1968) : Deel twee - predikant en dosent 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1999)
    This second part deals with Van der Merwe's years as minister in Johannesburg and Magaliesburg (1956-1964) and his years as lecturer at Unisa (1964-1968). The socio-historic conditions in the country as well as in the ...
  • The magi : Gentiles or Jews? 
    Sim, David C. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1999)
    From the second century onwards the Christian tradition has almost without exception accepted that the magi in Matthew's infancy narrative were Gentiles, and this view also completely dominates modern Matthean studies. Yet ...
  • Patronage avoidance in James 
    Kloppenborg Verbin, J.S.; Kloppenborg, John S., 1951- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1999)
    James 2:1-13 takes the form of a rhetorical "elaboration on a theme" described in Ps-Cicero's Rhetorica ad Herennium 2.18.28, and is directed not merely at the abstract issue of partiality or the issue of rich versus poor, ...
  • Refleksie op twee pastorale modelle, Deel 1 : Die pastor as vertolker - die ontmoetingsmodel 
    Dreyer, Yolanda (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1999)
    This article focuses on models for pastoral care. Two aspects of the so-called "model of encountering" are discussed, namely the role of the pastor in pastoral interaction, and Scripture as the basis for pastoral care and ...
  • The rise and nature of Feminist Spirituality 
    De Villiers, P.G.R. (Pieter Gideon Retief) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1999)
    This article discusses the growth and nature of Feminist Spirituality as a phenomenon in its own right and in juxtaposition to Feminist Theology. After attempting a definition of Feminist Spirituality, its links with ...
  • The search for the true self in the Gospel of Thomas, the Book of Thomas and the Hymn of the Pearl 
    Hartin, Patrick J. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1999)
    At the heart of the Gospel of Thomas lies the call to achieve an understanding of one's self(Logia 67-70). This call focuses the struggle of Thomas Christians by turning it inward as a challenge to understand their own ...
  • Sun and moon grinding to a halt : exegetical remarks on Joshua 10:9-14 and related texts in Judges 
    Kruger, H.A.J. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1999)
    Attempts to solve the enigma of the extended day may be classified into two groups. Several interpretations are based on the natural sciences. Recently, however, as far as the construction of the passage is concerned, ...
  • The unity of Luke-Acts 
    Verheyden, Jozef (Joseph) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1999)
    The article contains a summary of contributions delivered at the 47th Colloquium Biblicum Lovaniense (1998) held at the Catholic University, Leuven on the subject: "The unity of Luke-Acts". The opening address was delivered ...
  • Verby die geweld van die metafisika : die Christelike erfenis en sekularisasie 
    Schoeman, Marinus J. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1999)
    This essay reinterprets Christian faith in terms of the contemporary philosophical discourse on nihilism and the "end" of metaphysics, especially Heidegger's ontology of "decline." If Christianity is to regain its relevance ...
  • Were women, too, allowed to offer sacrifices in Israel? Observations on the meaning and festive form of sacrifice in Deuteronomy 
    Braulik, Georg (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1999)
    Although the question whether women in Israel were also allowed to present offerings stands in accordance with modern ways of thought and speech, it is not self-evident at all. This is immediately proved in the example of ...
  • Wetenschappelijk onderzoek op het gebied van het Nieuwe Testament en grensgebieden in Nederland en Nederlandstalig België, 1993 - 1999 
    De Jonge, M. (Marinus), 1925-; Jonge, Marinus de, 1925- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1999)
    The article gives an overview of recent and current New Testament research in the Netherlands and Belgium. The institutions and circumstances within which research is done, are discussed. The article points out that ...