Browsing Theology by Author "Botha, J. Eugene"

Browsing Theology by Author "Botha, J. Eugene"

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  • Exploring issues around Biblical, Western and African social values 
    Botha, J. Eugene (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007)
    This article explores the differences and similarities between the social value systems of the New Testament, the West and Africa. While it is acknowledged that the categories “The New Testament”, the “West” and “Africa”, ...
  • For God did not so love the whole world - only Israel! John 3:16 revised 
    Botha, J. Eugene; Rousseau, P.A. (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2005)
    John 3:16 is probably the most popular and widely proclaimed proof-text for God’s love for all of humankind – the “world”. This interpretation of the verse is based on a meaning for which the Greek word cosmos can be used, ...
  • New Testament textual criticism is dead! Long live New Testament textual criticism! 
    Botha, J. Eugene (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007)
    This article explores the notion that some of the basic assumptions upon which textual criticism is built, like the quest for an “original text”, have serious flaws and that much of what has been attempted the last 300 ...
  • Review of current research on group formation in early Christianity 
    Botha, J. Eugene (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1996)
    In this paper an attempt is made to gain a picture of the earliest stages of the Christian movement subsequent to Jesus' public ministry. Observations about methodological matters are made and this is followed by a brief ...