Browsing Theology by UP Author "Van der Zwan, Pieter"

Browsing Theology by UP Author "Van der Zwan, Pieter"

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  • Bedeutungen und Bilder der Gebärmutter in der Hebräischen Bibel 
    Van der Zwan, Pieter (Unisa Press, 2015)
    Die Gebärmutter kann in der Hebräischen Bibel durch vier verschiedene Wörter ausgedrückt werden: ] ,ןֶטֶב ,םֶחֶר מעה ] und בֶםֶק . Dass diese Wörter auch manchmal metaphorisch oder mit anderen Bedeutungen gebraucht werden, ...
  • Beneath the body of the text : body-images in the Song of Songs 
    Van der Zwan, Pieter (Unisa Press, 2017-12)
    The various explicit references and descriptions of the different bodies in the Song of Songs have, just as characters, an “unconscious” which can be interpreted by psychoanalysis. These body-images are important as they ...
  • The body in poverty – Psalm 22 
    Van der Zwan, Pieter (Unisa Press, 2017-11)
    The bodily suffering in this psalm can be related to a socio-economic situation of poverty. In addition, it is also closely linked to an experience of distance from God and the community of belonging with its terrible ...
  • God sonder gesig? Moontlike sielkundige interpretasies vir die verborge God in die Hebreeuse Bybel 
    Van der Zwan, Pieter (Greek Orthodox Patriarchate, 2017)
    Volgens sekere gedeeltes in die Hebreeuse Bybel kan ʼn mens nie die aanskoue van die (aan)gesig van God oorleef nie. Andersins word weer getuig dat sekere mense die gesig van God wel gesien het, maar dit word nooit beskryf ...
  • The Ideal body in the Hebrew Bible compared to that in transpersonal psychology 
    Van der Zwan, Pieter (Unisa Press, 2018)
    Despite the Hebrew Bible’s canonicity it does not present a single picture of the ideal body, ranging from texts from the Priestly Source to the Song of Songs and the way the body of God has been portrayed. Its response ...
  • Longing for belonging beyond belongings : the economics of Song of Songs 
    Van der Zwan, Pieter (Unisa Press, 2016)
    The intimate and "monogamous" eroticism in the Song of Songs can be considered as a critique of economic materialism where multiple women may be "bought" in some sense or another. It is the female lover, however, who regards ...
  • Onderliggende liggaamsbeelde van die metaforiese gebruik van die woord, יָד , in die Hebreeuse Bybel 
    Van der Zwan, Pieter (Greek Orthodox Patriarchate, 2017)
    Benewens verwysings na die menslike liggaamsdeel wat soms antropomorfies op die Godsbeeld geprojekteer word, is die woord, ידָ (hand), ook party keer ʼn metafoor in die Hebreeuse Bybel, en dan met ’n betekenis wat in ten ...
  • The “openness” of the Song of Songs 
    Van der Zwan, Pieter (Unisa Press, 2017-11)
    More than any other biblical book the Song of Songs has received a wider range of interpretations, most of which seem to be valid, even when they sometimes contradict each other. A literary approach to both the form and ...
  • The possible impact of animals on Job’s body image : a psychoanalytical perspective 
    Van der Zwan, Pieter (AOSIS, 2021-09-30)
    The body plays an important role in the book of Job – as do animals. According to psychoanalytical specifically object-relations theory, a subjective body image was partly constructed through the internalisation of ...
  • Possible psychoanalytic meanings of the foreskin in the Hebrew Bible 
    Van der Zwan, Pieter (Unisa Press, 2019)
    Amongst the approximately 250 body parts which are mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, the foreskin is mentioned infrequently, even when it is closely linked to circumcision, an essential religious, national, and identity marker. ...
  • Psychological approaches to the Song of Songs 
    Van der Zwan, Pieter (Unisa Press, 2016-12)
    Within the broader psychological biblical criticism this study intends to motivate why psychological approaches to the text of the Song of Songs make sense for a meaningful reception, which kinds of psychological approaches ...
  • Religiosity in the aesthetic of the Song of Songs 
    Van der Zwan, Pieter (Unisa Press, 2017)
    Two extremes in the interpretation of the Song of Songs are the allegorical and the literal, respectively representing the ancient and the modern way of understanding this poetry. As a result of this shift from the ancient ...
  • Some psychoanalytical meanings of the skin in Leviticus 13–14 
    Van der Zwan, Pieter (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2016-09-22)
    ‘Psychoanalysing’ the different forms of ‘scale disease’ dealt with in Leviticus 13–14 can shed some light on the way the skin can be interpreted in this context. The eight psychic functions of the skin identified by ...
  • Some psychoanalytical meanings of the skin in the book of Job 
    Van der Zwan, Pieter (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2017-09-21)
    Traditionally, there has been a tension between psychology and religion because of the Freudian critique of religion. This research intends to show that a deeper understanding of religion leading hopefully to an even ...
  • Song of Songs : a celebration of and invitation to participate in the fullness of life 
    Van der Zwan, Pieter (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2015-08-31)
    The Song of Songs is usually appreciated for its celebration of love in the foreground, erotic or divine, if these are not regarded as different aspects of the same experience. This has perhaps led to the neglect of the ...
  • Song of Songs : from transcending to "transcendental" sex (1) 
    Van der Zwan, Pieter (Unisa Press, 2014)
    Contrary to the common reception of Song of Songs as ecstatic love poetry, perhaps even exuding some divine atmosphere, is the mostly unrecognised voice of a very human and fragile female protagonist who is either fixated ...
  • Song of Songs : from transcending to "transcendental" sex (2) 
    Van der Zwan, Pieter (Unisa Press, 2014)
    The oral, narcissistic and perhaps depressed woman lover introduced in the first article of the same title by the present author in this issue of the Journal for Semitics is nothing but a shadow cast by her bright background. ...