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  • Kontekstuele uitleg van Psalm 110 binne sy historiese raamwerk 
    De Bruyn, J.J.; Human, Dirk J. (Bureau for Scholarly Journals, 2006-09)
    Psalm 110 is sekerlik die psalm wat die meeste in die Nuwe Testament aangehaal word. Hierdie feit kan aanleiding gee tot die vraag of die Nuwe Testament die enigste sleutel is tot die verstaan van Psalm 110. Uiteraard sal ...
  • Land as a topic in the book of Psalms? 
    Bremer, Johannes (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2019)
    This essay focuses on land conceptions in the Psalter, dealing with Psalms reflecting on Israel’s history regard land as an integral part of remembrance and YHWH as a powerful and mighty saviour. As he was able to fulfil ...
  • The law and society in the Old Testament : formulation and implementation of the law in ancient Israel 
    Rugwiji, T.T. (Temba) (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2020)
    Various laws were practised in ancient Israel. Although the present study will introduce briefly the concept of law as practised in Ancient Near East (ANE) in general, the project focuses particularly on ancient Israel as ...
  • Le probleme du monotheisme biblique 
    Romer, Thomas Christian (Center National de la Recherche Scientifique, 2017)
    Please read abstract in article.
  • Leadership in Africa and in the Old Testament : a transcendental perspective 
    Usue, Emmanuel Ordue (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-06)
    This article discusses the challenges of leadership as reflected in the Old Testament and in African contexts. The author notes certain strengths and weaknesses with regard to some of the approaches to leadership both in ...
  • „Legst du ihre Himmelsschrift auf die erde an?“ (Ijob 38,33) – was aber meint „Himmelsschrift“? 
    Bockle, Jakob (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2022)
    Since the hapax legomenon מִשְׁטָר* of Job 38:33b is understood as a “scripture of heaven,” its meaning can be deduced only from the en-vironment of the Old Near East but in particular from its context, Job 38:31–33 ...
  • Leviticus 11, Deuteronomy 14 and directionality 
    Meyer, Esias E. (Unisa Press, 2014)
    The article engages with the old debate about the diachronic relationship between Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14. It starts with outlining certain criteria which might help us determine directionality. It then provides a ...
  • Leviticus 17 as a bridge between P and H, with a twist of D? 
    Meyer, Esias E. (Unisa Press, 2012)
    There seems to be an emerging consensus that the Holiness Code is later than Leviticus 1-16. The latter is usually regarded as a part of the Priestly text (P). In the European context Pentateuch scholars such as Otto, ...
  • Liefde vir die vreemdeling in Levitikus 19 : uiteenlopende sienings oor vreemdelinge in die Heiligheidswetgewing 
    Meyer, Esias E. (LitNet, 2015-12)
    Die doel van hierdie artikel is om die figuur van die vreemdeling in die boek Levitikus as deel van die Pentateug te ondersoek. Die artikel verduidelik eers die diakroniese uitgangspunte van hierdie ondersoek. Hierdie ...
  • Liggaamlike en morele onreinheid in Levitikus : ’n geïntegreerde reinigingsisteem 
    Meyer, Esias E. (LitNet, 2019)
    Die artikel lewer ’n bydrae tot die debat oor twee soorte onreinheid in Levitikus. Die eerste helfte van die artikel volg ’n sinkroniese benadering en gee ’n oorsig oor waar die terme vir rein en onrein voorkom en watter ...
  • Literary analysis of covenant themes in the book of Malachi 
    Boloje, Blessing Onoriode; Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969- (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2015)
    The category of covenant is considered to be the dominant and cohesive idea in the theology of the OT. It is the means through which Israel conceptualise its relation with Yahweh. Although the term “covenant” is variously ...
  • A literary development of the cloud and fire pillar motif in the Pentateuchal wilderness tradition 
    Jeon, Jaeyoung (Universität Salzburg; Bibelwissenschaft und Kirchengeschichte, 2019)
    The pillar of cloud and fire, the most popular motif symbolizing the divine guidance in the wilderness, represents the last stage in the gradual development of the guidance motif. The development of the various “guiding ...
  • "Literêr-historiese" lees van 'n teks 
    Human, Dirk J. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1999)
    The discussion on methodology in the South African exegetical and hermeneutical debate has not been completed yet. Several contributions during the past six years have kept this debate alive. Nevertheless, the duration ...
  • Literêre komposisie van Josua 3:1–17 
    Wildenboer, J.M. (Johannes Michael) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-11)
    Joshua 3 and 4 confront the attentive reader with several literary problems, especially with regard to chronology. This article attempts to provide a solution to the problems in Joshua 3. The author reconstructed narratives, ...
  • 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 ...
  • The lord is my shepherd in suffering 
    Vos, C.J.A. (Casparus Johannes Adam), 1945- (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2020)
    Although Ps 23 can be called a psalm of trust, its purpose is to impart comfort in concrete life. In times of sorrow and crisis, this psalm has struck home. The article starts by reading Ps 23 as composition, then turns ...
  • A love triangle between God, Sophia, and the righteous interwoven in the retelling of the Pentateuchal stories in Wisdom 10 
    Geyser-Fouche, Ananda B. (Unisa Press, 2021-06)
    In the Wisdom of Solomon, with special reference to chapters 6 to 10, wisdom is personified as a woman. This image is quite often found, especially in the wisdom literature. In the Wisdom of Solomon, Sophia is portrayed ...
  • Lyf se troos 
    Le Roux, J.H. (Jurie Hendrik), 1944- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006)
    This article focuses on the body as an 'instrument' to console and comfort others. In the early church so much attention was given to the soul and its salvation that the body was neglected. According to the Manichaeans the ...
  • Malachi's vision of the temple : an emblem of eschatological hope (Malachi 3:1-5) and an economic centre of the community (Malachi 3:10-12) 
    Boloje, Blessing Onoriode; Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969- (Unisa Press, 2014)
    This article shows how temples were viewed in biblical Israel and how the prophets understood the temple in their different contexts. The temple is emphasised as the abode of Yahweh by the prophets before the exile. During ...
  • Malachi’s concept of a Torah-compliant community (Ml 3:22 [MT]) and its associated implications 
    Boloje, Blessing Onoriode; Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969- (OpenJournals Publishing, 2015-10-09)
    This article focuses on Malachi’s distinctive claims that guarantee a well-ordered community, namely the validity and feasibility of a Torah-compliant community. Since Torah compliance is a fundamental core of Israel’s ...