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  • Jehu’s violent coup and the justification of violence 
    Mokoena, Lerato Likopo Dinah; Meyer, Esias E. (AOSIS Open Journals, 2019-04-23)
    The putsch carried out by Jehu is one of the most violent stories in the Hebrew Bible. The text justifies the violence by portraying the rebellion as a case of retributive justice for the death of Naboth and as an attempt ...
  • Jeremiah 33:14-26 : the question of text stability and the devaluation of kingship 
    Erzberger, J.F. (Johanna) (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2013)
    The versions of the book of Jeremiah might be considered the result of the text's steady preservation and actualisation by its redactors. Those redactors are considered to have been part of a supporting group for which ...
  • Jesaja 36-39 - sinkroniese en diakroniese lees van 'n teks 
    Le Roux, J.H. (Jurie Hendrik), 1944-; Cronje, S.I. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2002)
    There has been growing interest in the book of Isaiah, particularly with regard to the unity of the book. The current debate has grown out of the discontent of more and more researchers with the historical-critical methods ...
  • Jesaja 40:1-11. JHWH as trooster van trauma slagoffers 
    Odendaal, A.G. (Andre Gerhard) (University of the Free State, Faculty of Theology, 2019-12-06)
    This article aims to show that Yahweh acts as a comforter of the traumatised: the exiles in Babilon. Some of them are eager to return to Jerusalem although they know that the city was destroyed. The prologue of Isaiah 40 ...
  • Jewish and Christian approaches to suffering in the reception of Psalm 137 
    Gillingham, Susan (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2019)
    This paper illustrates how Psalm 137 is used to address the question of suffering by Jews and Christians during various crises of faith. In Jewish tradition, the psalm has a “meta-narrative” which meant reading it as a ...
  • Job and Ecclesiastes as (postmodern?) wisdom in revolt 
    Roper, Leon A.; Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969- (AOSIS Open Journals, 2013-09-13)
    This article will be concerned with the question whether the books of Job and Ecclesiastes can be viewed as (postmodern) wisdom in revolt or not. Three questions underlie this title: firstly, are the books of Job and ...
  • Johannese perspektief op die huwelik, geslagsrolle en seksualiteit in 'n postmoderne konteks 
    Le Roux, Elritia (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-03)
    The hypothesis offered in this study is that the Johannine texts are authoritative, canononical documents with the inherent potential that is applicable to the practical lives of the faithful. Since Biblical texts are ...
  • John Calvin and creation : retrieving Calvin’s ecological insights on Genesis 1 
    Kavusa, Kivatsi Jonathan (University of Stellenbosch, 2021)
    John Calvin has been largely studied given his influential role in the Reformation. I come from a Church with strong Calvinist traditions. During catechisms, we were mainly taught about Calvin’s theology in areas such ...
  • Joshua 24 : some literary and theological remarks 
    Wildenboer, Johannes Michael (Unisa Press, 2015)
    The aim of this article is to discuss the role and function of Joshua 24 in the current Pentateuch/Hexateuch/Enneateuch debate. Although Joshua 24 presents several textual issues, the emphasis of the article is to augment ...
  • Joshua 24 and the so-called hexateuch redaction : a reassessment 
    Wildenboer, Johannes Michael (Unisa Press, 2018)
    Joshua 24 is generally assumed to be the concluding chapter of a Hexateuch. Several texts in Genesis and Exodus are indeed taken up in Joshua 24. In recent times, these texts have generally been assigned to a post-Priestly ...
  • Joshua 24 in the LXX : some literary and theological remarks 
    Wildenboer, Johannes Michael (Unisa Press, 2016)
    The differences between the MT and LXX texts of Joshua 24 are numerous and complex. In this essay, I will discuss these differences from a theological viewpoint. I will start with the assumption that the MT of Joshua 24 ...
  • Jotas en tittels het betekenis – die krities-eksegetiese en teologiese bydrae van Andries Breytenbach as Bybelvertaler 
    Geyser-Fouche, Ananda B. (AOSIS Open Journals, 2013-05-29)
    The article is a reworked version of a paper presented at a commemoration ceremony in honour of the retired Reformed exegetes of the Department of Old Testament Studies of the Faculty of Theology at the University of ...
  • Julius Wellhausen – die denke van ’n Ou-Testamentikus 
    Serfontein, Gideon Johannes; Le Roux, J.H. (Jurie Hendrik), 1944- (OpenJournals Publishing, 2012-05-10)
    The purpose of this article is to examine the life, influence and greatest works of Old Testament scholar Julius Wellhausen. Wellhausen was influenced by the findings of other Old Testament critics that preceded him, ...
  • Juridiese problematiek van grondbesit in die boek Rut 
    Stanton, Milda; Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-03)
    Juridical matters play an important role in the book of Ruth. There appears to be a contradiction between Ruth 1:21 and Ruth 4:3. In the former, Naomi is depicted as a desperately poor ("empty") widow. In the latter, ...
  • Jurie Hendrik le Roux - deernisvolle mens en veelsydige akademikus 
    Human, Dirk J. (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2006)
    Jurie le Roux can be described as a compassionate and multifaceted scholar. He is a historian in the true sense of the word. Besides his interest in Old Testament studies his passion for Church History, Philosophy, Sociology, ...
  • Kanon : eenheid en diversiteit 
    Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947- (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-11)
    An analysis of the present post modern situation indicates resistance to the idea of "canon" understood in terms of a normative final collection of literature. The disciplines of textual criticism and canon history show ...
  • Keepers of the vineyard and the fence around the Torah : the vineyard metaphor in Rabbinic literature 
    Teugels, Lieve M. (Brill Academic Publisher, 2022-01)
    Rabbinic texts apply the metaphor of the vineyard to the Torah as well as to Israel. Conceptual Metaphor Theory allows us to explain the parallel use of the vineyard metaphor for the two target domains, Israel and the ...
  • Kerk vanaf die Ou Testament en die Nuwe Testament tot vandag I : ‘voortsetting, vervanging of transformasie?’ 
    Geyser-Fouche, Ananda B. (AOSIS Open Journals, 2017-09-22)
    In this article the concept of ‘church’ in the Old Testament is investigated, the way this concept started, developed and evolved is discussed, and then the question is asked whether it is possible to employ this concept ...
  • King Saul's mustering of all Israel (1 Sm 11:6-7) : an idealised leadership 
    Kim, Jeong Bong (OpenJournals Publishing, 2011-12-06)
    1 Samuel 11:6–7 report the beginning of Saul’s public life and demonstrate his leadership over Israel. However, the verses do not clearly indicate his role in the specific events related in verses 1–11. This article ...
  • Kingship and ‘state’ in Torah, history, and poetry : exploring the risk of terminological anachronism in Old Testament scholarship 
    Friedl, Johanna (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2020)
    In exploring the constituent elements of our modern-day nation state, this contribution wishes to highlight those areas in which anachronism might arise in Old Testament interpretations of ‘state’. This might happen due ...