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  • The problem of money in the hand of a fool 
    Loader, J.A. (James Alfred), 1945- (OpenJournals Publishing, 2012-10-15)
    This article focused on a single proverb, viz. Proverbs 17:16. The syntax and stylistic features were analysed to demonstrate the extreme polyvalence that can characterise terse aphorisms. Fifteen readings were examined ...
  • The promise of the land and the extent of P 
    Jeon, Jaeyoung (De Gruyter, 2018-11)
    While Pentateuchal scholars increasingly support the ending of P in the Sinai narrative, there are still attempts to defend the classical Nothian model of P that ends in the plain of Moab. The major argument of the latter ...
  • A proper perspective on the "real" world : pastoral/theological exegesis of Ephesians 6 :10-20 
    Davis, R.E. (Ronnie) (Baptist Union of Southern Africa, 2013)
    Early in the book of Ephesians, the Holy Spirit writing through Paul leads the believer in praise of God for the “mystery” of God’s work on our behalf (1:3-10) and proceeds to intercede for the Ephesians that “the eyes ...
  • Prophetic criticism of temple rituals : a reflection on Malachi's idea about Yahweh and ethics for faith communities 
    Boloje, Blessing Onoriode; Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969- (University of Stellenbosch, Department of Old and New Testament, 2015)
    This article presents some perspectives about Yahweh and ethics from Malachi’s criticism of the rituals of the temple. Malachi’s theological and ethical uniqueness is observed somehow most clearly in the preponderance of ...
  • Prophetic witness in the Hebrew Bible : from prophetic word to prophetic books 
    Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969- (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-10)
    Although prophecy as a phenomenon is recognised as being common to Mari, Mesopotamia and other Near Eastern contexts, the huge process of collecting, editing and interpreting prophecy that took place as part of the formation ...
  • Proverbs 28:19–22 and proliferation of sports betting amongst African youths 
    Njoku, Emmanuel U.; Chukwuma, O.G. (Onyekachi); Obiorah, Mary J. (AOSIS, 2021-07-22)
    Work is integral to human existence, and a veritable means for both individual and societal development. Over time, human prosperity and societal advancement have been credited to application of both physical and mental ...
  • Proverbs 31:10–31 : a contextual reading 
    Jansen, Ilze (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2020-03-18)
    A contextual reading of Proverbs 31:10–31 indicates that the periscope was and is still being used to judge women and their conduct, not only personally but also professionally. The placing of Proverbs within the wisdom ...
  • Proverbs 4:10–19 and the growing spate of Internet fraud amongst Nigerian youths 
    Uroko, Favour Chukwuemeka (AOSIS, 2021-11-03)
    This research article examines the increasing spate of youths who engage in fraudulent Internet activities in Nigeria in the light of Proverbs 4:10–19. Nigerian youths are fast becoming impatient with their quest for ...
  • Proverbs : prose or poetry? 
    Viljoen, Anneke (OpenJournals Publishing, 2015-08-31)
    Should Proverbs be read as prose or poetry? Considering the language craft is of essential significance for a hermeneutical enquiry into the biblical book of Proverbs. Five suppositions to support the presupposition that ...
  • Provisions against wealth and poverty in Plato’s Cretan city and in ancient Israel : a comparison of the Book of Deuteronomy with Plato’s Nomoi 
    Otto, Eckart (AOSIS Open Journals, 2019-08-26)
    The way in which a nation’s economy is structured is of great importance for the material welfare of its people as well as the people’s relationship with the state and the operation of the state itself. It is also important ...
  • Psalm 104 in the early Monarchy? Revisiting author and date 
    Pistorius, Hendrik Gerhardus (Unisa Press, 2019)
    Akhenaten used a centralised cult and monolatrism to achieve political stability in Egypt. Hammurabi used Marduk as chief deity in Babylonia to centralise power and create political and religious stability in his kingdom. ...
  • Psalm 132 and its compositional context(s) 
    Human, Dirk J. (University of Stellenbosch, Department of Old and New Testament, 2017)
    Psalm 132 can be interpreted from various compositional contexts. In every new compositional context different nuances add value to the significance of the text. Psalm 132 can be interpreted as a single psalm, and as part ...
  • Psalm 133 as a response to xenophobic attitudes in South Africa today 
    Ndoga, Sampson S. (Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Limpopo, 2009)
    Psalm 133 celebrates brotherly unity as an ideal that commands divine blessing. Similarly, the African philosophical outlook of “ubuntu” upholds that ideal. With that common ideological perspective within the biblical and ...
  • Psalm 150 according to the Septuagint : integrating translation and tradition criticism into modern Septuagint exegesis 
    Dafni, Evangelia G. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006)
    The attempt to detect Theology in the linguistic deviations and divergencies of the Septuagint (LXX) with the Massoretic Text (MT), presupposes the use of certain exegetical methods. Of course, this implies methods to be ...
  • Psalm 16 (LXX Ps 15) and Acts of the Apostles - Part I 
    Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969- (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2008)
    Psalm 16 is one of the most well-known Psalm texts of the Psalter. This can be attributed, among other reasons, to the fact that the NT, specifically the Acts of the Apostles, applied this text to the life of Jesus of ...
  • Psalm 16 (LXX Ps 15) and Acts of the Apostles part II 
    Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969- (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2008)
    Psalm 16 is one of the most well-known texts of the Psalter. This can be attributed to, amongst other things, the fact that the NT, specifically Acts of the Apostles, applied this text to the life of Jesus of Nazareth. The ...
  • Psalm 39 and its place in the development of a doctrine of retribution in the Hebrew Bible 
    Botha, Philippus Jacobus (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2017)
    Psalm 39 is a peculiar, late post-exilic wisdom composition which reflects the style of a supplication of a sick person, but actually rather constitutes a meditation on the transitoriness of human life. It has been ...
  • Psalm 51 and the criticism of the cult : does this reflect a divided religious leadership? 
    Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969- (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2009)
    The aim of this publication will be twofold : Firstly, to view Psalm 51, especially those verses which can be designated as cult-critical. Secondly, to indicate that the prophetic critique is part of a larger prophetic ...
  • Psalm 69:23a-30b and divine retribution - a question of Ma'at? 
    Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969- (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2002)
    The strophe comprising the cola 23a-30b is characterised by a remarkable series of imprecations which the supplicant directs against all those enemies who act against him in villainy (23a-29b). The supplicant appeals to ...
  • Psalm 69:36 in the light of the Zion-tradition 
    Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969- (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2008)
    Zion is explicitly mentioned in Psalm 69:36a. This article will endeavour to outline its significance for the interpretation of the text of Psalm 69. The text of Psalm 69 functioned as an individual lament in the pre-exilic ...