Browsing Research Articles (Old Testament Studies) by UP Author "De Villiers, Gerda"

Browsing Research Articles (Old Testament Studies) by UP Author "De Villiers, Gerda"

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  • Andries van Aarde – a sideways glance : his theological and hermeneutical contribution to the South African scene 
    De Villiers, Gerda (OpenJournals Publishing, 2011-06)
    This article pays tribute to Andries van Aarde’s theological and hermeneutical contribution. His research unfolds in three phases: a narrative reading of the text, a social scientific investigation of the context and an ...
  • The Book of Ruth in the time of the Judges and Ruth, the Moabitess 
    De Villiers, Gerda; Le Roux, J.H. (Jurie Hendrik), 1944- (OpenJournals Publishing, 2016-07-22)
    This article addresses two issues in the Book of Ruth that have not yet received much scholarly attention: why is the narrative plotted in the time of the judges, whilst the time of narration dates to the postexilic ...
  • Dodekapropheton : twaalf klein profete of een geheel? 
    De Villiers, Gerda (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008-09)
    The Book of the Twelve or the twelve minor prophets received scholarly attention through the ages. Historical criticism pointed out that these prophets lived in different times, in different historical situations and ...
  • Ecodomy : taking risks and overstepping boundaries in the book of Ruth 
    De Villiers, Gerda (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2017)
    This volume of Verbum et Ecclesia deals with the topic ‘Ecodomy’, a term that was coined by scholars of the New Testament and Dogmatics and Ethics at the Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria. Broadly speaking, ...
  • The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Old Testament : parallels beyond the Deluge 
    De Villiers, Gerda (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2006)
    This article examines several parallels between the Gilgamesh Epic and the Old Testament. Due to the limited space for articles and due to familiarity with the material, comparisons between the Babylonian account of ...
  • The ‘foreigner in our midst’ and the Hebrew Bible 
    De Villiers, Gerda (AOSIS Open Journals, 2019-03-19)
    On account of xenophobia, which seems to be a worldwide phenomenon, this article examines the issue of the ‘foreigner in our midst’ and approaches the problem from an Old Testament perspective. Firstly an overview is ...
  • Huwelik as 'instelling van God' (met implikasies vir gay huwelike) 
    De Villiers, Gerda (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007)
    This article focuses on marriage. It appears that marriage is in the first place a social cultural institution with legal implications, and not religious by nature. Concepts and practices regarding marriage change along ...
  • Interpreting texts and the matter of context : examples from the Book of Ruth 
    De Villiers, Gerda (AOSIS Open Journals, 2019-03)
    This article aims to explore the matter of context in biblical exegesis and interpretation. Several exegetical approaches are discussed, namely, text-immanent, intertextual comparison, reader-response criticism, which is ...
  • Old Testament studies at the University of Pretoria : glimpses of the past and future 
    Human, Dirk J.; Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969-; Meyer, Esias E.; Geyser-Fouche, Ananda B.; Ndoga, Sampson S.; De Villiers, Gerda (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2017)
    This chapter intends to cast selective glimpses of the past, present and anticipated future of the Department of OTS at the UP. During the centenary celebrations of the FT (2017), this contemplation is imperative. Academic ...
  • Oor eksegese en metodes : die reëls van die spel 
    De Villiers, Gerda (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2006)
    This article examines briefly the virtues and vices of an immanent reading of biblical texts. Due to the fact that Jurie le Roux is known as a historical critical scholar, a synchronic methodology is exposed from a ...
  • The origin of prophetism in the Ancient Near East 
    De Villiers, Gerda (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-10)
    This article aimed to give an overview of the early attestations to prophecy in the Ancient Near East (ANE) in order to stimulate reflection on what could be understood by ‘prophetism’. The most extant sources for prophetic ...
  • Pen is magtiger as die swaard : oor skrifgeletterdheid, skrifgeleerdes en Israel se Tweede Tempeltydperk 
    De Villiers, Gerda (American Society for Microbiology, 2013-08-13)
    This article is divided in two parts. Part one examines scribal education and scribes in the ancient Near East and Israel. Although no real evidence exists for scribal schools and education in Israel, it is argued that ...
  • The Pentateuch and its reception in the Book of Ruth : constructing Israelite identity 
    De Villiers, Gerda (Unisa Press, 2018)
    This article deals with the Pentateuch and its reception in the book of Ruth. It is argued that the author/s of the book of Ruth knew most of the legislative and narrative texts in the Pentateuch and employed these in a ...
  • Rut 3:9 en 4:5: wat het die (leviraats) huwelik met lossing te doen? 
    De Villiers, Gerda (AOSIS Open Journals, 2012-10-11)
    This article examines two passages in the book of Ruth – 3:9 and 4:5. Both pertain to two practices in ancient Israel, namely the levirate marriage and the redemption of property – here in the case of the book of Ruth. ...
  • Rut 4:18–22 : ’n venster na Israel se verlede? 
    De Villiers, Gerda (OpenJournals Publishing, 2013-09-05)
    The genealogy at the end of the Book of Ruth starts with Perez and ends with David, thereby covering Israel’s history since the time of the sojourn in Egypt to the Davidic monarchy. This article focuses on Ruth 4:18–22 ...
  • Suffering in the epic of Gilgamesh 
    De Villiers, Gerda (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2020)
    This article examines moments of suffering in the Epic of Gilgamesh. Initially Gilgamesh himself causes much suffering by abusing his power as king and tormenting his subjects day and night. Enkidu is created to curb the ...
  • Telematiese onderrig en teologiese opleiding : blikpunte op moontlike probleme 
    De Villiers, Gerda; Lombaard, Christoffel Johannes Stephanus (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2004)
    The new medium of the internet offers possibilities for teaching Theology unforeseen by previous generations of theological scholars. In this paper, the authors explore some difficulties inherent in such theological ...
  • Why on earth? Genesis 2-3 and the snake 
    De Villiers, Gerda (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2007)
    Genesis 2-3 narrates the creation and fall of humankind. This narrative is generally acknowledged as myth, while earlier Ancient Near-Eastern traditions embedded in the story are often overlooked. This article focuses ...