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  • The earliest Jesus group in Jerusalem 
    Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2004)
    Church formation in the history of early Christianity emanated from the kerygma about Jesus after his death. The kerygma was based on memories of Jesus which were used in the Christian cult as both explanation and apology ...
  • Ecodomy : life in its fullness – if love rules the oikoumene 
    Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2015-07-03)
    In the article related terms are deconstructively compared with each other, such as oikodomē (encouragement), dioikēsis theia (divine administration) and oikoumenē (inhabited world). The article aims to identify the ...
  • Ecumenical movement for millennials : a generation connected but not yet united 
    Pantou, Yolanda (AOSIS Open Journals, 2017-11-15)
    In this article the notion ‘ecumenism’ is defined as a connecting movement of reconciling diversity, and the focus is on young people, referred to as ‘millennials’ living in the presentday global village. It addresses ...
  • Editorial to the Van Aarde Festschrift 
    Van Eck, Ernest; Dreyer, Yolanda (OpenJournals Publishing, 2011)
    This Festschrift in celebration of Andries van Aarde’s sixtieth birthday, honours his contribution to New Testament Studies and related disciplines. The editorial board of HTS wishes him the very best and especially ...
  • Een godvechter wordt voorvechter 
    Van Houwelingen, Pieter Harry Robert (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008-11)
    A godfighter becomes a fighter for God. The Pastoral Letters refer twice, in biographical notes, to the religious past of the apostle Paul. In 1 Timothy 1 he is qualified as "a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent ...
  • Een irenische dialoog met Wim Weren over geweld in Johannes 7:53-8:11 
    Verheyden, Jozef (Joseph) (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008-11)
    An irenic dialogue with Wim Weren about violence in John 7:53-8:11. This essay engages in a dialogue with Wim Weren's contribution in this volume. It first discusses some hermeneutical perspectives on violence in the ...
  • Een teks - meerdere betekenisse : hoe lees ons die Bybel? 
    Van Eck, Ernest (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008-09)
    This article discusses three ways of reading the Bible that are evident in the current theological debate in South Africa: a fundamentalist, foundationalist and critical reading. A brief description and evaluation of the ...
  • Egskeiding in die antieke Semitiese wêreld 
    Schutte, P.J.W. (Philippus Jacobus Wilhelmus) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1997)
    Although divorces did occur in the ancient Semitic world, divorce never became a casual or even an accepted phenomenon in especially the Jewish community. Marriage was the normal state of affairs for Jews, and they ...
  • Ekklesiologie deur 'n Antiogeense lens 
    Smit, Guillaume Hermanus (Society for Practical Theology in South Africa, 2007)
    Ecclesiology through an Antiochean lens This article explores the church at Antioch as described in Acts 11:19-30 and the ecclesiological implications of this narrative. The following structural markers are developed : ...
  • Ekklesiologiese merkers vir missionêre gemeentebediening in ‘n postmoderne wêreld 
    Smit, Guillaume Hermanus (Teologiese Fakulteit, Universiteit van Stellenbosch, 2008-03)
    This article explores the impact of postmodern society of the church's understanding of herself. It lists the ecclesiological parameters within which postmodern, missional ministry should be conducted. This includes a new ...
  • Elements of the universe in Philo’s De Vita Mosis : cosmological theology or theological cosmology? 
    Steyn, Gert Jacobus (AOSIS Open Journals, 2013-11-07)
    It is the intention of this article to investigate how Philo’s understanding of the universe, and particularly its four basic elements as taught by the Greek philosophers, influenced his description of the God of Israel’s ...
  • The emergence of God's new people : the beginnings of Christianity reconsidered 
    Stegemann, Wolfgang, 1945- (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-03)
    The article deals with the problem of the Christian beginnings. Unlike many other scholars, the article does not defend the traditional metaphor which compares Judaism and Christianity to the relationship of mother and ...
  • The emerging Jewish views of the messiahship of Jesus and their bearing on the question of his resurrection 
    Mishkin, David (OpenJournals Publishing, 2015-08-24)
    This article surveys the beliefs of Jewish scholars who have written about the historical Jesus. Specifically, it explores the modern Jewish scholarship on the person and role of the Messiah and how this relates to the ...
  • Emotional preparation for the unification of Korea : through the embracement, forgiveness and love shown in the Gospel of Matthew 
    Shin, In-Cheol (AOSIS, 2020-12)
    The greatest wish of the Baeda l people, or South Koreans, living in the Korean Peninsula is the unification of Korea. However, even when it has been 70 years since the outbreak of the Korean War, the two Koreas that ...
  • The end of early Christian adoptionism? A note on the invention of adoptionism, its sources, and its current demise 
    Smit, Peter-Ben A. (Routledge, 2015-10)
    ‘Adoptionism’ is an early Christian ‘heresy’ often associated with early strands of Jewish Christian tradition. It figures as such in handbooks of church history and New Testament studies alike. This essay investigates ...
  • The ending of Hebrews reconsidered 
    Steyn, Gert Jacobus (Walter de Gruyter, 2012-10)
    No abstract available.
  • Engaging Conradie’s theses 
    Loubser, Gysbert Matthys Hendrik (Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2015)
    Conradie’s twelve theses form a concise and dense text that aims to engage a wide range of conversations between theologians and other scientists. It reads like a mission statement in which he addresses the characteristics and ...
  • Engaging God’s mission through justice and compassion : an evangelical discourse 
    Harold, Godfrey (Baptist Union of Southern Africa, 2014)
    In the mind of many Evangelicals, “doing justice” is inextricably linked to the loss of sound doctrine, spiritual dynamism and a watering down of the gospel. The exploration of this article investigates the actions of the ...
  • The ‘enigma of Jesus’’ temple intervention : four essential keys 
    Domeris, William (OpenJournals Publishing, 2015-07-29)
    The emerging consensus, on the intervention of Jesus into the commercial operations of the Jerusalem Temple, speaks in terms of an enacted parable aimed at the temple hierarchy, against the backdrop of the ongoing economic ...
  • Enlil, Isaiah, and the origins of the ʾĕlîlîm: a reassessment 
    Hays, Christopher B. (De Gruyter, 2020-06)
    The characteristically Isaianic term אליל for other gods does not have its roots in an earlier Semitic adjective, as has often been thought. Rather, it was adopted from Akkadian Illil/Enlil into Hebrew because it reflected ...