• Honoring the name : a social-rhetorical approach to the Holiness Legislation (Lev 17-26) 

  Heyd, Andrew K. (University of Pretoria, 2022)

  The purpose of this study is to understand how the Holiness Legislation in Leviticus attempts to shape the response of the People of God to Yhwh’s holy presence amongst them using the rhetoric of honor. While commentators ...
• Re-reading Joshua 1 & 2 : a postcolonial perspective 

  Osuagwu, Tochukwu (University of Pretoria, 2023-10-30)

  The study re-reads Joshua 1 and 2 from a postcolonial point of view and argues that the writers of the book of Joshua were motivated by their life experiences. It seems clear that the writers were influenced by the imperialist ...
• Leid als Erziehungsmaßnahme Gottes : ein Vergleich zwischen den Aussagen Elihus und denen der drei Freunde Hiobs bezüglich Gottes Erziehung durch Leid 

  Erhardt, Timon (University of Pretoria, 2023-08-30)

  This master thesis deals with the speeches of Elihu (Job 32-37). Especially the as-pect "suffering as an educational measure of God" is considered more closely. With a comparison to the statements of Job's friends in this ...
• Post-Apartheid reading of Jeremiah 8:18-9:22 : an approach for inter- generational healing 

  Sethono, Kamagano (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  The book of Jeremiah explores reflections on catastrophe, trauma, and strategies for survival. At its core, Jeremiah is characterized by a focus on tears and lament, portraying the prophet as a symbol of suffering. The ...
• Proverbs 31:10-31 from a Ghanaian and (Akan) womanist perspectives- Inculturation and Liberation Hermeneutics approach 

  Nyarko-Mensah, Paul (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  The Akan culture does not treat women the same way it treats its men; there are gender related roles among the Akan cultural practices. Matrilineal inheritance notwithstanding, the Akan woman always plays the second option ...
• The significance of the names of the builders in Nehemiah 3 

  Haasbroek, Ursula V. (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  The composition of the list of builders and its incorporation into Nehemiah's autobiography has captivated the attention of many modern-day intellectuals. Scholars concede that the list does not form part of the Nehemiah ...
• A priest coping with a new place : a vocational psychology and trauma reading of Ezekiel's priestly identity 

  Compton, Ralph Andrew (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  Interpreters have long noted that the book of Ezekiel has a priestly shape. From its explicit description of Ezekiel in 1:3 as יחזקאל בן־בוזי הכהן (“Ezekiel, son of Buzi, the priest”) to its widely accepted “priestly ...
• Ecclesiastes 12 : a call for youth to remember their creator 

  Dangarembizi, Sharon (University of Pretoria, 2022)

  The narrator of the book of Ecclesiastes tells a story of his quest to find satisfaction in life and many times he looks at the fleetingness of man’s ability to grasp the full meaning of life events. The life that man lives ...
• Rezeption und interpretation von Jesaja in Epheser 6,13-17 

  Dalinger, Alexander (University of Pretoria, 2022)

  “Reception and Interpretation of Isaiah in Ephesians 6:13-17” The question of the relationship between the Old and the New Testaments is arguably one of the most complex subject areas of Christian theology. After the ...
• Old Testament and AmaXhosa perspectives on circumcision : a comparative approach 

  Dinwa, Tembani (University of Pretoria, 2022)

  This study attempts to answer whether there are similarities between the perspectives on circumcision in the Old Testament, and amongst the amaXhosa. In trying to answer this question, I will be conducting a comparative ...
• ‘The golden calf in Exodus 32 : a relational approach’ 

  Mambwe, Morgan (University of Pretoria, 2022)

  The narrative of the golden bull in Exodus 32 depicts a threat to the existence of the Israelites. Yahweh wanted to annihilate the people because they had made and worshiped the golden. In this dissertation, I have explored ...
• Die verband tussen en die ontwikkeling in die profetiese uitsprake in die boek Hosea 

  Breytenbach, A.P.B. (Andries Petrus Bernardus), 1944- (University of Pretoria, 1979)

  Afrikaans: Die doel van die ondersoek was om die verband tussen die profetiese uitsprake in die boek Hosea na te gaan en te bepaal of daar enige ontwikkeling is ten opsigte van die inhoud. Om die doel te bereik, is 'n ...
• Die koningskap van Jehu : 'n Ondersoek na die moontlikheid van 'n verantwoorde historiese rekonstruksie 

  Breytenbach, Johan Hendrik (University of Pretoria, 1991)

  Die historikus maak 'n rekonstruksie van die geskiedenis op die fondament van betroubare historiese getuienis. Dit word gelewer deur dokumente en monumente uit die verlede. Die aard van die dokument wat getuienis lewer, ...
• Gebeure rondom en aanleiding tot die ontstaan van die nuwe prostestantse kerk in Afrika (Die De Vos-Kerk) 

  Marais, Thomas Arnoldus (University of Pretoria, 1971)

  No abstract available
• The splendour of forgiveness in Psalm 32 

  Celliers, Ben (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  I have fallen in love with Psalm 32 when journaling through the psalms as a teenager. The aim was to rewrite each psalm and to make notes. Psalm 32 stood out among other psalms. Aspects of Psalm 32 that came to the fore ...
• The debilitating duo : shame and guilt in Psalm 32 

  Coleman, Roche (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  No abstract
• The great Atonhymn and Psalm 104 : a comparative approach 

  Buys, Sannette (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  It is not known who the authors of either of these two poems are. In this dissertation the credit for writing the great Atonhymn is given to Pharaoh Amenhotep IV (Akhenaton). Although Psalm 104 is untitled in the Hebrew ...
• Another meaning is possible : a re-reading of hebel in Qohelet 

  Mokoena, Lerato Likopo Dinah (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  Throughout the annals of research history, Nietzsche and Qohelet have often crossed paths. This intersection is made possible by the similarity of thought prevalent in both texts which both evaluate the state of human ...
• Psalm 33 : a literary contextual and theological analysis 

  Stoltz, Johan (University of Pretoria, 2018)

  No abstract
• Blessed are the children killers : a canonical approach to Psalm 137 

  Park, Ryu (University of Pretoria, 2018)

  The imprecation of Psalm 137, “blessed ( אשרי ) are the revengers and the killers of infants” (vv. 8-9) does not seem to be in comformity with the broader messages of the Psalter, “Blessed ( (אשרי are those who delight in ...

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