Browsing HTS Volume 66, Number 1 (2010) by Title

Browsing HTS Volume 66, Number 1 (2010) by Title

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  • The powerful transformation of the young man in Mark 14:51–52 and 16:5 
    De Villiers, P.G.R. (Pieter Gideon Retief) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-11)
    This article investigates the references to the young man in two different, but related episodes in Mark 14:51–52 and 16:5. First of all, it clarifies some exegetical questions in the two sections. It then analyses the ...
  • Primordial spirituality 
    Waaijman, Kees (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-11)
    This article explores the primordial spirituality of the Bible, as expressed in names, narratives and prayers. It looks at the nomadic families of Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebecca, Jacob, Lea and Rachel, moving around ...
  • Prophetic witness and public discourse in European societies – a German perspective 
    Bedford-Strohm, Heinrich (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-10)
    The role of prophetic witness of the churches in the public discourse of modern civil societies is analysed on the basis of three public memorandums of the German Protestant churches on economic questions and their impact ...
  • A psychological perspective on god-belief as a source of well-being and meaning 
    Van der Merwe, E. Karen; Van Eeden, Chrizanne; Van Deventer, Hans J.M. (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-06)
    This article reports on a qualitative exploration of the well-being and meaning that second- and third-generation Christians from an African context experience because of their integration of religion in their life and ...
  • A psychological perspective on the source and function of religion 
    Van der Merwe, Karen (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-11)
    This article explored psychological perspectives on the following: the reasons for humans’ religiousness, the influence of religion on people’s perspective on life and the importance of understanding the impact of religion ...
  • Q & A worshipping 
    Van der Merwe, Christo (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-11)
    In the preface to his wonderful book, Ted Loder explains how he started what he describes as, taking a Sunday and replacing the sermon with an opportunity for people to ask questions to which he would respond spontaneously. ...
  • Reading Philemon as therapeutic narrative 
    Jordaan, Pierre J.; Nolte, S. Philip (Stephanus Philippus) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-03)
    This article analysed the different narratives implied in Philemon by utilising the narrative therapeutic approach, as developed by Epston and White (1990). A dominant narrative (the harsh treatment of slaves in the early ...
  • Religion in the public sphere : what can public theology learn from Habermas’s latest work? 
    Pieterse, Hendrik J.C. (Hennie); Dreyer, Jaco S. (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-10)
    The complex and problematic role of religion in the public sphere in modern, democratic societies raises many questions for a public theology. The aim of this article is to contribute to the ongoing debate about the task ...
  • Roman domestic art and early Christian traditions 
    Van Henten, Jan W. (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-11)
    David Balch is well-known for his research into early Christian house churches and families. This innovative book is a collection of revised essays, which have been published separately elsewhere. It focuses on the ...
  • Skrif is aan ons toevertrou : die implikasie van τὰ λόγια τοῦ θεοῦ in Romeine 3:2 
    Zuiddam, Benno A. (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-06)
    In Paul’s Epistle to the Romans, the expression τὰ λόγια τοῦ θεοῦ refers to speech of God that was entrusted to the Jews as a people. This includes everything He spoke through Moses and the prophets. The apostle presents ...
  • Speaking the language of the kingdom of God in the context of a society in transition 
    De Wet, F.W. (Fritz) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-07)
    Venturing to speak the biblical language of the kingdom of God, with its distinct covenantal intensity, in the context of a South African society in transition from paternalistic power structures to liberal democratic ...
  • Spirituality and the hermeneutics of faith 
    Brummer, Vincent (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-11)
    The first part of this essay argues that religious experience should not be viewed as an extraordinary kind of extra-sensory perception (visions, ecstasies etc) but as ‘hermeneutical’ in the sense that it entails an ...
  • A study to establish the most plausible background to the fourth gospel (John) 
    Magezi, Vhumani; Manzanga, Peter (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-11)
    The quest to establish a conceptual background of the fourth gospel has led to converging and diverging opinions. This study reviewed and compared literature on the fourth gospel to establish its most plausible background. ...
  • Studying the judgement sayings in Q 
    Kloppenborg, John S., 1951- (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-11)
    Eschatology, the Sayings Gospel Q and the historical Jesus have made for a confusing mixture. Most of the recent specialist studies of the composition and thought of the Sayings Gospel, regardless of what they conclude ...
  • The target group of the Ultimate Commission (Matthew 28:19) 
    Lee, Kukzin; Viljoen, Francois P. (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-02)
    The inclusion of ‘all nations’ as the mission target in the Ultimate Commission of Matthew 28:19 somehow comes as a surprise. The Gentiles seem to have been excluded from Jesus’ and his disciples’ mission in two passages ...
  • Teologiese opleiding in die AGS-kerk : verkennende en ontwikkelende beskouings vir die nuwe millennium 
    Putter, Andries P.J. (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-07)
    Theological training in the AFM church: Investigative and developing (perspectives) for the new millennium This article will focus on the findings of two Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) pastors in their research concerning ...
  • Theology and the Gospel of John 
    Van der Merwe, D.G. (Dirk Gysbert) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-11)
    The Gospel of John and Christian Theology is a significant volume which features a collection of essays on numerous topics ranging from the historical assessment of the Fourth Gospel, through to high-octane theological ...
  • To forgive is powerful 
    Van der Schaaf, Tiny (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-11)
    Dit boek van Briggs is gebaseerd op de film The power of forgiveness van Martin Doblmeier. De interviews, praktijkvoorbeelden en casystudies uit de film zijn door Briggs verwerkt in een boek met achtergrondinformatie.
  • Transformation in theology 
    Beyers, Jaco (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-11)
    The book attempts to provide a responsible answer to the question of how the creed on the life, death and resurrection of Christ can still be confessed today, be believed, affirmed and be relevant for the church. The ...
  • Unpacking ancient Israel 
    Spangenberg, I.J.J. (Izak J.J.) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-11)
    The book’s title reminded me of the title of William Dever’s book, What did the Biblical writers know and when did they know it? What archaeology can tell us about the reality of ancient Israel (2001). Before reading it, ...