Browsing HTS Volume 66, Number 1 (2010) by Issue Date

Browsing HTS Volume 66, Number 1 (2010) by Issue Date

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  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • Empire as material setting and heuristic grid for New Testament interpretation : comments on the value of postcolonial criticism 
    Punt, Jeremy (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-06)
    Using postcolonial analysis to account for the Roman Empire’s pervasive presence in and influence on early Jesus-follower communities (early Christians), as depicted in New Testament texts, is both evident (given its ...
  • 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 ...
  • A generous ontology : identity as a process of intersubjective discovery – an African theological contribution 
    Forster, Dion A. (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-07)
    The answer to the question ‘who am I?’ is of fundamental importance to being human. Answers to this question have traditionally been sought from various disciplines and sources, which include empirical sources, such as ...
  • The Laos tou Theou – an orthodox view of the ‘people of God’ 
    Nicolaides, Angelo (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-07)
    The creation of the Ekklesia by the incarnate logos of God created a new and unique relationship with God’s people that allows humanity to enter into the Covenant and to become part of the ‘people of God’ (Laos tou Theou). ...
  • 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 ...
  • Verkrummeling van die Augustiniaanse paradigma in die teologie? : ‘n Kritiese bespreking van Cornelis Blom se boek Zonder grond onder de voeten 
    Spangenberg, I.J.J. (Izak J.J.) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-09)
    The crumbling of the Augustinian paradigm of theology? A critical discussion of Cornelis Blom’s book Zonder grond onder de voeten The book Zonder grond onder de voeten (i.e. Without any foundation) is the published ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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. ...
  • Faithfulness and the interpretation of identity in the New Testament 
    Schutte, P.J.W. (Philippus Jacobus Wilhelmus) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-11)
    Who were the addressees of the Letter to the Hebrews in the Christian New Testament? This is the question Matthew Marohl attempts to answer in his publication, in the Princeton Theological Monograph Series, titled ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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, ...
  • 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 ...
  • Intertextuality : on the use of the Bible in mystical texts 
    Waaijman, Kees (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-11)
    This article discussed the use of the Bible in mystical texts by focusing on intertextuality as a literary approach which analyses the intersection of texts. It investigated how mystical texts, as phenotexts, relate to ...
  • 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. ...