Browsing Verbum et Ecclesia Volume 28 Issue 1 (2007) by Issue Date

Browsing Verbum et Ecclesia Volume 28 Issue 1 (2007) by Issue Date

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  • Providence and God's emergent will through prayer as it relates to determinism and healing 
    Pretorius, Mark (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007)
    The paper has a twofold purpose. The first is to explore: if God has settled His plans and He will do what He is going to do, then does it matter whether one prays or not? This section will also deal with the aspect of ...
  • Pentecostals' reading of the Old Testament 
    Nel, Malan (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007)
    The question of a valid and viable Pentecostal hermeneutic is discussed leading to the preliminary conclusion that such a hermeneutic would consist of the following elements: the experience of the immanence of God, within ...
  • Lente in die Teologie : 'n opwindende ligstraal van hoop vir die kerk 
    Muller, Julian C. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007)
    Despite popular opinion, current theology is still in the midst of winter. In this article the nature of spring - of it as the in-between season - is taken as a metaphor for theology: between the lines and prior to the ...
  • Βροτὀς. A favorite word of Homer in the Septuagint version of Job 
    Dafni, Evangelia G. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007)
    Βροτὀς, a favourite word used by Homer, appears exclusively in the Septuagint version of Job to express the beauty of the whole man, as an excellent creature of God, who is transient but strives to achieve eternity. He is ...
  • Ontluikende kerke - 'n nuwe missionêre beweging. Deel 1 : ontluikende kerke as prototipes van 'n nuwe missionere kerk 
    Niemandt, Cornelius Johannes Petrus (Nelus) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007)
    The article describes Emerging Churches as a 21st century phenomenon. Emerging churches are not a new denomination, but are experimental forms of church life, found in all denominations; formulating and living Christian ...
  • Riglyne vir 'n verantwoordelike Nuwe Testamentiese verstaan in die homoseksualiteitsdebat. Deel 1 : 'n komplekse saak 
    Steyn, Gert Jacobus (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007)
    This is the first of two contributions that are asking how the New Testament can be used in a responsible manner in the debate about homosexuality. It is clear that this is a complex issue which is driven by subjective ...
  • A language of hope from a homiletical perspective 
    Vos, C.J.A. (Casparus Johannes Adam), 1945- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007)
    The purpose of a sermon is to give hope when it appears that there is none. This hope must be like a light, breaking through the darkness. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's music is a transition from darkness to light. His music ...
  • Bonhoeffer in South Africa : role model and prophet 
    Meiring, Piet (Pieter Gerhard Jacobus), 1941- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007)
    Dietrich Bonhoeffer, arguably more than any other European theologian, influenced the way in which South African Christians, clergy and laity alike, have come to see their role in the struggle against apartheid. In his ...
  • Is intelligent design science, and does it matter? 
    Bateman, Philip W.; Ellis, J.M. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007)
    The debate between evolution and intelligent design is usually presented by evolutionary biologists as a clash between science and non-science (creationism and religion) and therefore as a sterile argument which science ...
  • Riglyne vir 'n verantwoordelike Nuwe-Testamentiese verstaan in die homoseksualiteitsdebat. Deel 2 : Nuwe Testamentiese tekste 
    Steyn, Gert Jacobus (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007)
    This is the second of two contributions that are asking how the New Testament could be used in a responsible manner in the debate about homosexuality. After an introductory discussion about the possibility that the NT ...
  • Psalms 69:33-34 in the light of the poor in the Psalter as a whole 
    Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007)
    The Psalter has very often been regarded as the prayer book of the poor. In the Psalms God is portrayed as the saviour of the poor, their hope, their stronghold and liberator - whether these are prayers of an individual ...
  • 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 ...
  • Shaping eschatology within science and theology 
    Pretorius, Mark (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007)
    Traditionally, questions about the reign of God, death and resurrection, God's judgment and eternal life, have belonged to eschatology, specifically as presented by Biblical scholars. At times, when eschatology has become ...
  • Historiographical issues related to the writing of contemporary history of Christianity 
    Duncan, Graham A. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007)
    Contemporary history is a fluid concept. Its writing implies commitment and self awareness. The former canons of objectivity, subjectivity and progress as they have traditionally been understood are anachro-nistic. Some ...
  • Prospects of a Christian ethics of responsibility (part 2) : an assessment of three German versions 
    De Villiers, D.E. (Dawid Etienne) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007)
    In the article three versions of a Christian ethics of responsibility, developed by three German theologians, Wolfgang Huber, Johannes Fischer and Ulrich Körtner, in response to the philosopher Hans Jonas's introduction ...
  • Philippians 4 : 1-9 from a rhetorical perspective 
    Snyman, A.H. (Andreas Hartman), 1943- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007)
    The aim of this article is to analyse Philippians 4:1-9 from a rhetorical perspective that differs from the typical approach of researchers, who tend to force ancient rhetorical categories on the letter. Using a text-centred ...
  • Fulfilment in Matthew 
    Viljoen, Francois P. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007)
    Matthew extensively explored the motif that Jesus was the fulfilment of the Old Testament hopes. In this article investigation is done on the way Matthew employs this motif. The expression of fulfilment of Scripture had ...
  • Geloofsverskille : waar kom hulle vandaan en wat maak ons met hulle? 
    Jordaan, W.J. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007)
    In this article about the origin of differences in faith and how we can / should deal with them, the article explores the extent to which language may guide or misguide our reflections about God as mystery, and how differences ...
  • Can a major religion change? Reading Genesis 1-3 in the twenty-first century 
    Spangenberg, I.J.J. (Izak J.J.) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007)
    Ever since the fourth century Christian theologians read Genesis 1-3 as a historical account about creation and fall. Augustine (354-430), one of the Latin fathers of the Church, introduced the idea of "original sin" on ...
  • Pneumatologiese benadering tot die teologie 
    Brand, S.J.P. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007)
    This article investigates the relationship between the subjective experiential side of faith and the objective rational side thereof. The two Theologians, Karl Rahner and John Calvin both propose, from different perspectives, ...