Browsing Verbum et Ecclesia Volume 27 Issue 2 (2006) by Title

Browsing Verbum et Ecclesia Volume 27 Issue 2 (2006) by Title

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  • Ontwikkeling van monoteïsme in Israel as agtergrond vir die verstaan van die JHWH-mlk-psalms 
    Snyman, Deon Wilhelm (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006)
    The YHWH-mlk-psalms (Pss 47, 93, 96-99) are some of the best-known psalms in the Old Testament. The terminology, themes, images and ideas within these psalms suggest the existence of a strong common link. Since the beginning ...
  • An oral reading of Romans 8:31-34 
    Shields, B.E. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006)
    This article introduces the reader to the study of oral communication in primarily oral cultures and its application to biblical studies and then goes on to illustrate the value of such study by looking at Romans 8:31-34 ...
  • Postmodern epistemology and the Christian apologetics of C.S. Lewis 
    Wilson, Donald Neil (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006)
    Evangelicalism at the turn of this century finds itself facing a challenge that undermines its very validity. This challenge is generally referred to as postmodernism. Within the contemporary evangelical paradigm, the ...
  • Prospects of a Christian ethics of responsibility (part 1) : an assessment of an American version 
    De Villiers, D.E. (Dawid Etienne) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006)
    In his book Das Prinzip Verantwortung, published in 1979, the philosopher Hans Jonas argued that all existing approaches in philosophical ethics are inadequate, because they do not effectively address the serious issues ...
  • Psalm 150 according to the Septuagint : integrating translation and tradition criticism into modern Septuagint exegesis 
    Dafni, Evangelia G. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006)
    The attempt to detect Theology in the linguistic deviations and divergencies of the Septuagint (LXX) with the Massoretic Text (MT), presupposes the use of certain exegetical methods. Of course, this implies methods to be ...
  • Psalm 74 : myth as the source of hope in times of devastation 
    Baumann, Gerlinde, 1962- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006)
    The reference to mythical traditions in Psalm 74 is not just an allusion to a common set of motifs. It is an essential strategy to gain hope in desperate times, when the country is completely destroyed. The article shows ...
  • Reading backwards from the beginning : my life with the Psalter 
    De Claisse-Walford, N.L. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006)
    The Psalter is more than the sum of its individual parts. The book is indeed the collected hymns of ancient Israel and its designation as "the hymnbook of second temple period" is appropriate. But, in addition, the Psalter ...
  • Rehabilitating Judas Iscariot in French literature 
    Hale, Frederick (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006)
    During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, numerous French literary artists, like their counterparts in several other countries, attempted to probe the personality and motives of Iscariot. Among the most prominent were ...
  • Role of worship and ethics on the road towards reconciliation 
    Muller, Bethel A. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006)
    Reconciliation in a divided society, like the South African one, is in dire need of a new moral discourse and praxis. This article argues that this moral discourse must also be conducted on an often forgotten level, namely ...
  • Spreken is zilver, horen is goud - over de preek als Woord van God 
    Ganzevoordt, Reinder Ruard, 1965- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006)
    The connection of the sermon and the word of God has been a topic of much debate. This paper explores the significance and problematic aspects of the understanding of the sermon as a word of God. The Barthian notion that ...
  • Waarheid en betekenisgelaagdheid 
    Du Toit, D.A. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006)
    An evaluation of an individual's contribution towards theology needs to be placed against the backdrop of the story of faith and theology. In this case it would be the story of religious and theological truth, taking it ...
  • Zion, beautiful city of God - Zion theology in the book of Jeremiah 
    Wessels, W.J. (Wilhelm Joseph) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006)
    From the time of king David, Zion (Jerusalem) became not only a focal point in the history of Israel, but a key component in the theological thinking of Judah. The importance of Zion and in particular the theological mindset ...