Browsing Verbum et Ecclesia Volume 27 Issue 3 (2006) by Title

Browsing Verbum et Ecclesia Volume 27 Issue 3 (2006) by Title

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  • Natuurrampe en die voorsienigheid van God, met besondere verwysing na die beskouing van Johannes Calvyn 
    Potgieter, P.C. (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006)
    It stands to reason that many of those believing in the providence of God will look for theological guidance when natural disasters of a catastrophic magnitude strike. This paper explores the reasoning of well-known ...
  • Notes on the foundation of the Federal Theological Seminary of Southern Africa (Fedsem) 
    Duncan, Graham A. (Dutch Reformed Church at the Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006)
    The Federal Theological Seminary of Southern Africa was established in a changing and fluid situation in 1960s South Africa both politically and ecclesiastically. Its foundation can be attributed to the influence of these ...
  • On becoming the hands and feet of Christ in an AIDS-ridden community in Swaziland - a story of hope 
    Van Wyngaard, Arnau (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006)
    In terms of the social involvement of the Christian church within the community, it would not be an overstatement to say that never before in history has there been a greater challenge facing the church than the present, ...
  • Once again : investigating the identity of the three figures mentioned in Malachi 3:1 
    Snyman, S.D. (Stephanus Daniel), 1954-; Snyman, Fanie, 1954- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006)
    The identity of the three figures mentioned in Malachi 3:1 remains an intriguing question for scholars. In this article an overview of the current state of research on this problem is given highlighting the strengths and ...
  • Pastorale implikasies van die liggaam/denke verbintenis 
    Coetzer, Wentzel (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006)
    Against the background of the body / mind connection the focus is firstly on the Biblical view of man as an unfragmented unity. Secondly the emphasis is on the historical roots of the so called biopsychosocial model that ...
  • Psalmberyming in Afrikaans 
    Van Rensburg, Frans I.J. (Francois Izak Janse) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006)
    The article maps the process by means of which the versification of the Hebrew Psalms in Afrikaans, with its goal of acceptance by the relevant clerical bodies and their ecclesiastical community as a whole, ran its course. ...
  • Religious fundamentalism : aspects of a comparative frame-work of understanding 
    Kruger, J.S. (Jacobus Stefanus), 1940- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006)
    The article presents the outline of a comparative framework for the understanding of religious fundamentalism. The argument is developed around the interrelated aspects of macro-historical religious context, socio-religious ...
  • Significance of the use of ganja as a religious ritual in the Rastafari movement 
    Pretorius, Stephanus Petrus (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006)
    In 2000, the South African Constitutional Court ruled that religious freedom, including the exercise of religious rituals, may not contradict the laws of the country. This ruling came as a result of the Western Cape Law ...
  • "We are Judean"! The Sayings Gospel Q's redactional approach to the Law 
    Cromhout, Markus (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006)
    This article is focussed on Q's treatment of the Law and what it can tell us about the Q community's Judean ethnic identity. It is argued that part of the reason for the incorporation of the main redaction in Q (here ...
  • What is a god? Metatheistic assumptions in Old Testament Yahwism(s) 
    Gericke, Jacobus Wilhelm (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006)
    In this article, the author provides a prolegomena to further research attempting to answer a most fundamental and basic question - much more so than what has thus far been the case in the disciplines of Old Testament ...