2012-01-202012-01-201995Venter, PM 1995, 'Die aard van die geloofsgemeenskap in Nehemia 9', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 51, no. 3, pp. 720-731.0259-9422 (print)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/17848Spine cut of Journal binding and pages scanned on flatbed EPSON Expression 10000 XL; 400dpi; text/lineart - black and white - stored to Tiff Derivation: Abbyy Fine Reader v.9 work with PNG-format (black and white); Photoshop CS3; Adobe Acrobat v.9 Web display format PDFIn this study the prayer in Nehemiah 9:5b-37 is compared with Psalm 106 and investigated within its literary and social context. The conclusion is reached that the community of faith portrayed in this prayer is a cultic community standing in a relationship with God which expresses its guilt as well as its firm belief in God's power to change its circumstances.12 pagesPDFAfrikaansFaculty of Theology, University of PretoriaCommunity of faithBlible--O.T.-- Nehemiah 9:5b-37Bible -- O.T.-- Psalm 106Article