Browsing New Testament Studies by Issue Date

Browsing New Testament Studies by Issue Date

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  • Permanente homoseksuele verhoudings van liefde en trou 
    Potgieter, Jorrie (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006)
    In this article, the argument is made that homosexual relationships of love and commitment was known by the writers of the Bible. Though definitions like "gay" or "homosexuality" was not known, sexual identity was known. ...
  • The gospel myth of Christian origins 
    Schutte, P.J.W. (Philippus Jacobus Wilhelmus) (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-03)
    In Burton Mack's latest book, entitled "The Christian myth. Origins, logic, and legacy", he raises challenging arguments with regard to those issues of the Christian myth mentioned in the title. The aim of this review ...
  • The role alternate states of consciousness played in the baptism and Eucharist of the earliest Jesus-followers 
    Groenewald, Jonanda; Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-03)
    In this article it is argued that the baptism and Eucharist of the earliest Jesus-followers can be better understood when contemporary knowledge with regard to alternate states of consciousness is taken into consideration. ...
  • A socio-cultural model of Judean ethnicity : a proposal 
    Cromhout, Markus; Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-03)
    This article focuses on the matter of Judean ("Jewish") ethnic identity during the first century CE. New Testament scholarship lacks an overall interpretive framework by which Judean identity can be understood. Appreciation ...
  • Hoe om in te kom en hoe om binne te bly - die "groot sendingopdrag" aan die kerk vandag volgens Matteus 28:16-20 
    Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-03)
    In this article the phrases "getting in" and "staying in" relate to the technical term "covenantal nomism". The article's aim is to argue that this concept is radically redefined in the so-called "great commission" in ...
  • The emergence of God's new people : the beginnings of Christianity reconsidered 
    Stegemann, Wolfgang, 1945- (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-03)
    The article deals with the problem of the Christian beginnings. Unlike many other scholars, the article does not defend the traditional metaphor which compares Judaism and Christianity to the relationship of mother and ...
  • The challenge of Jesus' parables : a scholarly handbook for ministers and preachers 
    Reinstorf, Dieter Heinrich (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-03)
    The parables of Jesus recorded in the Gospels are profoundly challenging, not only as far as their original audience is concerned, but equally so as far as present day readers, hoping to fully grasp their meaning, are ...
  • Spirits in the first-century Jewish world, Luke-Acts and in the African context: an analysis 
    Khathide, Goodman Agrippa (University of Pretoria, 2006-05-20)
    In many African traditional societies, the felt needs of people are usually met by the services of the shaman or other traditional medicine specialists. These needs vary and they could include the need for protection against ...
  • Jesus - a Kerygma to live by - A postmodern understanding of myth, resurrection and canon 
    Schutte, Philippus Jacobus Wilhelmus (University of Pretoria, 2006-05-26)
    This study is done from an autobiographical perspective. It focuses on three issues: myths, the resurrection of Jesus from death, and the canon. It approaches the traditional ecclesiastical and confessional teachings from ...
  • Matthew’s inclusive community : a narratological and social scientific reading 
    Shin, In-Cheol (University of Pretoria, 2006-05-27)
    The nature of Matthew’s community has been investigated by a number of scholars in the past and present. Currently, the debate centers on whether the Matthean community was a society with egalitarian structure consisting ...
  • Pseudepigraphy and the Petrine school : spirit and tradition in 1 and 2 Peter and Jude 
    Chatelion Counet, Patrick, 1954- (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-06)
    This article identifies four "patterns of religion" (E P Sanders) in the pseudepigraphic letters of Peter and Jude in order to support the hypothesis of a "Petrine school" (J H Elliott). The first pattern that connects ...
  • At the foot of Mount Olympus : a theory on myth 
    Schutte, P.J.W. (Philippus Jacobus Wilhelmus) (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-06)
    A cult normally develops around myths and rituals. In this article myth as phenomenon will be investigated. Different types and categories of myths will be listed, while research done in the past on myths will also be ...
  • Genre en plot georiënteerde narratief-kritiese eksegese van Evangeliemateriaal : inleiding tot narratiewe kritiek 
    Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-06)
    This contribution to methodology and hermeneutics, consisting of two articles, aim to argue for combining historical criticism and narrative criticism. The first article shows how genre orientation can provide hermeneutical ...
  • The word is life : African theology as biblical and contextual theology 
    Van Eck, Ernest (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-06)
    This article reflects on the development of African theology from its beginning up to the end of the twentieth century. A critical assessment of this development and the current state of African theology is given. The ...
  • Hermeneutics as cross-cultural encounter : obstacles to understanding 
    Rohrbaugh, Richard L., 1936- (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-06)
    It is a curious fact that while most people intuitively understand the potential for misunderstanding in face-to-face cross-cultural conversations, no such difficulty is anticipated when reading cross-culturally. Thus ...
  • Jesus - prophetic emissary of God 
    Dannhauser, Estelle Henrietta; Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-06)
    The present study examines three models of research, all reaching the same conclusion, namely that Jesus was a prophet. The aim is to determine what their point of origin in research was, to determine on what basis they ...
  • Reading Matthew 28:16-20 with others : how it deconstructs our Western concept of mission 
    Patte, Daniel (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-06)
    Matthew 28:16-20 is readily read as providing a key teaching about "mission." Its teaching about mission - going, making disciples of all the nations, baptizing them, teaching them to obey Jesus' commands - seems simple ...
  • The New Testament teaching on family matters 
    Osiek, Carolyn (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-09)
    The article shows that first-century urban Christian communities, such as those founded by Paul, brought in both whole families and individual women, slaves, and others. An example of an early Christian family can be ...
  • Vertellersperspektiefanalise van Nuwe-Testamentiese tekste 
    Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-09)
    The article forms the second part of an essay that aims to introduce narratological codes applicable for the exegesis of New Testament texts. In the first article generic elements that constitute a narrative discourse were ...
  • The resurrection of Jesus : what's left to say? 
    Schutte, P.J.W. (Philippus Jacobus Wilhelmus) (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-11)
    The resurrection of Jesus is one of the most discussed topics in the current theological debate. It divides the theologians involved into either liberal or orthodox. Those who enter the debate are labeled. The main ...