Browsing Research Articles (New Testament Studies) by Title

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  • Galatians and the περὶ ἰδεῶν λόγου of Hermogenes : a rhetoric of severity in Galatians 5–6 
    Du Toit, Andrie B. (Andreas B.) (AOSIS Open Journals, 2014-08-02)
    Severe style in Galatians 5–6 is investigated from the perspective of the περὶ ἰδεῶν λόγου of Hermogenes. Galatians 5:7–12 is an extreme example of what Hermogenes would categorise as vehemence. At the same time, it ...
  • Gebruik van die metafore in Psalm 80 (79-LXX) in vergelyking met Johannes 15:1-8 
    Van der Watt, J.G. (Jan Gabriel), 1952- (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1999)
    The dynamics of metaphor, which are found in John 15:1-8, are compared with the dynamics of metaphor in Psalm 79 (LXX). This is done against the background of the dominance of the ancient Greek philosphical tradition in ...
  • Geloof as antwoord op versoening - 'n Pauliniese perspektief 
    Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2005)
    The aim of this article is to critically assess Friedrich Nietzsche's accusation of Paul that he replaced the "gentle gospel" of Jesus with an ideology of punishment, forgiveness, and reward. The article argues that the ...
  • Gelykenis van die verlore seun : eerste-eeuse ekonomie en die hoorders van Jesus 
    Schoeman, Wentzel Johannes; Van Eck, Ernest (University of Stellenbosch, Department of Old and New Testament, 2019)
    Jesus preached the kingdom of God, with the principle of general reciprocity as a cardinal aspect. For Jesus, this kingdom was an alternative social world to the oppressive and exploitative social system of the Greco-Roman ...
  • Gelykenisse van Jesus : allegorieë of simbole van sosiale transformasie? 
    Van Eck, Ernest (OpenJournals Publishing, 2015-09-11)
    This article reflects on a possible methodology that can be used to interpret the parables of Jesus preserved in the Synoptics (and the Gospel of Thomas). It is argued that the available versions of the parables of Jesus ...
  • Gemeenteteologie en horisonversmelting in die Matteusevangelie : 'n bestekopname 
    Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (Faculty of Theology of the University of the Orange Free State, 2013)
    The article assesses the author’s contributions to Matthean studies over the past thirty years. It focuses on the hermeneutical principle of congeniality by means of distinguishing three horizons in Matthew’s narrative ...
  • Gen(de)red power : die Macht des Genres im Streit um die Frauenrolle in Pastoralbriefen und Paulusakten 
    Merz, Annette (OpenJournals Publishing, 2012-04-20)
    Two texts that contributed to the discussion on gender roles in formative Christianity, 1 Timothy and the Acts of Paul, are investigated. In both cases the emphasis is on the much-disputed role of women. Power plays a ...
  • Genesis 27:27–29 in the face of the popular Christian concept of blessing in Nigeria 
    Obiorah, Mary Jerome; Uroko, Favour Chukwuemeka (AOSIS Open Journals, 2019-10-23)
    Conspicuous in the Old Testament (OT) is the literary genre of blessing that is often construed in poetic forms. They are of various types and were significant to their initial audience. A careful analysis of their texts ...
  • 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 ...
  • Geweld in 'n evangelie van liefde : die Evangelie van Johannes se perspektief op geweld teen Jesus en sy dissipels 
    Van der Watt, J.G. (Jan Gabriel), 1952-; Kok, Jacobus (Kobus) (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008-11)
    Violence in a gospel of love. The perspective of the Gospel of John on violence against Jesus and his disciples. This article is the first of two articles in which violence in the Gospel of John is discussed. In these ...
  • The Gift of the Spirit in John 19:30? A Reconsideration of ... 
    Smit, Peter-Ben A. (Catholic Biblical Association of America, 2016-07)
    Based on insights from the history of interpretation, a Synoptic comparison, linguistic considerations, and narrative observations, I argue that the unusual expression in John 19:30 indicates primarily that Jesus has ...
  • Globalised mission as opportunity 
    Jacobs, Pierre J.; Van Eck, Ernest (OpenJournals Publishing, 2015-06-26)
    Globalisation develops at a staggering pace that envelopes and infiltrates local South African communities in various ways. Through technology a person can have access to anything today. Should the church try to keep up, ...
  • ‘God van de vrede’ in het Nieuwe Testament 
    Van Houwelingen, Pieter Harry Robert (OpenJournals Publishing, 2015-07-13)
    Why does the New Testament use the expression ‘the God of peace’ and what is the meaning of this phrase? In the Old Testament, the God of Israel is often connected with peace, but he is never called ‘the God of peace’. ...
  • God's health and human health : a proposal for the world of well-being 
    Ellens, J. Harold,1932- (OpenJournals Publishing, 2011-06-07)
    This article reflects on people’s presuppositions with regard to God’s mental health as it has been recounted throughout history. The article asserts that the dominant report of a ‘sick god’ has nothing to do with God ...
  • God, the beautiful and mathematics : a response 
    Smit, Peter-Ben A.; De Heide, Rianne (AOSIS, 2021-03-17)
    Volker Kessler (‘God becomes beautiful … in mathematics’ – HTS 2018) argues two points to Rudolf Bohren’s list of four areas where (1) God becomes beautiful should be extended with a fifth one: mathematics and (2) ...
  • God, the Christ and the Spirit in William P. Young’s bestseller The shack seen from a Pauline and Johannine perspective 
    Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
    Among its more than a million readers, The shack has empowered traditionalists and seekers among Christian spirituals but has also been condemned for patripassionism and modalism. This article consists mainly of two sections. ...
  • God’s patronage constitutes a community of compassionate equals 
    Malan, Gert Jacobus (AOSIS Open Journals, 2020-07-15)
    The central themes of Jesus’ preaching, the kingdom and household of God, are root metaphors expressing the symbolic universe of God’s patronage subverting patronage and patriarchy structuring contemporary Mediterranean ...
  • 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 Gospel of Matthew, John the elder and the Papias tradition : a response to R H Gundry 
    Sim, David C. (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007-03)
    As far as the origin of the Gospel of Matthew is concerned, most modern scholars tend to discount the testimony of Papias. The major exception in this regard is R H Gundry, who argues that the tradition transmitted by ...
  • Griekse manuskrip van die Kindheidsevangelie van Tomas in Kodeks Sinaïtikus (Gr 453) vertaal in Afrikaans 
    Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2005)
    Fourteen Greek manuscripts and early translations exist of the Infancy Gospel of Thomas. The Greek version in Codex Sinaiticus (Gr 453) represents the most authentic version. The article shows that the reproduction of this ...