Browsing Research Articles (New Testament Studies) by Title

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  • A son in heaven, but no father on earth : a note in the margin of a ‘Tale of Two Kings’ 
    Verheyden, Jozef (Joseph) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2011-06)
    The article is meant to offer a comment on the thesis of Andries G. van Aarde about the socalled fatherlessness of Jesus. The author argues for a more critical disposition towards a historical-psychological approach of ...
  • Sosiaal-wetenskaplike kritiese eksegese van Nuwe-Testamentiese tekste - 'n voortgaande debat sonder einde 
    Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007-09)
    The aim of this article is to describe the multifarious facets of social-scientific critical exegesis. It consists of a discussion of the theoretical epistemological premises behind anthropological models employed in the ...
  • Sosiaal-wetenskaplike kritiese eksegese van Nuwe-Testamentiese tekste : ’n kritiese oorsig van die eerste resultate 
    Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007)
    The article is the second of a series that aim to introduce socialscientific exegesis of New Testament texts. Social-scientific criticism represents an exegetical approach by means of which the rhetoric of texts is ...
  • South African discourse analysis in theory and practice 
    Du Toit, Andrie B. (Andreas B.) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008)
    Discourse analysis should not be overly ambitious, but it can be a most helpful exegetical tool if it concentrates on the argumentative flow and thematic aspects of a discourse. A refined model of South African discourse ...
  • Spatial metaphors as a means of persuasion in Romans 5 : 12-21 
    Potgieter, Annette (University of the Free State, Faculty of Theology, 2019-12-13)
    George Lakoff and Mark Johnson’s seminal book Metaphors we live by (1980) makes us realise that a metaphor is not merely a linguistic phenomenon, but also a conceptual, socio-historical, neural, and bodily phenomenon ...
  • The Spirit of God in the New Testament: diverse witnesses 
    Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1999)
    The article begins with a discussion of the development of the doctrine with regard to the Holy Spirit. This development took place in three phases: from apocalypticism to the Nicene Creed to the Reformation. In the doctrine ...
  • ‘The spirit of the Lord God is upon me’ (Is 61:1) : the use of Isaiah 61:1–2 in Luke 4:18–19 
    Obiorah, Mary Jerome; Uroko, Favour Chukwuemeka (AOSIS Open Journals, 2018-10-29)
    Copious citations of the Old Testament (OT) by the New Testament (NT) writers confirm the continuity of the divine revelation in both parts of the sacred scripture and at the same time underscore the newness of the NT. ...
  • Spiritualiteit en poesie : om te ontmoet en te soek 
    Spies, Lina (OpenJournals Publishing, 2012-04-24)
    This article represents a commemoration lecture in honour of Professor Andries van Aarde. In the article, Lina Spies, emerita professor in the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch at the University of Stellenbosch, an eminent ...
  • The spirituality of Q 
    Foster, Paul (OpenJournals Publishing, 2015-07-01)
    The term spirituality is notoriously difficult to define, as is evidenced by the discussions between contemporary sociologists of religion. If there are any central elements to such a definition, they revolve around the ...
  • The statue debate : ancestors and ‘mnemonic energy’ in Paul and now 
    Dube, Zorodzai (OpenJournals Publishing, 2015-09-28)
    Why do people in South Africa fight over statues – even to the extent of tying themselves to a mere bust? Using insights, especially from Jan Assmann, the study develops the argument that material culture (such as images ...
  • The stewardship of the evangelical mind : an inclusion of reason 
    Harold, Godfrey (Baptist Union of Southern Africa, 2007)
    No abstract available
  • Strengthening the Ubuntu social canopy after the Afrophobic attacks 
    Dube, Zorodzai (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2016-05-23)
    In view of the aftermath of the Afrophobic attacks in South Africa, this study regards Paul’s emphasis concerning common humanity and morality as a possible lacuna towards strengthening Ubuntu. Paul taught that both the ...
  • The structure of John 17 
    Wong, Corinne Hong Sling (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006)
    This article proposes a structure for John 17. In paragraph A (1-5), Jesus prays for the glorification/revelation of the Father and the Son, so that Jesus' followers may have eternal life. This objective is achieved in ...
  • Student leadership and advocacy for social cohesion : a South African perspective 
    Speckman, McGlory (African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes, 2015)
    This article utilises the insights of sociology and social psychology in defining social cohesion, outlining the ideal state and making a case for the role of student leadership in social cohesion. It draws from ...
  • Subversive faith and competition in patronage : a note on ΠΙΣΤΙΣ in Mark 
    Smit, Peter-Ben A. (Oxford University Press, 2020-10)
    In her influential monograph Roman Faith and Christian Faith: Pistis and Fides in the Early Roman Empire and Early Churches, Theresa Morgan has convincingly shown how closely the early Christian discourse on ‘faith’ was ...
  • ‘Suffering Violence’ and the kingdom of heaven (Mt 11:12) : a Matthean manual for life in a time of war 
    Weaver, Dorothy Jean (OpenJournals Publishing, 2011-06)
    Matthew’s Gospel has much to say about ‘suffering violence’. As Jesus comments (11:12, NRSV), ‘From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and the violent take it by force’. ...
  • Suggestions for future study of rhetoric and Matthew’s gospel 
    Keener, Craig Steven, 1960- (OpenJournals Publishing, 2010-08)
    Because the Gospel writers addressed audiences in the Graeco-Roman world with various degrees of familiarity with standard rhetoric, rhetoric provides a helpful check on modern speculations about ancient speech and argument. ...
  • Support for making Pauline henotic unity the fulcrum of Christian ecumenism in Nigeria 
    Peters, Prince E. (AOSIS, 2021-07-20)
    Paul uses the word ἑνότης twice in Ephesians (4:3, 13), and quite strangely, those are the only two places where the feminine noun features in the whole of the New Testament. In the two passages where they appear, they ...
  • Sustainable masculinity in ecumenical perspective : the pilgrimage of justice and peace 
    Smit, Peter-Ben A. (Wiley, 2019-01)
    Gender is an important topic of the WCC's Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace. It is the result of both theological anthropological concerns and the ongoing search for justice and peace. In other words, it is a typical area ...
  • Syncretism in the church of Philippi 
    Verhoef, Eduard (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2008-06)
    It has been known for a long time that the history of Christianity has seen the incorporation of syncretistic elements. This is not at all exceptional. On the contrary, in order to grow, any religion necessarily fits in ...