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The headings of the Psalms in the two Syriac versions of the commentary of Athanasius
(Journal of the Old Testament Society in Southern Africa; Unisa Press, 2004)
There are two Syriac versions of the commentary of Athanasius on the Psalms, a longer and a shorter one. This study deals with the headings of the Psalms in the two Syriac versions, in comparison with the headings in the ...
Reading Psalm 78 multidimensionally: the dimension of the reader
(Sabinet, 2005)
This article is the third and final one in a series of articles on Psalm 78. The different articles are part of an experiment in a multidimensional reading and each of them deals independently with an aspect of the ...
Reading Psalm 78 multidimensionally: the authorial dimension
(Sabinet, 2003)
This article is part of an attempt to read Psalm 78 multidimensionally. It is the second in a proposed series of three articles. The articles deal with the dimension of the author, as part of the multi-dimensional reading. ...
Die nuwe psalmomdigting: die Messias weggelaat?
(AOSIS, 2004)
The new Psalter in Afrikaans: Was the Messiah omitted?
In 2001 a new Afrikaans metrical Psalter was published. Although beging severely criticised in som circles, it is being used by a number of churches. One of the major ...
Disappointed expectations and false hopes: the message of Ezekiel 13:1-16 in a time of change
(AOSIS, 2002)
Ezekiel 13 forms part of a whole complex in the book of Ezekiel dealing with those prophetic voices challenged by the prophet Ezekiel. His audience paid no attention to his message and had expectations of a quick return ...
Psalm 151 in three Syriac psalm commentaries
(Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, 2000)
In his critical text of the five Syriac Apocryphal Psalms Baars pub- lished two versions of Ps 151, each with its own set of text-critical notes.2 The one version is the one contained in the important Syriac manuscript ...
The headings of the psalms in the East Syriac tradition reconsidered
(Biblical Studies on the Web (BSW), 2008)
In the first half of the previous century the headings of the Psalms in the East Syriac tradition received a lot of attention, with important contributions by scholars such as Devreesse and Vosté. In 1960 Bloemendaal ...
Psalm 137 en die beryming van wraakpsalms
(AOSIS, 2009)
Psalm 137 and metrical versions of imprecatory psalms
This article discusses seven metrical versions of the imprecatory section of Psalm 137, two in Dutch (1773 and 1968), two in English (in the “Psalter hymnal” of the ...
Vryheid en verbond: ’n Ou-Testamentiese perspektief
(AOSIS, 2000)
A century after the end of the Anglo-Boer War freedom remains an important issue and some people nowadays constantly ask whether they have lost their freedom in the New South Africa. This article offers an Old Testament ...
Per bonam consequentiam: die status van eksegetiese afleidings
(AOSIS, 2001)
Per bonam consequentiam: The status of exegetical deductions
The importance of Hermeneutics in ecclesiastical discussions must be recognised. In such discussions, people attempt to substantiate their views with arguments ...