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The Bible and ethics: pathways for dialogue
(AOSIS, 2017)The potential relevance of biblical ethics for today is a contested issue. What is the significance of individual ethical texts of the Bible, and how - if at all - can they be dialogue partners for the ethical discourses ... -
The church and moral decision-making
(AOSIS, 2017)This article deals with the burning issue of moral decision-making by major church assemblies,such as regional and general synods. Moral decisions by church assemblies have createdmany conflicts in churches in the past and ... -
The Church divided based on ethnicity: an analysis of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) structures in Malawi
(Vereniging vir Christelike Hoër Onderwys, 2017)The revival of ethnic ties and nationalism around the world is not simply the reaction to the plural nature of most societies, but stems from the fact that, unlike class, ethnicity combines affections with material, political ... -
The complexity of simple Exegesis: a perspective on the scope and effect of the historical-grammatical approach within Old Testament Exegesis
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The development of the origin sense of the preposition מִן in Biblical Hebrew
(Southern African Society for Near Eastern Studies (SASNES), 2017)The origin sense of the preposition מִן in Biblical Hebrew has been treated in various ways by traditional grammars and lexica. The discrepancy between the entries for מִן in these sources indicates that a systematic and ... -
The devil as (convicted) prosecutor: Some ideas on the devil in 1 Peter and Hebrews
(AOSIS, 2016)The article suggests that the relationship between Christ's death and the defeat of the devil (Heb 2:14), as well as the metaphor of the devil as an adversary prowling like a roaring lion (1 Pt 5:8) possibly share the same ... -
The diakonia of the elder according to 1 Peter
(AOSIS, 2016)In this article, the ministry of the elder is investigated according to 1 Peter 5:1-5 from the perspective of the usage of the diakon word group in 1 Peter. Firstly, the place of 1 Peter 5 in the context of the whole letter ... -
The ecclesiological significance of the 'African kraal' metaphor in a context of urban poverty in Zimbabwe
(Pieter de Waal Neethling Trust, 2017)The essay considers how the communal and empowering nature of the African kraal can be a metaphor of a liberating and empowering church in a context of urban poverty in Zimbabwe. Africans generally experience urban centres ... -
The effectiveness of Sesheke Church's transformational task: an exposition of the descriptive-empirical task from a practical theological perspective
(AOSIS, 2017)This article reports on the findings of the descriptive-empirical task of an original research into the effectiveness of the Sesheke Church's transformational task. Osmer's (2008) model of the four tasks of practical ... -
The enemies within: Gog of Magog in Ezekiel 38-39
(AOSIS, 2017)The most extensive descriptions of Gog and Magog in the Hebrew Bible appear in Ezekiel 38-39. At various stages of their political career, both Reagan and Bush have linked Gog and Magog to the bêtes noires of the USA, ... -
The Flood Narratives in Gen 6-9 and Darren Aronofsky's Film "Noah"
(The Old Testament Society of Southern Africa (OTSSA), 2016)Since the release of Darren Aronofsky's film "Noah" in 2014, questions have been raised with regard to the relation between the film and the Bible. This article compares the flood stories in Gen 69 and Aronofsky's film ... -
The general revelation of God and creational gifts as a source for bioethics
(AOSIS, 2016)This article aims to provide a Christian-ethical foundation for the development of moral codes for bio- and ecoethics. The central theoretical argument of this contribution is that, due to the general revelation of God in ... -
The goal of maturity in Ephesians 4:13-16
(University of the Free State, 2016)In this article, I argue that, in Ephesians 4:1-16, the author underscores spiritual maturity as the bridge between the new identity of the Christian (Eph. 1-3) and the moral code of the Christian life commensurate with ... -
The Gospel contra Nietzsche: a South African literary critique of Wille zur Macht
(University of the Free State, 2017)A century of scholarship has shed countless photons of light on the reception of Friedrich Nietzsche's ideas in numerous countries. Still largely unilluminated, however, are South African reactions to his scepticism and ... -
The gospel in context: Hiebert's critical contextualisation and charismatic movements in Sierra Leone
(AOSIS, 2016)This article examines the process of contextualisation adopted by charismatic movements (CMs) in Sierra Leone. In it I use Hiebert's model of critical contextualisation to evaluate the biblical depth and cultural sensitivity ... -
The Imago Dei (Gen 1:26-27): a history of interpretation from Philo to the present
(School of Ecclesiastical Sciences, 2016)The purpose of this article is to present a history of interpretation of the image and likeness of God (gen 1:26-27) from Philo to the present. The article presents the various interpretations given, the reasons for their ... -
The legacy of Martin Luther's Sola Fide
(AOSIS, 2017)This article deals with the contemporary relevance of the Luther's sola fide principle in the fifth centennial of the Reformation. Is sola fide really an ecumenical principle or might it become one? Moreover, how useful ... -
The Matthean community within a Jewish religious society
(AOSIS, 2016)It is argued that the Matthean Gospel partially reflects the unstable political and religious situation in which this document originated. Broad outlines are postulated of this probable religious situation. This article ... -
The meaning of Moses' life: an analytic and comparative-philosophical perspective
(The Old Testament Society of Southern Africa (OTSSA), 2017)Against the backdrop of the problem of the meaning of life as constructed in contemporary analytic philosophy of religion, this article asks the question of what the supposed meaning(s) of the biblical character of Moses' ... -
The mediating influence of liturgy on the way of life - Disposing oppressing powers in oneself and appropriating of compassion towards the other
(AOSIS, 2017)This article presents the authors' research on the mediating functioning of liturgy and its influence on the change of attributions and attitudes. Within a South African context, voices in connection with decolonisation ...