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Clarifying the scope of pre-5th century C.E. Christian interpolation in Josephus' Antiquitates Judaica (c. 94 C.E.)
(2015)This research project concerns itself with the three disputed passages of Christian import as preserved in extant manuscripts of the AJ (Ἰουδαϊκὴ Ἀρχαιολογία a.k.a. Antiquitates Judaicae), viz.: AJ, XVIII, 3, 3 / 63 (i.e. ... -
The emergence of women in the LXX apocrypha : a semiotic study of Susanna
(2009)The central concern of this study is the emergence of women in the LXX Apocrypha in general, and Susanna in particular. The contention of the study is that Susanna radically reverses the sexist prejudices of the Second ... -
A Greimassian semiotic analysis of Judith
(North-West University, 2012)The goal of the study is to investigate the possible purpose of the Judith narrative by using the Greimassian semiotic approach. The hypothesis of the study is that the Greimassian semiotic approach is insightful and useful ... -
Oracles of God : a comparative study of Apostolic Christianity and its Greco-Roman world
(North-West University, 2008)The quest for divine guidance is a journey with many risks. To receive oracles from the world of the gods may prove a mixed blessing, or worse. This is especially true for the high and mighty of this world. Those who possess ... -
A rhetorical analysis of 2 Maccabees
(2015)The study, “A Rhetorical Analysis of 2 Maccabees”, presents an investigation into the various strategies applied in 2 Maccabees in order to move the reader to adopt certain ideas. The chief objective is to provide a layout ...