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An exegetical study of the ground motive of Paul's tent-making implied in his letters
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)What was the ground motive for Paul’s tent-making? In response to this question, some New Testament texts provide reasons for Paul’s tent-making based on the circumstances of individual churches. Also, social studies of ... -
The gnomic and/or logical future tense in the Greek New Testament
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)The so-called gnomic use of the Greek future tense is normally considered as a rare use in the New Testament. A use that seems to overlap with the gnomic future is the so-called logical future, a future that is normally ... -
John Calvin on the efficacious Holy Spirit of God
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2022)John Calvin (1509-1564) has been designated as “theologian of the Holy Spirit.” Despite this designation, dedicated interactions with his orthodox pneumatology remain few. By utilizing Calvin’s writings, with especial ... -
Missionary flexibility or continuity: Paul’s purity ritual in Acts 21:18-26 in light of a Jewish Second Temple period background
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)This dissertation is a reassessment of Paul’s purity rite in Acts 21:18-26. Contrary to the traditional reading of Acts 21:18-26 which views Paul’s action in contrast to the Corpus Paulinum, this study investigates the ... -
Pneumatological implications in Paul: convergence and modification of an existing reawakening terminology with the help of a catechetical foundation formula
(North-West University, 2018)Im Rahmen meiner Doktor-Dissertation zur Thematik „Die negative Konnotation des Heidenbegriffes“ (2007) begegnete mir immer wieder die argumentative Annahme seitens zahlreicher Exegeten, es habe im Urchristentum ein langer ... -
The role of discipleship in the equipping of believers for ministry and growth according to Ephesians 4:12
(North-West University, 2019)The New Testament often speaks of the church and believers as a growing and maturing body in relationship with Christ, her Head and King. In the Gospels and Acts this relationship between Christ and believers is expressed ... -
A study of μιμητής in 1 Corinthians 7:1-11:1 from the perspective of discipleship
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)The aim of this dissertation is to determine whether it is valid to read 1 Corinthians 7:1–11:1 as a literary unit based on Paul’s adoption of the concept of discipleship demonstrated in the Gospels by way of his use of ... -
Towards developing a Biblical Theology of conflict : conflict principles from Romans 12-16
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2022)In its most basic form, biblical theology seeks to discover what God has to say about a topic or concept. Unfortunately, as this study demonstrates, little effort has been made to discover how God views and employs conflict, ...