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Clarke, Kent D. "An examination of the United Bible Societies' Greek New Testament based upon textual criticism and critical analysis." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1994. http://www.tren.com.

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Parkhurst, Diana L. "The New Testament meaning of "little ones"." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1987. http://www.tren.com.

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Johnston, Julius William. "Criteria for and exegetical significance of distinguishing poetry and creed in the Greek New Testament." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1994. http://www.tren.com.

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Govier, Clive E. "The majority text debate: A study in New Testament text-critical method." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 1996. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/963.

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The aim of textual criticism is to recover the original text of the New Testament. By studying and comparing the many extant manuscripts it is hoped to discover which of them, or the variants they contain, arc closest to the original Text In choosing between the many variant readings, New Testament scholars developed the method of grouping manuscripts into different fom1s of text which fit the pattern of their variants. In contrast to this approach, J. W. Burgan propounded a method later identified as "The Majority Text" approach. This focuses on the Byzantine textual tradition, and assumes th

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Arndt, Wayne S. "Cyprian's Old Latin Gospels and the textual apparatus of the United Bible Societies Greek New Testament." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1989. http://www.tren.com.

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Santoja, Jakub. "The sense of a beginning : Bakhtinian dialogic criticism on 'the Gospel' in Mark." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2000. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/3489/.

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Contemporary literary approaches have caused paradigm shifts in Biblical Studies in the last two decades as it appears in a great deal of Markan studies using narrative, reader-response, deconstructive, feminist, and new historicist approaches. However, literary studies on the Gospel of Mark have not taken into account theoretical questions underlying those approaches. As a result biblical critics are driven by new trends without ever having a chance to examine the critical baggage of the approaches. Consequently, there is a gap of communication between the old and the new one. Therefore this

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Childers, Jeffrey Wayne. "Studies in the Syriac versions of St. John Chrysostom's homilies on the New Testament : with special reference to Homilies 6, 20, 22, 23, 37, 62, 83, and 84 on John." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1996. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:1d934fa6-8614-45bc-a61f-6de883846adb.

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The thesis conducts systematic studies of the Syriac versions of St. John Chrysostom's Homilies on the New Testamentandmdash;the Homilies on Matthew, the Homilies on John, and the Homilies on the Epistles of St. Paul. The thesis focuses mainly on sixth- and seventh-century British Library manuscripts, but is also concerned with the spread of the material over the course of centuries into different sorts of books. Pre-dating extant Greek witnesses by centuries, the main Syriac manuscripts preserve translations made during the fifth and sixth centuries and constitute unique textual evidence for

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Rutherford, Miranda Julia. "A Trickster in Disguise: Reading a New Type of Satan in 2 Corinthians." Oberlin College Honors Theses / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oberlin1433465476.

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Kotze, Gideon Rudolph. "The scope of the Old Testament and the nature of its theology : determining the object and subject of Old Testament theology by means of the Septuagint." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2133.

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Thesis (MTh (Old and New Testament))--University of Stellenbosch, 2006.<br>The present study focuses on the difficulties surrounding the identification of an object and subject for the discipline of Old Testament theology. The goal thereof is to address these difficulties by establishing the legitimacy of an interdisciplinary engagement therewith. In order to achieve this goal the significance of the Greek translations of the Jewish scriptures, the Septuagint, for determining the object and subject of Old Testament theology is pursued. The problems surrounding the object of study in Old Testa

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Giere, Samuel D. "A new glimpse of Day One : an intertextual history of Genesis 1.1-5 in Hebrew and Greek texts up to 200 CE." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/155.

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This thesis is an unconventional history of the interpretation of Day One, Genesis 1.1-5, in Hebrew and Greek texts up to c. 200 CE. Using the concept of ‘intertextuality’ as developed by Kristeva, Derrida, and others, the method for this historical exploration looks at the dynamic interconnectedness of texts. The results reach beyond deliberate exegetical and eisegetical interpretations of Day One to include intertextual, and therefore not necessarily deliberate, connections between texts. The purpose of the study is to gain a glimpse into the textual possibilities available to the ancient re

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Jang, Young. "A narratological approach to the structure of the apocalypse of John." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52095.

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Thesis (DTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2001<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study aims to investigate the structure of the Apocalypse from the narratological viewpoint, to further the adequate interpretation of the book. Throughout this work. three things are presupposed: (1) the Apocalypse follows an episodic, non-chronological pattern; (2) the Apocalypse is a coherent unit: (3) the Apocalypse. as a genre. should be defined by means of form. content. and function. To start with. earlier attempts to reveal the structure of the Apocalypse are briefly dealt with in chapter 2. in order to establ

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Bell, Lonnie David. "Textual stability and fluidity exhibited in the earliest Greek manuscripts of John : an analysis of the second/third-century fragments with attention also to the more extensive papyri (P45, P66, P75)." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/11768.

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This thesis is an assessment of the character of textual transmission reflected in the pre-fourth century Greek manuscripts of the Gospel of John. Since John is the most attested New Testament book among the early papyri, has the highest number of papyri that share overlapping text, and is the best attested Christian text in the second century, it serves well as a case study into the level of fluidity and stability of the New Testament text in its earliest period of transmission. The transmission of New Testament writings in this period has been characterized by a number of scholars as error-p

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Rathbone, Mark. "Interaction between scholarly and non-scholarly reading of Genesis 11:1-9 in the South African context." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1455.

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Thesis (DTh (Old and New Testament))--University of Stellenbosch, 2006.<br>The interaction between scholarly and non-scholarly readings of Genesis 11:1-9 in the South African context refers to the transformation in biblical hermeneutics from the world of the text to the world of the reader and the post-colonial critique of Western essentialist scholarly modes of reading the Bible. This study explored three essentialist modes of scholarly reading from the South African context that perpetuated imperialism and colonialism: Anglocentric -, Afrikaner - and Anti-colonial modes of reading. Non-scho

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De, Villiers Desiree. "A hermeneutic of learned helplessness : the Bible as problem in pastoral care." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/3468.

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Thesis (MPhil (Old and New Testament))--University of Stellenbosch, 2005.<br>This paper attempts an exploration and description of a hermeneutic of learned helplessness. Drawing on insights from both psychology and theology, it problematises the interaction that an individual believer can develop with the Bible and living a life of faith. Attempts to account for this situation involve biblical interpretation, the church and the pastoral care context. The body of the paper consists of four chapters, describing the four pillars supporting a hermeneutic of learned helplessness. The first chapter

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Evans, John Frederick. "An inner-biblical interpretation and intertextual reading of Ezekiel's recognition formulae with the book of Exodus." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/50569.

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Thesis (DTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2006<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: One of the most striking literary phenomena in the entire Old Testament, Ezekiel's recognition formula is repeated over seventy times. According to S. R. Driver that refrain, "You shall know that I am Yahweh," strikes the keynote of the prophecy. Though one might expect to find many monographs and journal articles treating at length the formula's literary and theological function in Ezekiel, the only substantial work on the subject comes from Walther Zimmerli and is nearly fifty years old. More recent scholarly discussion h

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Davies-Browne, Bankole P. "The significance of parallels between the 'Testament of Solomon' and Jewish literature of late antiquity (between the closing centuries BCE and the Talmudic era) and the New Testament." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/2685.

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The TSol is a Christian composition of late antiquity which narrates the story about how King Solomon built the Temple of God with the aid of demons he subjugated. Comparative analysis between the TSol and Jewish literature of late antiquity (between the closing centuries BCE and the Talmudic era), and the New Testament is primarily to establish any literary dependence and explore the nature of contact between the TSol and these materials; and also to isolate Jewish elements in the TSol. The Jewish materials discussed are the Hebrew Bible, the LXX, Tobit, Wisdom of Solomon, Pseudo-Philo, certa

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Pickering, Jordan Stuart Murray. "Promises of prosperity according to the Old Testament : a theological-ethical study." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/80015.

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Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Prosperity is an important theme in scripture and there is great diversity of perspectives regarding the place of wealth in the life of God’s people. This diversity is reflected in the variety of theological responses to wealth in the church, but the importance of this subject is not reflected in scholarship. Attempts to develop a positive theology of prosperity that does justice to the biblical data are surprisingly rare. There is a need for a careful biblical theology of prosperity. This study aims to lay the foundation of a

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Allen, Garrick V. "Early Jewish textual culture and the New Testament : the reuse of Zechariah 1-8 in the book of Revelation." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/6944.

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The text of the book of Revelation preserves examples of scriptural reuse that cohere with similar patterns of borrowing in other ancient Jewish works. This thesis describes the processes of reuse employed by Revelation's notional author (John), and places them into conversation with modes of reuse employed in other ancient Jewish texts, using Zechariah 1-8 as a test case. The design of the study has been crafted to explore these examples in a manner consistent with ancient textual composition. In the first chapter, I examine a dominant aspect of Jewish and early Christian textual culture: plu

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Moon, Sewon. "Jesus and his Apostles as prophets par excellence in Luke - Acts." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85806.

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Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Both Jesus and his Apostles, the main characters of Luke-Acts, cannot be identified as having the general features of prophets of the first century Mediterranean world, but nevertheless Luke elaborates on them in such a way so as to portray them as prophets. In this thesis, I have dealt with the matter of Luke’s characterization of Jesus and his Apostles, particularly the matters of how they are portrayed, and why they are portrayed as such. To answer the above questions, I have used the methodology derived from Darr’s “pragmati

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Olojede, Funlola Oluseyi. "Unsung heroines of the Hebrew bible : a contextual theological reading from the perspective of woman wisdom." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/6493.

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Thesis (DTh)--University of Stellenbosch, 2011.<br>ENGLISH SUMMARY: This study is based primarily on the presupposition that the conventional definition or description of a biblical heroine does not take into account certain ‘hidden’ women in the Old Testament who could be distinguished due to their wisdom. By using the Yoruba woman as a contextual interpretive lens, the study investigates two female characters in the Old Testament each of whom is named in only one verse of Scriptures – “the First Deborah” in Genesis 35:8 and Sheerah in 1 Chronicles 7:24. The investigation takes its poin

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McKay, Niall. "Luke and Yoder : an intertextual reading of the third gospel in the name of Christian politics." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/17842.

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Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2011.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Critical New Testament study has drawn on analytical techniques and interrogatory methods from a wide range of disciplines. In recent decades the dominance of historical and ecclesiologicallylocated approaches have been challenged by insights from literary, sociological, anthropological, cultural and ideological scholarship. These challenges have proved fruitful and opened biblical scholarship to new and generative interpretation. This plurality of interpretation has in turn challenged the reductionism of biblical scholarsh

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Kim, Jin Gyo. "The song of Moses in the book of Revelation : allusions, memories, and identity." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/17878.

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Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2011.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research aims to trace the exodus motif in the book of Revelation in general and Rev. 12-20 in particular, and to examine the socio-rhetorical function of the use of the exodus motif. Our hypothesis is that Rev. 12-20 constitutes a coherent unit in terms of narratology and that the exodus motif plays a significant role in forming the structure and the message of the book of Revelation, specifically of Revelation 12-20. Significantly, the song of Moses and the Lamb in Rev. 15 plays a pivotal role in the development of t

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Chemorion, Diphus Chosefu. "Translating Jonah’s narration and poetry into Sabaot : towards a participatory approach to Bible translation (PABT)." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1094.

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Thesis (DTh (Old and New Testament))--Stellenbosch University, 2008.<br>Recent developments in the field of translation studies have shown that a single translation of the Bible cannot be used for all the functions for which people may need a translation of the Bible. Unlike the case in the past when new versions of the Bible were viewed with suspicion, it is now increasingly acknowledged that different types of the Bible are necessary for different communicative functions. While many African communities have only a pioneer mother tongue translation of the Bible, Scripture use reports in

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Mngqibisa, Oscar Themba. "The relationship of humankind and nature according to Psalm 8." Thesis, Link to the online version, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1279.

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Park, Byeong Cheol. "Current perspectives on Wisdom in Job 28." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2188.

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Thesis (MTh (Old and New Testament))--University of Stellenbosch, 2007.<br>The aim of this thesis is to discern the trends in current scholarship on the concept of wisdom in Job 28. The trends differ according to methodological perspectives (literary, historical, and theological), depending on the relationship among the concepts of wisdom as the fear of the Lord, transcendent wisdom and traditional wisdom. However, in each perspective one can find some different interpretations which are also found in other perspectives. Most current scholars from the literary perspective consider Job 28 as a

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Samples, Gil L. "Greek texts and English translations of the Bible: a comparison and contrast of the Textus Receptus Greek New Testament of the sixteenth century and the Alexandrian text of Westcott and Hort (nineteenth century) and Aland and Metzger (twentieth century) concerning variant texts that pertain to the orthodox Christology of the Council of Nicea, A.D. 325." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2002. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3315/.

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The argument of this paper is that certain salient passages in the New Testament concerning Christology, as it was defined in the Nicene creed in A.D. 325, reflect such orthodoxy better in the Textus Receptus Greek texts and the English translations made from them than do the Alexandrian texts. Arian theology, which was condemned as heretical at Nicea, is examined. Patristic quotations, historical texts, and arguments of the scholars are cited and traced, along with a comparison of Christological verses.

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Spoelstra, Joshua Joel. "Life preservation in Genesis and Exodus : an exegetical study of the Tebāh." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85765.

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Petersen, Darian Marlo. "Reading Luke in impoverished communities : a social-scientific and feminist hermeneutical approach to Luke 1:39-56 and 4:16-30." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85582.

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Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study is primarily concerned with responsible and considerate interpretations of the Bible as sacred book in faith communities. The question of poverty and its related issues compelled me to ask the question: how can the gospels be good news for Christians in impoverished communities in South Africa? It is the opinion of this study that method of interpretation is the crux of the matter when it comes to extracting good news from the Bible. In chapter one I propose that a social scientific approach in combination with femin

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Kim, Jae Soo. "The rhetorical function of the parable discourse in Matthew 13." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/55305.

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Thesis (DTh)--Stellenbosch University, 1996.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis deals with a reinvention of rhetorical criticism and its application to the parable discourse. The first part of this study examines the theoretical background of rhetoric, and shows that rhetoric emerged as a disciplinary discourse after mythos and logos, and was used as the first systematic hermeneutical method. Rhetoric has developed in two directions: influence and system. Influence study keeps to the tradition of classical rhetoric, while system study covers the system of rhetoric by integrating classical rheto

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Fachhai, Laiu. "Primogeniture in the Old Testament : towards a theological-ethical understanding of patriarchy in Ancient Israel." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/17750.

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Thesis (DTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2007.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: As the title suggests, this research is a study of primogeniture in the Old Testament towards a theological-ethical understanding of patriarchy in ancient Israel. Using the Ancient Near East as a wider context of the Old Testament, the research first analysed the Ancient Near East texts relating to primogeniture, i.e., texts relating to inheritance and succession. In so doing the research reveals that primogeniture was a generally practiced custom of most of the Ancient Near East societies, serving as a cornerstone for thei

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Kassa, Friday Sule. "Natural law and human dignity in the Old Testament? : a case study of Isaiah 1:2-3." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/86458.

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Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2014.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research investigates the role of nature and cultures/traditions in the ethical and theological interpretation of the Bible. To be specific, it is concerned with the legitimacy of the knowledge of the existence and attributes of God arrived at using only the natural faculties of sense and reason and whether moral norms or evaluative principles can be derived from or grounded in nature. When the issue of moral norms and principles appears, it leads to reflection on the issue of so-called natural law, an ethical principle whi

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Oh, JungHwan. "Onesimus as slave in the Philemon letter : social and theological implications for Ethos and identity." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/5199.

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Thesis (MTh (Old and New Testament))--University of Stellenbosch, 2010.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In general, we tend to see slavery through negative eyes, also in the first century C.E. The reason is that slaves were not treated as human beings, but as things in the first century C.E. Therefore Patterson (1982:38) describes slavery as social death. However, there were communities that treated slaves as human beings, not just as objects. An example is the Christian community in which Philemon’s household was located, and in which a slave called Onesimus lived. Various opinions are suggested concer

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Cezula, Ntozakhe Simon. "Identity formation and community solidarity : second temple historiographies in discourse with (South) African theologies of reconstruction." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/80038.

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Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study is motivated by a call by some African theologians for an African theology of reconstruction, specifically Mugambi. Its intended contribution is to propose a biblical paradigm from the Old Testament for an African theology of reconstruction. The study is fully convinced that a successful reconstruction process in Africa is possible if the process of identity formation is recognised as a strongly influential force on the process. The identity formation process needs to be consciously driven into a particular direc

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Lee, Soon-Im. "A socio-rhetorical interpretation of Genesis 1-3 from a Korean female perspective." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52696.

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Thesis (DTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2002<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Traditionally, Gen 1-3 has been interpreted as a text that supports male superiority and female inferiority as the will of God. This dissertation aims to establish a more constructive interpretation one that is more responsible and accountable to the readers of the Korean Presbyterian Church in particular. Consequently, I have dealt with various interpretations ofGen 1-3 from male and female perspectives. Because the mam Korean religions of pre-Christianity (Shamanism, Buddhism and Confucianism) have been identified as pos

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Van, Wyk Roelof Reinout. "Paul and empire : patronage in the Pauline rhetoric of 1 Corinthians 4:14-21." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/18014.

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Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2011.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In reading the letters of Paul to the community in Corinth, it becomes apparent that Paul communicated from a position of authority. Given the existence of the mighty Roman Empire at the time of Paul’s writings, it raises questions regarding the ways such Empire would have affected Paul. This study assesses the possibility that Paul was influenced, not only by the material Roman world, but also by the socio-political and social-cultural dynamics of the Roman order. Paul may have utilised such order, but as spiritual leader,

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De, Milander Cornelia. "Contemporary implications of the first-century counter-ethos of Jesus to the scripted universe of gender and health in John 4 & 9 : a narrative-critical analysis." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/96942.

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Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2015.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africans are confronted on a daily basis with the social inequality among individuals which greatly inspires violence, victimisation, discrimination and life-denying ethos. These acts of injustice are not simply inspired by formal laws and policies, but spurred on by various ideological and symbolic categories and power structures. In a way, social behaviour can be said to be ‘scripted’ by the ideologies, perceptions and language internalised, normalised and passed on within society at large. One does not have to look very

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Kotzé, Gideon. "A text-critical analysis of the Lamentations manuscripts from Qumran (3QLam, 4QLam, 5QLama and 5QLamb): establishing the content of an Old Testament book according to its textual witnesses among the Dead Sea scrolls." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/6713.

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Thesis (DTh (Old and New Testament))--University of Stellenbosch, 2011.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study takes as its point of departure the contributions of the Dead Sea scrolls to the discipline of Old Testament textual criticism. It deals with a particular approach to this discipline and its application to the four Lamentations manuscripts from Qumran (3QLam, 4QLam, 5QLam a and 5QLam b ). The approach to Old Testament textual criticism followed in the study treats the Qumran manuscripts of Lamentations, the Masoretic text and the ancient translations as witnesses to the conte

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Kevil, Timothy J. (Timothy Jack). "At Once in All its Parts: Narrative Unity in the Gospel of Mark." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1988. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500633/.

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The prevailing analyses of the structure of the Gospel of Mark represent modifications of the form-critical approach and reflect its tendency to regard the Gospel not as a unified narrative but as an anthology of sayings and acts of Jesus which were selected and more or less adapted to reflect the early Church's theological understanding of Christ. However, a narrative-critical reading of the Gospel reveals that the opening proclamation, the Transfiguration, and the concluding proclamation provide a definite framework for a close pattern of recurring words, repeated questions, interpolated nar

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Jardine, Graham Walter. "Authority and interpretation in the book of Jonah." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/51630.

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Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2000<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The issue addressed in this study and its hypothesis are outlined in chapter one, and concern the general problem of variety in theological interpretation of the Bible. Specifically, the research problem is identified with the existence of different readings of Jonah as Scripture, and the need for these readings to be authoritative. A secondary issue has to do with the role of author's intention in theological interpretation. The hypothesis of this study states that the existence of various models of Scriptural authority c

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Daniels, Andries. "God en hoop in Jesaja 5:1-7 aan die hand van parallelismes in die boek Jesaja." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/80293.

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Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation is an attempt to address the problem of the relationship between Yahweh and Hope in Isaiah 5:1-7 in the light of parallelism in the book Isaiah. It is an attempt to prove that our hypothesis, that hope in the book Isaiah can be explained theologically in a special manner by means of parallelism (synonymous, antithetical and synthetical); that hope can also not only theologically be understood in concordance (synonymous and synthetical), but also in contradiction (antithetical); that Isaiah 5:1-7 can be used as

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Bladh, Elisabeth. "La Bible traduite en français contemporain : forme, signification et sens." Doctoral thesis, Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för franska, italienska och klassiska språk, 2003. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-1213.

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This dissertation analyses seven modern Bible translations in French with respect to their renderings of Koine Greek participles. The sample consists of the Passion Story from the four Gospels (Matt 26-28, Mark 14-16, Luke 22-24 and John 18-21), and is comprised of 603 Hellenistic participles in all. The participle forms are studied in six categories according to their syntactic function. The comparison focuses on differences in translation strategy, i.e. formal equivalence, omission and different kinds of transpositions, with special attention given to the choice of verb form. There is a disc

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De, Kock Annemarie Susan. "Wie van julle is wys en leef verstandig? : 'n multidimensionele lees van die Jakobus-brief, op weg na 'n etos van historiese lees en verantwoordbaarheid van die ekklesia." Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/86438.

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Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2014.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In South Africa there are various gender and health issues. These issues influence and challenge South African faith communities in their daily existence. This is further justified and enhanced by unethical Biblical interpretation. This study proposes that faith communities in present-day South Africa, where faith communities‘ social wellbeing is endangered, could be responsible receivers of the Bible. This may happen through a multidimensional reading of the letter of James towards an ethos of historical reading and accountabi

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Lee, Chul Woo. "A socio-rhetorical analysis of Romans 7 : with special attention to the law." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52132.

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Thesis (DTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2001<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study aims to interpret Romans 7 with special reference to the law. Both Romans 7 and the law in Paul are very difficult to understand. However, both are important for an understanding of Pauline theology and the gospel. In the past historical critical analyses were usually done in order to solve problematic passages like Romans 7 in Paul's letters. In this study a socio-rhetorical analysis is utilized. To start with, previous research is briefly dealt with in order obtain an overall picture of the understanding of the

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Du, Toit Philip la Grange. "Die “beklee-” metafoor by Paulus : semantiese valensie en teologiese belang op weg na ’n gesprek oor die doop." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/17797.

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Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2011.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates the “clothe-” metaphor in the Pauline literature in terms of its contribution toward a Pauline baptismal theology. The relevant “clothe-” terms are identified via an analysis of the semantic domain of cloting, which are then grammatically analysed for specific tendencies. This poses certain constraints to the meaning of the metaphors on the way to exegesis. An exegetical study of nine Scripture portions that are identified via the semantical study follows: Gal 3:19-29; Col 2:11-15; 3:8-17; Eph 4:22-

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Weor, Jonathan Tyosar. "Modern commentaries on the book of Exodus and their appropriateness in Africa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2059.

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Thesis (MTh (Old and New Testament))--University of Stellenbosch, 2006.<br>The aim of this thesis is to explore the trends that are found in commentaries on the book of Exodus and their appropriateness in the African context. The study also seeks to move from a socio-political understanding of Exodus as liberation theology to the cultural understanding of Exodus as African theology. The following three trends are found in modern commentaries on Exodus as explored by this thesis: • Historical-critical approach – dealing with the world behind the text or author centred criticism. Commentaries f

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Scholtz, Jacob Jan. "Collective meaning and specific, prophetic reference in the parables of Matthew 13." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85594.

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Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis investigates whether the parables of Matthew 13 can be understood, both individually and collectively, when they are connected to specific, prophetic referents. After a review of parable research, hermeneutical guidelines are identified in order to interpret the parables of Matthew 13 (chapter 2). Novel guidelines identified include the identification of specific, prophetic referents, the possibility of using details already explained in Matthew 13 in a contextually consistent manner, focusing on the collective meani

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Svendsen, Eric. "Who is my mother? : the role and status of the mother of Jesus in the New Testament and in Roman Catholicism / Eric Svendsen." Thesis, Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/10309.

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This work begins by providing an historical overview of Mariology, tracing Marian issues from the early fathers, to the Mariology of the Middle Age, to the apex of Mariology during the time of the Reformation and beyond. A contrast is then noted between pre-Vatican II Mariology and post-Vatican II Mariology. Matthew 1:18-25 is our first treatment of the biblical text. Here the work surveys the various views of issues related to Mary, including the meaning of Joseph's "righteousness," the meaning of "before they came together" (v. 18) and the meaning of "until" (v. 25). An indepth study is prov

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Ko, In-Kook. "A community as a testamentary executor : the journey of Joseph’s bones from Egypt to the Promised Land." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85595.

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Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research is a synchronic reading of Exodus that investigates the “traces of Joseph’s bones” in the Exodus narratives. The Exodus is depicted in this narrative as Joseph’s funeral procession. Moses carries Joseph’s bones up from the land of Egypt when the Exodus begins (Exod. 13:19) and the sons of Israel bury the bones in the land of Canaan at the end of Exodus (Jos. 24:32). That is, the texts portray the Exodus as the journey of Joseph’s bones from Egypt to the Promised Land. However, the texts offer only a trace of the bo

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Rinquest, Linzay. "Prophetic rhetoric : a multidimensional interpretation of Amos 9." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/49780.

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Thesis (DTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2003<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The issue of the identification of the audience/s of the final chapter (chapter 9) in the book of Amos is currently moot. That is, there currently are as many opinions as there are scholars who have in some form or the other made some inference as to the identification of the audience. The same is true for the preceding chapters in the book. The reasons for the divergence in opinions as to the identification of the audience varies from the methods chosen for engaging the text to reasons that are not always easy to identify

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Eloff, Mervyn. "From the exile to the Christ : exile, restoration and the interpretation of Matthew's gospel." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52854.

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Thesis (DTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2002<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this thesis is to demonstrate by critical interaction with four key areas of Matthean research that 'restoration from exile' provides a valid and valuable hermeneutical prism for the interpretation of Matthew's gospel. The investigation is undertaken from a Reformed and Evangelical perspective and an inclusive approach is adopted with regard to hermeneutics, viz that interpretation should take note of the historical and literary and theological aspects of Matthew's gospel. The four key areas of investigation were

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