65 research outputs found
JJP Valeton jr as godsdienshistorikus
JJP Valeton Jnr was one of the main founders of the theological current in nineteenth century Holland called 'the ethical theology'. Some of the most prominent members of this current were, like Valeton, Old Testament specialists. One of the main characteristics of the ethicals was their distinction between scientific knowledge and the knowledge of faith. This enabled them to adopt a critical approach to the Bible while at the same time remaining active in the service of the church. In this article it is shown how Valeton applied this principle in his work on the history of Israelite religion. An attempt is made to demonstrate how his insight was more penetrating than that of even the great Abraham Kuenen
The prophets and Sodom: The prophetic use of the Sodom and Gomorrah theme
The use made of the Sodom and Gomorrah theme by the pre-exilic prophets is investigated first in the book of Osiah, where most of the ‘Sodom passages’ occur, after which other eighth-century prophets as well (as later pre-exilic prophets) are in corporated into the investigation. Finally, the complex of prophetic motifs is related to the Sodom story in Genesis 18-19. It is argued that the narrative is a unit, dating from the seventh century BCE, about a crisis in social values and about punishment which does not jeopardise God ’s righteousness towards individuals. Far from being at variance with the prophetic perspective, its tru st is thoroughly compatible with the way in which th e prophets used the Sodom theme during the eighth and in subsequent centuries
Ortodokse fundamentalisme en die gebruik van die Ou Testament in Suid Afrika
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Ou-Testamentiese perspektiewe ten dienste van die besinning oor die vrou in die kerklike amp
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The pleasing and the awesome : on the beauty of humans in the Old Testament
Profiting from the OT research programme held at the University of
South Africa during August 2010, this paper further investigates different
aspects of the concept of beauty in the Old Testament (OT).
The use of the concept of human beauty and the beauty of human
achievement is investigated in a broad variety of text types. Representative
texts are examined where the concept occurs as a literary
motif. It is found that human beauty, both erotic and non-erotic, as
well as the metaphorical use of the concept are intertwined with descriptions
of awe not only in the terminology, but also in the actual
use to which it is put in texts from practically all genres. It is concluded
that a coherent aesthetic is found in OT texts from different
periods, which remains stable despite diverging historical and theological
contexts. The contours emerging from the texts seem to
square with the Kantian concept of the beautiful and Goethe’s view
of the awesome.http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_oldtest.htmlnf201
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