Oor eksegetiese metodes en nog wat: ’n Gesprek

On exegetical methods and all that: A discussionDiscussions with leading European Old Testament scholars indicate that there have been no dramatic changes in exegetical methodology during the past ten years and that no consensus has been reached in this regard. Nevertheless most scholars appear to agree that both synchronic and diachronic facets should receive proper attention in the exegetical process, and that the two may be combined in a single model. The role of the reader and the whole matter of reception theory do not seem to have received much attention from Old Testament scholars in Europe

Psalm 99: Die Here, ons God, is heilig

Psalm 99: The Lord, Our God, is holyBy way of a comprehensive exegetic approach involving attention to morphological, syntactic, stylistic and semantic details, there is an attempt to provide answers to the research problems

Psalm 100: ’n Poëties minderwaardige en saamgeflansde teks?

Psalm 100: A poetically inferior and conflated text?Psalm 100 is analysed on the basis of an exegetical model used by a team of researchers at the University of Pretoria. It is evident that, in spite of the contrary being maintained at times, this Psalm is a poem of the highest literary quality in which the poet uses various poetic techniques to communicate his message. He creatively uses previously known m aterial to compose a new poem. Through the poem the ‘congregation’ is called upon to praise and serve Yahweh comprehensively, because he is Creator and has proved himself loving and faithful

'n Greep uit die Ou-Testamentiese wetenskap in Nederland en Suid-Afrika

A perspective on Old Testament studies in the Netherlands and South AfricaThis article contains a summary of the papers delivered during the first congress of Afrikaans-speaking and Dutch-speaking Old Testament scholars held in Leiden from 11 to 12 July 1995. The papers present an overview of tllhat is currently being done in the field of the Old Testament in each of the countries.</p

Psalm 47: Partikularisme en universalisme. Jahwe is ons ons koning �n koning oor die hele aarde

Psalm 47:� Particularism and universalism. Jahwe is� our king and king of all the earth In� this� article,� Psalm� 47� is� considered from� a� text� immanent perspective and particular attention� is given� to� the morphological,� syntactical,� stylistic and� semantic� facets� of the� psalm.� Although� problems� of interpretation experienced in� respect of� Psalm 47 are� the� same as� those for the� so-called enthronement psalms,� this� article� concentrates� mainly� on� those� research problems that are peculiar to this psalm.� Psalm 47 is a hymn comprising of two parallel strophes� (w.� 2-6 and 7-10).� The� reason� for the exhortations� to praise� is� the fact that in his deeds� of� salvation� towards� Israel,� Yahweh has also proved himself to� be� the� mighty,� universal� king.� Psalm� 47 probably dates from the exilic or post-exilic period