Contours of biblical spirituality as a discipline by Huub Welzen

“…A definition is given: Biblical spirituality is about the divine human relational process in the Bible and about the Bible in the divine human relational process. …”
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The word that moves by H. Welzen

“… This essay investigates the role of the Bible in spirituality by looking at the relationship between academic exegesis and spiritual reading, mysticism and language, Bible reading as an event in the relationship between God and human beings and liturgy as a mystagogical process. …”
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“Ikwekwe yinja1 (a Boy is a Dog)” by Zukile Ngqeza

“…Until recently, biblical scholars did not have much of a deliberate focus on studying children and how they are treated in the Bible. …”
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The retranslation of the sacre text: return or modernization? by G. T. Khukhuni, I. I. Valuitseva

“…The present article deals with the problem of the retranslation of the Bible in Christian tradition. The difference between Roman Catholic Church, Russian Orthodox Church and Protestant Churches is analyzed. …”
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Prologue by Pieter G. R. de Villiers, Lloyd K. Pietersen

“… From text: The contributions in this volume were originally presented as papers at a symposium on the Bible and Spirituality, held at Glenfall House, Cheltenham from 4-6 May 2010 and hosted by the University of Gloucestershire. …”
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L’utilisation des tournures antiques et bibliques dans Salammbô by Walid Ezzine

“…An examination of some examples, drawn mainly from the Metamorphoses or the Bible, should shed some light on Flaubert’s approach to style, especially the punctuation of hypotexts. …”
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Se rencontrer autrement by Stefana Squatrito

“…This article focuses on an extraordinary encounter: that between Giacomo, a Spanish bibliomaniac bookseller, and a book, a Latin Bible with Greek commentaries, the first incunabula of the Bible printed in Spain. …”
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The Thought-Scene: A Literary Convention of Hebrew Narrative by Arthur Keefer

“…There is an unidentified literary convention within narratives of the Hebrew Bible, wherein the narrator portrays the thought process of certain characters. …”
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Faith in the modern Reformed church: Calvin and Barth

“…Behind this difference are divergent views of the Bible and its relationships with theology and praxis. …”
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Modelul slavon versus modelul latin în textele biblice româneşti by Eugen Pavel

“…The complete editions of Holy Scripture into the Romanian language, among which were included the 1688 Bible from Bucharest and the 1795 Bible from Blaj, were largely derived from the Greek model, more specifically, from the Septuagint, while the Slavonic and Latin sources were relegated to the background, without being totally ignored. …”
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Die Afrikaans van die Bybelvertaling van 1933 by J. C. Steyn

“… The first translators of the Bible had to start their work before the standardisation of Afrikaans.  …”
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"Soos 'n hamer wat 'n rots vermorsel": die Afrikaanse Bybel van 1933 as vertaling by J. A. Naudé

“… The first complete Bible translation in Afrikaans was published in 1933. …”
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FACILITATING INTERPRETIVE RESILIENCE: by G O West

“… This article argues that the notion of the Bible as a site of struggle offers resources that may facilitate interpretive resilience for communities/sectors that have been marginalised by dominant biblical theologies. …”
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Origin and originality of John Calvin's 'Harmony of the Law', the expository project on Exodus-Deuteronomy (1559-1563) by E. A. de Boer

“…It also sheds light on the history of the congrégations, this fascinating example of concentration on the Bible in Geneva, on the co-operation of the ministers, and on Calvin’s role as the moderator of the Company of Pastors. …”
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THE ???? IN DANIEL 10:13, 20-21: PRINCES OR BATTLE COMMANDERS? by R.E. Duniya

“…Using a synchronic approach to the Hebrew Bible, the study semantically analyses the Hebrew term ?? …”
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Song of Songs and the charism of Mother Theresa of Calcutta (Cant 1:5-2:17) by Krzysztof Bardski

“… The ancient Christian tradition considered the allegorical interpretation of the Bible as an important mean of spiritual formation in the life of the Church. …”
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Generosity and Solidarity -A Biblical Contribution and Perspective in Response to Poverty in Africa. by Rugyendo, Medard

“…In what ways do other extra-biblical guides promote these two virtues of solidarity and generosity? Thus this is a bible- based article on two cultural values that could contribute towards reducing poverty but with other sources beyond the holy bible. …”
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Inequalities within Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa on gender, with special reference to lGBTQIA+: Imago Dei by L. Modise

“…The challenge seems to be about the fundamental reading of the Bible, confession, and Church Order articles, which are discussed here. …”
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YouVersion verses-of-the-year in relation to Afrikaans prepositional met and van constructions expressing fear and loneliness by L. Bergh, T. Beelders

“… How do the 2022 YouVersion Bible verses-of-theyear reflect the way in which fear and loneliness were communicated via prepositional phrases that year? …”
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Voorveronderstellings in die hantering van die verhouding tussen Ou en Nuwe Testament. 'n Beskrywing na aanleiding van Friedrich Baumgärtel by S. J. P. K. Riekert

“…The Bible or Canon comprises two Testaments. 3. Both the Old and the New Testament convey the powerful word of God. 4. …”
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