A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THE UNDERSTANDING OF GOD IN J.S. MBITI’S THEOLOGY by Y Han, Jaco Beyers

“…In Mbiti’s theology, negative attributes of the African God, which are irreconcilable with the God of the Bible, are not critically evaluated, and the concept of the Trinity is not articulated. …”
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COMPARATIVE LITERATURE STUDY OF MOTIF DIFFERENCES IN RAGNAROK AND THE BOOK OF REVELATION by Agung Wijianto

“…The data used in this research are Ragnarok in the epic poem Voluspa and the Book of Revelation in the Bible. This research utilizes qualitative descriptive method and the theory of Genetic Structuralism to dissect the data. …”
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From desperation to adoration: Reading Psalm 107 as a transforming spatial journey by G.T.M. Prinsloo

“… Critical spatiality opens avenues to investigate the transforming power of the authors/redactors of the Hebrew Bible’s spatial imagination. I read Psalm 107 as a spatial journey bridging the divide between the desperation of the exile and the longing of the Psalter’s post-exilic authors/redactors for Israel’s complete restoration and the universal adoration of Yhwh. …”
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What <i>Does</i> Matter?: Idols and Icons in the Nenets Tundra by Laur Vallikivi

“…They claim that among the indigenous Siberians idolatry exists in its quintessential or prototypical form, as it is described in the Bible. I shall suggest that this encounter takes place in a gap, in which the Nenets and Protestant have different understandings of language and materiality. …”
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Towards an Adequate Anthropology by Andrzej Jastrzębski

“…‘Adequate anthropology’ is a term proposed by John Paul II and based on three sources: The Bible, theology, and philosophy. Generally speaking, its aim consists in the defense of a large and holistic concept of our existence in opposition to all contemporary reductionistic accounts. …”
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Eunug in die antieke Nabye Ooste by M. Nel

“… The Bible uses the term “eunuch” several times. The question arises as to the meaning  of this term. …”
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Os físicos e a medicina da alma no Orto do Esposo by Marisa das Neves Henriques

“…Health is synoym of salvation, so there is no secular science that could stand such noble project.Christ, the caelestis medicus, and the holy Bible, are the protagonists of a soul’s medicine that Orto do Esposo prescribes in detail. …”
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Kontinuïteit en diskontinuïteit in God se rus (Heb 3:7-4:13) by A. H. Snyman

“…The study also leads to a few proposals for consideration by the translators of the new Afrikaans Bible. …”
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Utilizarea „Psaltirii” în „Didahiile” lui Antim Ivireanul by Gianina Maria-Cristina Picioruş

“…It can be observed, from our research, that Antim preferred the translations into Romanian from the Bucharest Bible of 1688 and those made by Dosoftei for the Psalter of 1680. …”
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On the Edge of Space and Time: Evangelical Missionaries in the Post-Soviet Arctic by Laur Vallikivi

“…I suggest that the Baptists’ agenda is shaped, on the one hand, by the literal reading of the Bible, which allows them to be the divine instruments at the end times and, on the other hand, by the idea of Russia’s special role in God’s salvation plan. …”
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Calvyn oor die leiding van die Heilige Gees in die verklaring van die Skrif by P. C. Potgieter

“…While he firmly believed in the divine inspiration and clarity (claritas) of the Bible, he also recognised the total depravity of mankind. …”
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Un opéra français d’après la Salomé de Wilde, l’appropriation d’un drame by Déborah Bonin

“…Evoked and revisited numerous times over the centuries since its origin in the Bible, the story of Salome was approached in a completely innovative way by Oscar Wilde at the end of the nineteenth century. …”
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Au rendez-vous allemand (1) by Agnès Bouvier

“…Even the title of his book is an invitation to consider the Bible from the point of view of art, that is, for its effects.  …”
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The New Christian Right’s relations with Israel and with the American Jews: the mid-1970s onward by Mokhtar BEN BARKA

“…Many Jews have reservations about teaming up with evangelicals: they suspect their motives and resent their interpretation of Bible prophecies suggesting that Jews will have to accept Christ after his Second Coming. …”
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Prayer and (Im)Politeness by Ethan Jones

“…Scholarship on the Hebrew Bible has made some initial steps in this type of study. …”
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Conrad's allegorical reading of 1 Samuel 14: an analysis of a sermon by Conrad of Saint George on the worthy reception of the blessed sacrament by Jos Huls

“…This mode of reading first of all relates the Bible text to our life and in doing so places the relationship with God in a central position. …”
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Where have all the bishops gone? by J. E. Wehrmeyer

“… This paper investigates how the Greek term episkopo`~ and its related variants are translated in English Bible translations. From early translations to the middle of the 20th century, “bishop” was the preferred translation equivalent. …”
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Virtue Depends on Natural Law and Divine Commands by J. Caleb Clanton, Kraig Martin

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“What are we eating?” A theological-ethical analysis of the effects of food additives on human beings, especially in South Africa by L. Kretzschmar

“…Secondly, the theme of food in the Bible is briefly explored, along with its theological implications. …”
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ANCIENT TEXTS, MODERN APPLICATIONS: CONTEXTUALIZING BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES IN TODAY'S MINISTRY by Kirolos Eskandar

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