Pointing out persuasion in Philemon by P.B. Decock

“…This attention to the reception of biblical texts is the special subject of the Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (EBR), which started in 2009 and of which 20 volumes have already been published. …”
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An interpretation map: finding paths to reading processes by B. Green

“…The article closes with a set of suggestions for interpretation in view of its long history in biblical studies. …”
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Allegorising: the relevance of an old method of interpretation by P. B. Decock

“…This article considers the Biblical interpretation of the Church Fathers, and particularly their use of allegory, as this may inspire us to develop ways of interacting with the Biblical texts as religious texts meant to speak to our times. …”
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ISHMAEL, THE QUR’?N, AND THE BIBLE by S.G. deClaissé-Walford

“…This article examines both the biblical and the Qur’?nic Isaac and Ishmael narratives from the perspective of academic curiosity to determine the grounds for, and the validity of the Islamic claim. …”
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The crossing of the Jordan according to Josephus by C. Begg

“…The investigation uncovers (limited) indications of Josephus’ use of various textforms of the biblical passage. It also calls attention to the range of rewriting techniques applied by Josephus to the source narrative (abbreviations, amplifications, rearrangements, and other modifications) which result in a version of events that is, e.g., much more compact than the biblical one, even while it nuances the portrayal of the story’s characters in a number of respects. …”
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Spirituality in a secular age: from Charlies Taylor to study of the Bible and spirituality by A. T. Lincoln

“…It then suggests some possible implications for how biblical perspectives on spirituality might be studied, highlighting Taylor’s category of the social imaginary. …”
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Editorial by I.D. Mothoagae

“…The authors in this Supplementum critically engage the topic of the transmission and reception of biblical discourse in Africa from diverse frames of reference, by applying various interpretational lenses. …”
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Ecological hermeneutics as a current trend in Old Testament research in the Book of Psalms by H. Ferreira, L. Sutton

“…As we face the unprecedented ecological threat of global devastation, this article identifies a new kind of speech emerging from current ecological trends in biblical research. The article examines the historical implications of biblical texts in the discussion about ecological degradation by providing an overview of the development of ecological hermeneutics. …”
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Reading Isaiah 58 in conversation with I.J. Mosala: an African liberationist approach by N. Mtshiselwa

“… This paper sets out to draw on, and simultaneously depart from Mosala’s Black biblical hermeneutic of liberation in order to navigate liberating possibilities that Isaiah 58 could offer to the oppressed Black people in Southern Africa. …”
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Reading Galatians 3:28 from a congregational perspective by W.J. Schoeman

“… How would reading a biblical text (Gal. 3:28) be interpreted from a congregational perspective? …”
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Interpretations of the Tower of Babel narrative in the African context by M. Rathbone

“… Biblical scholarship from the African context provides possible new and creative perspectives for the interpretation of the Tower of Babel narrative because of uniquely African questions that structure the interpretative process. …”
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Transformation in the Wisdom Books of the Hebrew Bible and its application to the context of Southern Africa by S. Fischer

“… This article deals with the transformation of theology and society through biblical wisdom. The first section explores the realms of wisdom and the relevance of king Solomon for the wisdom tradition. …”
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INTERPRETATION, ETHICS, AND THE COMPLEX RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A PROPHET AND AN ??????? ????????? by C J Redelinghuys

“…Finally, the author reiterates that pre-understanding plays an important role in biblical interpretation. This matter is often more complex than simply focussing on theological presuppositions in terms of dealing with different ethical questions and challenges. …”
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A critical analysis of Purnomo and colleagues’ interpretation in Matthew 6:9–13 by Harman Z. Laia, Sri Binar

“…It reaffirms the prayer as a supplication, grounded in biblical Greek grammar and theology, while defending the accuracy of the LAI translation. …”
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Challenges for women's leadership in organisations, from the perspective of judge and prophetess Deborah by J.A. Triana Palomino, I.D. Toro-Jaramillo, S.M. Giraldo Sánchez

“… This article presents a contextual and biblical approach to the phenomenon of women’s low participation in topmanagement positions. …”
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No culture shock? Addressing the Achilles heel of modern Bible translations by S. J. Joubert

“… Modern Bible translations are often more sensitive to the needs of their intended readers than to the right of biblical texts to be heard on their own terms as religious artefacts from the ancient Mediterranean world. …”
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Het boek Prediker: een verrassende en uitdagende stem in de Bijbel by H. Debel

“… As historical-critical exegesis has demonstrated that the Bible does not provide a readymade and unified answer to each and every actual question, the present study aims at highlighting the particular contribution of the book of Qohelet to the ‘library’ of biblical books. Against the background of the church fathers’ christological interpretation of the book (1), emphasis is put on the need to situate and interpret the book in its original historical context (2), which has been identified — on account of its Late Biblical Hebrew linguistic profile – as the fourth or third century BCE. …”
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CONTEMPLATING ALLAN BOESAK’S FASCINATION WITH PREACHING “TRUTH TO POWER”

“…Boesak, as a son of liberation and Black theology, is known for aspiring to a new world through the biblical witness. In essence, preaching the biblical truths to power. …”
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Astrotheology: The natural interface between hyperspace and the Trinity by A.C. Pieterse

“…The author believes that the biblical confession about the resurrected Christ could be beneficial to science and theology in this respect. …”
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Paupertas (poverty) in John Calvin's Institutes by R. M. Britz

“…Instead of examining the causes of poverty, Calvin emphasises the living presence of God in terms of his relational and biblical thinking. …”
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