The Enigma of the Temple Site and the Word-play ‘Moriah’ by Martin Prudký

“…In Jewish tradition, this identification is attested in a number of texts, including one biblical reference (2 Chr 3:1). On the other hand, other biblical passages where we might expect such an identification do not contain the name ‘Moriah’ nor a precise localization. …”
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Navigating the ChatGPT Theological Terrain: Considerations for Graduate Theology Students by Mahlon Nyongesa Juma

“…AI technologies have theological ramifications for soteriology and ecclesiology. ChatGPT's biblical knowledge is theologically unsound and prone to errors. …”
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Zwischen logos und icon by Ulrich Engel

“…In the omissions and gaps that become apparent in these and structurally similar adaptations, de-emphasizations, and continuations, something appears that is already theologically inherent in the biblical prohibition of images. The Jewish prohibition of images is not an absolute one. …”
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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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A Contextual Interpretation of Disability Inclusion in 2 Samuel 9 and the Bamasaaba of Eastern Uganda by Simon Masiga, Helen N. Nkabala

“…Using African disability hermeneutics, biblical texts can be interpreted to transform the negative attitudes, theological views and religious perceptions on disability. …”
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Divine aseity and the paradox of divine self-limitation by Aku S. Antombikums

“…This article explores the paradox between the classical doctrine of divine aseity and the notion of divine self-limitation. Drawing from biblical narratives and theological concepts such as divine accommodation and kenosis, the article shows that God’s choice to enter into a temporal and relational interaction with creation affects God in such a way that God would not have been affected without the creation. …”
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Christ as once for all sacrifice: a cultrual reading of Hebrews by K. J. Pali

“…Furthermore, scholars argue as to whether this practice of sacrifices to the ancestors is Biblical or not. This article aims to determine that, from Hebrews, the demise of Old Testament sacrifices brings an end to ancestral sacrifice. …”
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Apostolat biblijny świeckich: doświadczenia i nadzieje by Waldemar Linke

“… The paper is regarding the biblical apostolate of lay people: the history and first of all the doctrinal fundaments. …”
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Interview with Professor Philippe Denis by Helené van Tonder

“…In the 1970s and 1980s, his research focused on the history of the Reformation in Germany, France and The Netherlands, and specifically on issues of confessional development, biblical exegesis, and cultural representations. Over the past two decades, his research focused primarily on the history of indigenous Christianity in southern Africa, along with an interest in oral history. …”
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El país del que vienen los monstruos by Santiago Barreiro

“…The analysis focuses on the first element (fīfẹl-), given the complexity involved in its explanation, by reference to its ties with biblical themes, and to two close vernacular literatures, Irish and Old Norse. …”
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The Anastatic Theory of Atonement by Roland Elliott

“…According to this model, union with Christ is achieved by means of expanding the divine act of resurrection to incorporate sinners, thereby granting them access to a new life free from sin. I provide a biblical defense and a Thomistic explication of the model, and close by considering how it might relate to other atonement models within a broader theory of the atonement. …”
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The uniqueness of Jesus Christ and pluralism from the perspective of the Reformed confession by S. A. Strauss

“…Subsequently the (Dutch) Reformed confessions are scrutinised for Biblical guidelines which may be helpful in finding a solution for the problem of being Christians in a multi-religious society. …”
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« A single gray flake, like the last host of christendom » : The Road ou l’apocalypse selon St McCarthy by Yves Davo

“…This article focuses on Cormac McCarthy’s religious viewpoint in The Road (2006) and highlights the biblical metaphors and images that bring about a new vision of the apocalypse. …”
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Mateuszowa Ewangelia cudów (Mt 8–9)– przekład alternatywny by Krzysztof Bardski

“…After discussing other Polish translations of the text (in the footnotes), we suggest alternative options that would intensify the expressivity of the narrative and stress the semantic aspects that have been neglected in former Polish translations but seem to be important in the context of the postmodern reception of the biblical text. …”
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Modern Theological Debates of Hell in the USA by Sydney Sadowski

“…The differing philosophical, theological and biblical are presented for each general category. The article strives to give a general overview of the various theologies and to show that such theological investigation is of urgent importance for Christians today. …”
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Os cem olhos do pavão by Marcelo Amato Cardoso

“…This article tries to show how the symbolism of the peacock was transmitted and adapted from Ancient India to Medieval Europe, where the bird figured in the Christian creativity as an emblem of the immortality of Christ and the preachers of the Church, along with hagiographical narratives and biblical images.…”
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Ontological Sovereignty: Black Justifications for Violent Resistance to Slavery, 1500-1900 by Dalitso Ruwe

“…This essay advances the claim that Africana thinkers between the 16th and 19th centuries developed critiques of slavery with the following themes: (a) slavery as a function of ignorance of biblical or secular knowledge; (b) slavery as a function of European carnal impulses; (c) slavery as a crime, for which the God-ordained punishment was death; (d) justification of self-defense to restore African liberty; and (e) economic restitution for stolen labor. …”
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IMPLICATION OF COMMUNALISM IN CHILD-TRAINING IN ANCIENT ISRAEL AND TRADITIONAL YORUBA SETTING FOR MORAL EDUCATION IN CONTEMPORARY NIGERIA by FABAREBO SAMUEL IDOWU, IYANDA ABEL OLATOYE

“…Filling this gap, this paper examines the implication of communalism in Child-Training in ancient Israel and traditional Yoruba setting for moral education in contemporary Nigeria. Biblical texts and 30 purposively selected Yoruba proverbs were the primary data. …”
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The Four Problems which Old Testament Married Couples Grapple with by Marcin Majewski

“…The proposal will be that problems afflicting couples of biblical time are not so different from the ones besetting contemporary couples. …”
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Tendencies in the interpretation of Galatians 3:28 since 1990 by D. Francois Tolmie

“…The overview is structured in terms of the following categories: Translation, grammar, origin, Paul’s views expressed in this verse, new interpretative approaches, the verse viewed in terms of other Pauline/Biblical texts/perspectives from the world of the New Testament, the Wirkungsgeschichte of the verse, and the implications of the verse for church and society. …”
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