Similibus simile cognoscitur. O pensamento analógico medieval by Hilário Franco Júnior

“…This is exemplified in the present article by the frequent use that the Middle Age made of analogies in mathematics, cartography, medicine, theology, biblical exegesis, liturgy, etymology, and literature, among other fields of human activity.…”
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„Pieśń duchowa” św. Jana od Krzyża – przekład,aluzje biblijne i symbolika by Krzysztof Bardski

“…In the introduction, we presented earlier Polish translations of the work, and in footnotes, we emphasized the issues related to symbolism and biblical allusions. …”
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Man's image in creation narratives by Hannes Olivier

“…And that is also the core of biblical anthropology, namely that man is created by God in or according to God's likeness or image. …”
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An assessment of the Myers Briggs Type Indicator from a practical theological perspective by A. R. Tucker

“… The aim of this article is to assess the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI®) from a Reformed perspective of a Trinitarian biblical hermeneutic of hope. It examines and assesses the compatibility of its assumptions with a theory of personhood derived from a Reformed perspective. …”
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The sixth seal in Revelation 6:12-17 by P. G. R. de Villiers

“…In an introduction the nature and role of a close  reading in Biblical Studies is briefly outlined. A second part analyses the form of the sixth seal and indicates what and how literary techniques were used to compose the text. …”
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Eunuchs in the Bible by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“…This study therefore examines the 38 original biblical references to saris and the two references to eunouchos in order to determine their meaning in context. …”
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“Who is Afraid of Cesare Brandi?” Personal reflections on the Teoria del restauro by Salvador Muñoz Viñas

“…One explanation for this status might be because the work is seen as a “fetish” or an “almost-biblical” text, and as such, its ability to inspire has become more important than its intellectual soundness.…”
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The Bible and its translations: colonial and postcolonial encounters with the indigenous by Jacobus A. Naudé

“…By means of a process of indigenisation of the translated versions of the Bible, these translations have come to prescribe and dominate biblical dialogue, the nature of the colonial encounter between the source text and translations, and the target audiences, by commenting on the cultural mechanisms of ownership, resistance and indigenisation as vacillating media of oppression and liberation. …”
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Interioryzacja misterium paschalnego Chrystusa w celebracji Eucharystii by Stanisław T. Zarzycki

“… Starting from the difficulties in the reception of the Council’s teaching on the liturgy and its implementation, this article points to the need to discover the paschal mystery of Christ in the Eucharist. Because of the biblical and patristic-liturgical renewal and the re-emphasis on “mystery” in the twentieth century, the article introduces the concept of mystery in pagan cults and in the Church of the first centuries. …”
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Forgiveness in post-apartheid South Africa by George A Lotter

“… In this article the issue of forgiveness is addressed as it should be dealt with on a macro, meso and micro in South African society. Biblical guidelines and the necessity for forgiveness in the situation in post-apartheid South Africa are looked into. …”
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Aktiewe gemeente-betrokkenheid by die missionêre diakonaat - 'n ondersoek in 'n gemeente van die NGKA in Mangaung by P. Verster

“…In this way the poor were able to reach out to people in need and seek solutions from within. This has a sound Biblical base. …”
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Virtuoses ambivalents by Graham Jones

“…Emphatically denying supernatural powers and scrupulously avoiding any effects that resemble biblical miracles, they take care to present their performances as clever tricks clearly designed to entertain, educate and galvanize. …”
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Początek Ewangelii św. Mateusza (Mt 1-4) ‒ parafraza alternatywna by Krzysztof Bardski

“…The purpose of the alternative paraphrase is to revive the biblical message by abandoning some common formulations in favor of idiomatic constructions referring either to the context of Judaism in the time of Jesus, or to the etymology and original meaning of expressions that over the centuries have grown theological patina, or to modern formulations that may even be considered colloquialisms.     …”
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Preface by Pieter Verster

“…From different perspectives solutions were sought and possible biblical, theological and developmental suggestions to get involved and to bring hope were discussed. …”
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Prologue by Pieter G. R. de Villiers, Lloyd K. Pietersen

“…The meeting was the result of personal contact between the two of them over a number of years to discuss their common interest in Biblical Spirituality and to promote the discipline at their academic institutions. …”
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Die etiek van regstellende aksie by J. M. Vorster

“…It firstly evaluates the Biblical teachings of redistributive justice and the implications of these teachings for a modern ethical view of affirmative action. …”
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Abraham in Galatians and in Genesis by S. D. Snyman

“…What are the similarities and differences in the portrayal of Abraham in the Biblical books of Galatians and Genesis respectively? …”
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Grondtrekke van Adrio König se teologie by S. A. Strauss

“…The article concludes that König’s theology can be described, from a reformed perspective, as ambiguous: biblical as well as contextual, confessional as well as ecumenical. …”
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The significance of Jesus' utterance in relation to the Johannine Son of Man: a speech act analysis of John 9:35 by H. Ito

“… The purpose of my previous article was to continue to show the validity of a speech act approach and to develop it further in the reading of biblical texts. As a successive study, this article aims to present yet another speech act analysis, which will put more focus on a demonstration that this approach is able to deal even with more difficult exegetical and interpretational issues in the text adequately on its own terms. …”
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