Die Filistynse plaag in 1 Samuel 5-6: medies-teologiese verlarings

“… According to the Old Testament (1 Samuel 5 and 6) the Ark of the Covenant was on occasion captured from the Israelites by the Philistines and taken to their own country. …”
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Semiotics of alterity and the cultural dimensions of Bible translation by J.A. Naudé, C.L. Miller-Naudé, J.O. Obono

“…Alterity involves the incipient sign system, namely the biblical languages and their cultural contexts ranging from Iron Age Israel within the context of the Ancient Near East for the Old Testament to Roman Palestine in the first century for the New Testament. …”
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Twee weergawes van die gebed van Salomo (1 Kon. 8 en 2 Kron. 6): 'n vergelykende studie by D. F. O'Kennedy

“… Solomon’s prayer is one of the most important prose prayers in the Old Testament. We find this prayer in two different theological and literary traditions of the Bible: 1 Kings 8:22-53 and 2 Chronicles 6:12-42. …”
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The Third Book of Ezra in the Religious Thought of Muscovy by Dmitrii Mikhailovich Bulanin

“… The 3rd book of Ezra (4th in the Vulgate) was translated from Latin into Church Slavonic along with a number of other Old Testament books at the end of the 15th century. The translation was done at the court of the Novgorod Archbishop Gennadij. …”
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Die oudheid van die letter en die nuutheid van die Gees. Enkele opmerkings oor die Skrif as lewende Woord by P. F. Theron

“…Therefore a warning is sounded against identifying the law or the Old Testament as such, with the gramma. The contrast between gramma and pneuma, old and new, permeates the entire Bible (i.e. …”
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Intertexte et réécriture du Drame de l’Homme, de la Femme et de Dieu dans 'Partage de midi' de Paul Claudel by Samuel Bidaud

“…The second intertext is with the Bible, in particular with two books of the Old Testament, the Song of Songs and the Book of Hosea, but also more broadly with the beginning of Genesis and the end of the Gospels, which allows Claudel to lead Mesa and Ysé to the repentance in the last act of the play and to affirm the reconciliation of Man and Woman in God. …”
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Tours de Babel et lettres de feu : motifs bibliques dans le Berlin de Vladimir Nabokov by Monica Manolescu-Oancea

“…This article adopts a different stance, focusing on two Old Testament motifs that appear in Nabokov’s last Russian novel (The Gift) and in his autobiography, namely the Tower of Babel and the letters of fire from the book of Daniel. …”
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Praising God or singing of love? From theological to erotic allegorisation in the interpretation of Canticles by H. Ausloos

“… In the history of the interpretation of Canticles, one generally distinguishes two tendencies, which can also be identified in the interpretation history of the rest of the Old Testament literature. Alongside a literal reading of the text, there is also the possibility of an allegorical interpretation, which was often, consciously or otherwise, a reaction against a literal reading of the Bible. …”
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Kościół na drodze ku „Nostra Aetate”.Zarys relacji chrześcijańsko-żydowskich w XX w. przed II wojną światową by Andrzej Tulej

“…This applies above all to the letter of Pope Benedict XV considered by some to be the most important act of opposition to Antisemitism, the encyclical "Mit brennender Sorge" by Pius XI, opposing the idolatrous relationship to race, nation, state or power and emphasizing the value of the religion of Israel and the Old Testament and the famous formula spoken during the meeting of Pope Pius XI with the Belgian pilgrims: "spiritually, we are all Semites". …”
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Christian Zionism and Its Impact on USA Politics by Servet Doğan, Mahmut Aydın

“…Can it be the reason that Christians, through their reading of the Old Testament from a different perspective in the post-Reformation period, have truly regretted their mistreatment of the Jews up to this point and have come to appreciate the Jews? …”
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Gavrilo Stefanović Venclović’s Mač duhovni: The use of Turkish loanwords in translations of biblical quotations by Manojlović Sonja Đ.

“…In addition, a comparison was made with Vuk’s translation of the New Testament and Daničić’s translation of the Old Testament, to detect possible overlaps, since Turkish loanwords were used in both translations. …”
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Thulaganyo ya seretotumišo (sa Sepedi), pesalema (ya Bibele) le sefela sa kereke (ya Lutere) by Mawatle J. Mojalefa

“…It draws from scholars of Sepedi traditional praise poetry and sacred songs to re-read the Old Testament texts, in particular Psalms of David focusing on 2 Samuel 22:2–3 and hymnal song taken from Difela tša Kereke, ‘A re godišeng Morena’ by Paul Gerhardt.…”
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Lessons from Deborah’ Inspiration and Implications on the Plight of Women Leadership in A Male Dominated Society: Significances for Today’s World by Rugyendo, Medard

“…Women couldn’t be placed in higher positions of leadership in the Jewish community yet women like Deborah the prophetess and judge in the Old Testament (Judges 4 & 5) inspired the Israelites who later defeated the Canaanite oppressors. …”
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Eunugs in die Bybel by F. P. Retief, S. J. P. K. Riekert, J. F. G. Cilliers

“… In Original Bible texts “eunuch” is described as saris (Old Testament, Hebrew) or eunouchos (New Testament, Greek). …”
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Schiller’s Response to Voltaire in 'Die Jungfrau von Orleans': Enlightened or Romantic? by Ritchie Robertson

“…Citing the slaughters recounted in the Old Testament (and sharply criticised by Voltaire), Johanna embodies the religious fanaticism (Schwärmerei) that the Enlightenment deplored. …”
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Liturgiese afleidings uit die kontinuïteit en diskontinuïteit van die Pasga en die Nagmaal by B. de Klerk

“…Passover is probably the one Old Testamentical festival that is of importance for research regarding the Holy Communion, precisely because Jesus consciously chose the time of Passover to instate the Holy Communion. …”
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