"Divided against itself"? Individual maxims and the redaction of Q by L. Howes

“…It also explores the possibility that the main redactor not only inserted and interpolated prophetic material into Q¹, but also transformed original wisdom sayings into prophetic Q² material. …”
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Redefined prophecy as Deuteronomic alternative to divination in Deut 18:9-22 by H L Bosman

“… Anthropological research has shown that no rigid distinction can be maintained between prophets, priests, diviners and necromancers. All of them function as religious intermediaries and act as repositories and interpreters of religious tradition and as sources of divine knowledge. …”
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The priests and the descendents of Levi in the book of Malachi by K. W. Weyde

“…He was a voice of the late 5th century, who with prophetic authority, like his predecessors, the earlier prophets, among others criticised the priests’ misconduct of the sacrificial cult (Mal 1:6–2:9). …”
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Jesus and "the Daniel code" by G. Thom

“… It is suggested that Jesus, who understood his Messianic calling in the light of the OT prophecies, utilized their symbolic apocalyptic language in his prophetic discourse. From this perspective Matthew 26:64 sheds important light on the meaning of Matthew 24:30b, i.e. that those who rejected him would realize, within a relatively short period, that He – the Suffering Servant – was indeed the Son of Man of Daniel 7. …”
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THE FULFILLMENT OF THE LAW ACCORDING TO MATTHEW 5:17: A DIALECTICAL APPROACH by P la G du Toit

“…The whole of 5:17-48 is assessed in terms of the challenging relationship between the statements about fulfilment or completion of the law and the Prophets in 5:17-18 and the way in which Jesus seems to intensify obedience to law per se in 5:19-48. …”
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عادت أولي العزم من الرسل في حياتهم الاجتماعي من خلال القرآن والسنة by Fadhli Ananda, Saadeldin Mansour Gasmelsid, Ahmad El-Mogtaba Bannga Ahmed Ali

“… The Messengers of Ūlū al-‘Azm were distinguished Prophets who held high positions and exerted significant influence in their societies. they shared similar Practices and approaches in addressing challenges in their social lives. …”
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The Dialectics of Political Ideology and Power Relations in African Literature: A Reading of Adébáyọ̀ Fálétí’s Baṣọ̀run Gáà by Sola Owonibi

“…It is in this burden that this paper shall attempt to examine the dialectics of political ideology, power relations and the prophetic in Baṣọrun Gáà ̀. The paper also argues that the private anxieties of the playwright, as presented in the play, 160 Lere Adeyemi are prophetic in nature and that Baṣọrun Gáà is weakened by the burdens of ̀ his strength, in other words, blinded by sight. …”
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INTRODUCTION by L Sutton

“…A path that is illuminated by an array of literature on Law (and its narrative), History, Prophets, Wisdom, and Psalms. A journey that will keep on going, a truly “never-ending story”. …”
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The Evolution of Venezuelan Evangelical Involvement in Politics: The Case of the 2024 Presidential Elections by Fernando Adolfo Mora-Ciangherotti

“…After his questionable re-election in 2018, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Moros (NMM) began a campaign to attract the attention of evangelical leaders, apostles, prophets, pastors, and church members to secure their votes for the 2024 campaign. …”
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Book review Malachi (historical commentary on the Old Testament) by R. Kessler

“…He published articles on Jeremiah and on some of the so-called Minor Prophets, viz. Amos, Obadiah, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah. …”
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THE ? ???? IN JOSHUA 6 AND 7, INFLUENCED BY P? by E E Meyer

“…in Joshua 6 and 7 and texts from Deuteronomy and the Former Prophets than with Priestly texts. …”
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P. Knox, Aids, ancestors and salvation: local beliefs in Christian ministry to the sick by Pieter Verster

“…The role of the veneration of the ancestors in seeking a possible solution to the challenges posed by dealing with the illness forms a substantial part of his discussion. A prophetic theology in line with the Kairos document’s suggestions is then proposed. …”
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Moral Economies and Practicing Moral Laws in Religions by Maria Frahm-Arp

“…With this particular focus, the timing of this edition is poignantly relevant as we face a global recession, the war in the Ukraine, ongoing and deep-rooted corruption in various political systems throughout the world, and the rise of a form of Christianity – prophetic Pentecostalism – which appears to have a weak understanding of morality and ethics. …”
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Zur ökologischen Bildersprache bei den alttestamentlichen Propheten by Andrzej Najda

“…The prophets of the Old Testament in the fulfillment of their task of proclaiming God’s word make use of various literary forms and frequently use pictures from different disciplines of life, in order to be understandable for their listeners, in order to convince them and to make impression on them, they especially willingly make use of pictures taken from the sphere of ecology, making different comparisons and metaphors, these generally concern God, His action towards Israel and the Chosen Nation itself.…”
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Onderhoud met Edwin Arrison by Helené van Tonder

“…Among these were the Kairos 30 conference (Johannesburg on 17-20 August) and a colloquium which reflected on the theme “The challenge of prophetic theology for theology today” (Volmoed, Hermanus, 27-29 September). …”
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Biblical metaphor: the cosmic garden heritage by B. Green

“…Using as a sample trope the ancient Near Eastern and biblical figure of the cosmic garden where humans live with the gods until they are exiled, the article works out the implications of the image, using prophetic texts and cognitive theory. Briefly and generally, then, three other texts are considered: Genesis 2-3, Deuteronomy, Song of Songs, where the figure is present but signifying differently. …”
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JOSHUA 24 AND THE WELCOME OF FOREIGNERS by D G Firth

“…This then establishes a pattern that runs through the Former Prophets which consistently demonstrate the possibilities for foreigners within Israel. …”
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The strange case of the patriarchs in Jeremaiah 33:26 by C. Lombaard

“…Why would the Old Testament patriarchs, so rarely referred to outside the Pentateuch, surface in this particular prophetic text? This article explores these issues, also as they relate to the author’s theory-indevelopment on the patriarchs of Israel. …”
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Hosea 6:6 and identity formation in Matthew by F. P. Viljoen

“…Matthew depicts Jesus as one who teaches and enacts Hos. 6:6 in continuity with the original prophetic intention of this statement. Jesus teaches by example by enacting mercy towards the marginalized and people in need. …”
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The transformative potential of the Apocalypse of John by Paul B. Decock

“… The transformative power of the Apocalypse of John is not situated in its prophetic predictions in the sense of information about the future but in its offer of divine wisdom by means of the symbolic scenes. …”
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