Barbara Thiering's interpretation of Jesus' life by JA Naudé

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Jesus' affection towards children and Matthew's tale of two kings by A. G. van Aarde

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Jesus, history and the Gospels by S. Moyise

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Jezus, de unieke drager van Gods Geest by G. D. J. Dingemans

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Vyandsliefde of geweld: oor die politiek van die historiese Jesus by E. Scheffler

“…Despite making the proposed task more difficult, in this contribution attention will be paid to the historical Jesus’ stance on violence (as contained in the Gospel tradition), our expressed hermeneutical intent being to address contemporary violence, in interpersonal relationships as well as on a global “political” scale (e.g. war). …”
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Review: The parables of Jesus the Galilean: Stories of a social prophet by Martin Laubscher

“…Some scholars even go as far as to claim that the interpretation and application of the parables in the Synoptic Gospels are representative of the intent of the historical Jesus. …”
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The (possible) function of the beatitude of the poor in the context of the struggle against poverty by Joachim Kügler

“… The article focuses on the beatitude of the poor in the social and religious context of historical Jesus. The original version of this makarism has to be seen as a religious statement which is not meant as a program of social reform. …”
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How to understand the parables of Jesus. A paradigm shift in parable exegesis by R. Zimmermann

“…From a historical perspective, parable exegesis is released from its close relationship to the search for the Historical Jesus and is given new distinction by a paradigm of Jesus “remembered”. …”
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