TRANSMISSION HISTORY AND BIBLICAL TRANSLATION: by H Ausloos

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The analysis of events in Biblical narratives by D F Tolmie

Subjects: “…Biblical narratives…”
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The Book of Ruth as intra-biblical critique on the Deuteronomic law by Georg Braulik

“… The Book of Ruth, written in the post-exilic period, constitutes a 'homily on Dt 23-25', (Michael D Goulder). It is the only biblical example of an entire book systematically subjecting a body of laws from the Deuteronomic code to a socio-critical (Rt 1-2) and sexual-critical (Rt 3-4) relecture through various kinds of allusions. …”
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Critical Role and Place of the Church as a Response to Environmental Crisis. by Rugyendo, Medard

“…Regarding the methodology of obtaining the data, since this is a bible-centred article the scriptures and other extra-biblical sources in relation to environmental crisis will be critically analyzed. …”
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A critical analysis of Purnomo and colleagues’ interpretation in Matthew 6:9–13 by Harman Z. Laia, Sri Binar

“…Contribution: This research critically contributes to biblical theology by addressing interpretative challenges in Matthew 6:9–13, refuting claims that the Lord’s Prayer expresses gratitude based on the aorist tense. …”
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Critical Edition and Philological Analysis of the Last Chapters of Deutero-Isaiah (Isa 54–55) Based on the Coptic Manuscript sa 52 (M 568) and Other Coptic Manuscripts in the Sahid... by Tomasz Bartłomiej Bąk

“… This article is a critical edition and philological analysis of the last two chapters of the biblical book of Deutero-Isaiah (Isa 54–55), based on the Coptic manuscript sa 52 and other available manuscripts in the Sahidic dialect. …”
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Navigating the ChatGPT Theological Terrain: Considerations for Graduate Theology Students by Mahlon Nyongesa Juma

“…Originality, creativity, synthesis, and critical thinking, diligent editing are still necessary. …”
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Suretyship in the Teaching of Ben Sira (Sir 29:14–20) by Andrzej Piwowar

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FACILITATING INTERPRETIVE RESILIENCE: by G O West

“… This article argues that the notion of the Bible as a site of struggle offers resources that may facilitate interpretive resilience for communities/sectors that have been marginalised by dominant biblical theologies. While the notion of the Bible as a site of struggle had its conceptualisation within historical-critical redaction criticism, literary-narrative and literary-rhetorical criticisms provide similar kinds of “critical” recognition of ideo-theological contestation within the biblical text, whether the final form or a socio-historically reconstructed redactional edition. …”
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Die pastorale gesprek binne 'n narratiewe diakonale pastoraat by PR van Heerden, DJ Kotzé

“…This is followed by an exploration of alternative stories that may be indicative of a more preferred life. Criticism that may arise from a Biblical perspective is attended to. …”
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Au rendez-vous allemand (1) by Agnès Bouvier

“…According to Herder, biblical exegesis must performed by shifting the critical angle to develop in the modern reader an esthetic sensibility similar to that of the original reader.…”
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Protestant Christianity and the Bible as Wisdom for Earth Environmental Stewardship by Rodrigo Penna-Firme

“…´s seminal article in science, entitled “The Historical Roots of Our Ecological Crisis,” Christianity has received academic and popular criticism, for having, supposedly, served as a major driver for our current ecological crisis. …”
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Song of Songs and the charism of Mother Theresa of Calcutta (Cant 1:5-2:17) by Krzysztof Bardski

“…This approach to the Biblical text has been neglected in modern times due to the use of historical-critical methods in the Biblical exegesis. …”
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Confronting the cataracts of whiteness to see the invisible: reflections on the transmission and reception of the Bible in post-apartheid South Africa by J. Kok

“…The author engages with prominent figures in the field of Biblical Studies and critical race theory such as David Horrell, in order to address the issue of whiteness and its impact on marginalisation. …”
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An interpretation map: finding paths to reading processes by B. Green

“…Finally, it offers us a context in which to place and appreciate pre?critical Jewish and Christian interpretations. The article closes with a set of suggestions for interpretation in view of its long history in biblical studies. …”
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Editorial by I.D. Mothoagae

“…The authors in this Supplementum critically engage the topic of the transmission and reception of biblical discourse in Africa from diverse frames of reference, by applying various interpretational lenses. …”
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Transformation in the Wisdom Books of the Hebrew Bible and its application to the context of Southern Africa by S. Fischer

“…The book of Proverbs is expounded upon with reflections on the ubuntu principle and the postcolonial-critical method Imbokodo. It is shown how folk sayings can be relevant for the transformation of South African university education and how biblical proverbs may transform folk proverbs. …”
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Het boek Prediker: een verrassende en uitdagende stem in de Bijbel by H. Debel

“… As historical-critical exegesis has demonstrated that the Bible does not provide a readymade and unified answer to each and every actual question, the present study aims at highlighting the particular contribution of the book of Qohelet to the ‘library’ of biblical books. …”
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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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