SCRIPTURA  

John O. Cilliers

The period 1960 – 1980 marks a time of political, economical and social turmoil inSouth Africa. In this article fourteen sermons, reflecting the experience of threat andfear by a section of the white population, and the theological and homiletical effortt... see more

Francois T. de Villiers

The new Afrikaans Bible translation for the Deaf is currently under way. Thistranslation attempts to translate the meaning of the source texts into the linguisticconstraints of the Afrikaans Deaf, broadly following the translation theory ofEugene Nida. Th... see more

Cornel du Toit

In this paper the September 11 events are seen as an important motivation torethink various issues related to globalism. Although many positive outcomes ofglobalisation can be identified, many paradoxes emerge as the process areenfolding. Most of these pa... see more

Young Jang

Since Aristotle, the plot of a narrative has been defined by two characteristics – causalityand effects. The fivefold narrative-scheme (namely, constituents of a plot) proposed byVan Dijk, may be very well applicable to the Apocalypse, reflecting the two ... see more

Steve Moyise

In an article in 1993 and a monograph in 1995, I used the literary concept ofintertextuality to describe the complex use of the Old Testament in the book ofRevelation. In this article, I review seven recent monographs (Ronald Farmer, RobertRoyalty, Gregor... see more

Piet Naudé

This paper is a Biblical and Reformed theological perspective on the unfinishedwork of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in South Africa. It arguesthat we as South Africans should deal with our past through a theologicallymotivated restorative... see more

Danie F. O’Kennedy

Zechariah 1-8 has an optimistic undertone and describes Yahweh’s love for thepost-exilic community in Jerusalem. At least three passages refer directly toforgiveness: Zech 1:16 – “Therefore, thus says the Lord, I have returned toJerusalem with compassion”... see more

Dirk J. Smit

The paper is an attempt to understand and describe how processes of globalisation areimpacting on the Ecumenical Movement. It argues that the Ecumenical Movement has aconcern for the one world based on a normative, theological vision, nowadays oftendescri... see more

Andries van Aarde

The article argues that Matthew’s story is about God who sent Jesus as a Joshuafigure from Egypt as Moses’ successor to save Israel. As Davidic Messiah andsecond Moses, Jesus (Joshua) healed all of Israel. Healing in this context is to bereleased from “po... see more

Gerrie Snyman

Based on two grass roots readings of Esther 9 in terms of violence and power, theauthor discusses the issue of race, identity and power. His entry point is based onthe notions of public and hidden transcripts as developed by James Scott’s bookDomination a... see more

Yeol Kim,H. F. van Rooy

This article is part of an attempt to read Psalm 78 multidimensionally. It is thesecond in a proposed series of three articles.2 The articles deal with thedimension of the author, as part of the multi-dimensional reading. It deals with theheading of the P... see more

Cas Wepener

By making use of qualitative interference as methodological starting point, thisarticle sets out to compare some “qualities” inherent in five distinct phenomena.The phenomena under scrutiny are postmortem photography, death masks, saints,ancestors and por... see more

D. T. Williams

Just as modern Charismatics seek to justify the reality of their experiences byappealing to Acts 2, so the validity of the experience of Acts 2 itself needsjustification from Old Testament parallels. A neglected passage in this regard isNumbers 11, where ... see more