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Facing the Fate of the Proverbial Eagle? Re-envisioning African Biblical Hermeneutics within the MIT’s in Present Day South Africa

open access: yesOld Testament Essays, 2017
Professor I.J.J. Spangenberg has invested much of his teaching time at universities in the subject of Biblical Studies among others. He is thus aware of the “glorious” days of the subject as well as of the events which led to its downfall.
Madipoane Masenya (Ngwan'a Mphahlele)
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Xenophobia and Love: Negotiating Reconciliation between South Africa and Nigeria in Light of 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 and 1 John 4:16-21 [PDF]

open access: yesPharos Journal of Theology
Scholars of biblical and theological studies, have engaged extensively with the issue of xenophobia in South Africa, but less attention has been paid to its impact on Nigerian immigrants and diplomatic relationships from a biblical and theological ...
John Arierhi Ottuh
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Inter‐microscope comparability of dental microwear texture data obtained from different optical profilometers: Part II Deriving instrument‐specific correction equations for meta‐analyses using published data

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Dental microwear texture analysis (DMTA) has emerged as a valuable method for investigating the feeding ecology of vertebrates. Over the past decade, three‐dimensional topographic data from microscopic regions of tooth surfaces have been collected, and surface texture parameters have been published for both extant and fossil species.
Mugino O. Kubo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Feminist and Womanist Hermeneutics

open access: yesOld Testament Essays
For almost thirty years, Madipoane Masenya (Ngwan’a Mphahlele) has advocated the need for a unique African approach for women in biblical studies.
Kjersti Wee, Marta Hoeyland Lavik
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The Theological Significance of Africa and Africans in the Bible

open access: yesOld Testament Essays, 2023
The essay discusses the potential of the theological significance of the so-called “African presence” in the Bible, that is, biblical texts referring to entities that today would be labelled “African,” in particular, references to Egypt and Cush.
Knut Holter
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The cranial, mandibular, and hyoid anatomy of softshell turtles (Trionychidae): A revised character list for phylogenetic analysis

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Softshell turtles (Pan‐Trionychidae) are an early branching clade of hidden‐necked turtles (Cryptodira) with a rich fossil record extending back to the Early Cretaceous. The evolutionary history of softshell turtles is still unresolved because of their conservative morphology combined with high levels of polymorphism related to morphological ...
Léa C. Girard, Walter G. Joyce
wiley   +1 more source

Evolutionary radiation of large‐bodied gorgonopsians from the lower Abrahamskraal formation of South Africa

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The middle Permian represents a critical interval in therapsid evolution, when gorgonopsians emerged as some of the first specialized apex predators within terrestrial ecosystems. Despite their significance, the early diversification of Gorgonopsia in Gondwana remains poorly understood due to scarcity and fragmentary material.
Zanildo Macungo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

BIBLICAL STUDIES ENCOUNTERS AFRICAN RELIGION: THE PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY

open access: yesScriptura, 2019
In South African schools, Biblical Studies has been taught with little consideration being given to the religious and cultural worlds of the pupils. Research indicates that black children, who constitute the majority of those studying the subject, are deeply influenced by African religion.
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Historical birth records from 1896 to 1944 from the Basel maternity hospital, Switzerland, reveal significant obstetric selection pressures

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality have declined dramatically during the last century. Historical data are therefore important sources to study the evolutionary selection pressures related to childbirth and how they have fluctuated over time.
Mirella Woodert   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ruminating on Justin S. Ukpong’s inculturation hermeneutics and its implications for the study of African Biblical Hermeneutics today

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 2016
In African biblical scholarship, the concept of inculturation hermeneutics has come to be almost, if not always, linked to the late Professor Justin S. Ukpong, the Nigerian New Testament scholar. In inculturation hermeneutics, argued Ukpong, the past of the biblical text is not supposed to be studied as an end in itself, but as a means to an end ...
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