Jael Is Non-binary; Jael Is Not a Woman [PDF]
, 2020 In this article I suggest that the non-binary identity of Jael (Judg 4–5) has been erased or overlooked due to dominant discourses of heteronormativity and binary gender.
Aysha W. Musa +1 more
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Muted and Hidden Monsters in Revelation 12 [PDF]
, 2022 The Woman clothed with the Sun makes a brief appearance in Revelation 12; however, her influence upon the imaginations of artists and interpreters is substantive.
Heather Macumber +1 more
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Religions, 2023 According to Numbers 21:4–9, the Nehushtan was a copper/bronze snake effigy that functioned as a ‘magical’ healing tool to cure the early Israelites from venomous snakebites they incurred during their desert wanderings. What is unclear from the narrative
Gillian Williams, Mariette Harcombe
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Beyond Controversy in the Hebrew Bible: Standing Stones as Messengers of Common Humanity
Religions, 2023 The Hebrew Bible is not only an ancient religious text, but also imbues information about the lives of people. Beyond controversial matters in the text, links can be found to common humanity with ancient roots. This renders the text not only relevant for
Elizabeth S. Bloem Viljoen
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Is the woman in the Song of Songs really that free?1
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2000 The Song of Songs has often been treated as a platform for feminist liberationist causes. This study aims to re-examine some feminist ideological readings of the Song of Songs. Although feminist scholars insist thal the female "voice" is very conspicuous
S. S. Ndoga, H. Viviers
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Re-reading 1 Kings 21:1-16 Between Community-based Activism and University-based Pedagogy [PDF]
, 2020 Biblical studies in the School of Religion, Philosophy, and Classics at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa has been partially constituted by the community-based activism of the Ujamaa Centre for Community Development and Research over a ...
Gerald O. West +2 more
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Activism in the Classroom: A Case Study on De-Patriarchalising Biblical Studies for Future Generations [PDF]
, 2020 Efficient activism in the classroom and beyond is contingent upon the ability to identify and understand ideological principles, to express opposition to injustice, to challenge and de-centre authority and privilege, and to redistribute power to those ...
Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies +2 more
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The Mother of Rufus and Paul in Romans 16 [PDF]
, 2022 Rufus’s mother features in Paul’s concluding list of church leaders such as Phoebe in Romans 16. Paul calls her his own mother. I argue that Rufus’s mother’s inclusion indicates higher status and influence within the Pauline house-churches, building on ...
Janelle Peters +1 more
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Communicating amidst reality: Ezekiel�s communication as a response to his reality
Verbum et Ecclesia, 2014 The reality of exile was the backdrop of Ezekiel s prophecies (communication). He respondedto this reality with a word that he claimed he received from YHWH.
Johan Serfontein, Wilhelm J. Wessels
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Artificial intelligence based writer identification generates new evidence for the unknown scribes of the Dead Sea Scrolls exemplified by the Great Isaiah Scroll (1QIsaa) [PDF]
PLoS ONE 2021, 2020 The Dead Sea Scrolls are tangible evidence of the Bible's ancient scribal culture. Palaeography - the study of ancient handwriting - can provide access to this scribal culture. However, one of the problems of traditional palaeography is to determine writer identity when the writing style is near uniform.
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