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Dangling between death and hope: An HIV and AIDS gender-sensitive re-reading of Psalm 6
Verbum et Ecclesia, 2016 The genre of laments (both individual and communal) can be traced historically, even up to today, to periods of crisis. The psalms of lament in the Hebrew Bible point to periods both of national crisis such as wars, exile, and individual crisis, namely ...
Madipoane Masenya (ngwan'a Mphahlele) +1 more
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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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Whom Shall I Fear? The Irony of Affective Politics in Judges 19 [PDF]
, 2023 In Judges 19, the Levite from Ephraim, together with his concubine, on their journey back home pass by Jebus and refuse to stay in the hometown of the Jebusites, remarking that “we will not stop at a foreign city where there are no Israelites” (Judges 19:
Alexiana Fry +1 more
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Verbum et Ecclesia, 2015 In this article, two lenses are used to engage the task of African Biblical Hermeneutics. The one lens is derived from African wisdom, i shavha i sia muinga i ya fhi?, in which there is a need for people to affirm their own roots.
Madipoane Masenya (Ngwan'a Mphahlele) +1 more
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Verbum et Ecclesia, 2020 Christianity, from its inception, has always demonstrated a conscious effort to communicate the gospel in ways that engender transformation. Yet the undying presence of African indigenous religious practices amongst evangelised African communities ...
Cephas T.A. Tushima
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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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Entangled Tongues: A Poststructuralist and Postcolonial Reading of Acts 2:1-13 [PDF]
, 2022 This essay explores the meaning of the word glōssa, the tongue, in Acts. The focus of my study will be Acts 2:1-13, the Pentecost narrative, where the reader first interacts with tongues of fire and with the experience of glossolalia, speaking in tongues.
Christy Cobb +1 more
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Gender and sexualities in African contexts and Circle theologies
Verbum et Ecclesia, 2016 No abstract available.
V. Ndikhokele N. Mtshiselwa +1 more
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There’s Nothing about Mary: The Insignificance of Mary in the Gospel of Thomas 114 [PDF]
, 2019 Feminist approaches to early Christian texts have consistently evaluated female characters as the primary focus of analysis. Yet in doing so, placing the spotlight on the female figure inevitably pushes male figures, and by extension, the broader context
Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies
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Armies of Misfits: Mobility Disabilities and Activism in the Biblical Studies Classroom [PDF]
, 2020 This article argues for the disabled body as a site of resistance and for the biblical studies classroom as one venue to mobile towards world-changing activism.
Darla Schumm +2 more
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