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Fatherhood and the Names of God

Names, 1992
Our names for God indicate much about our understanding of and our relationship to God. Feminists have criticized the name “Father” as legitimating male dominance in church and society.
Phllip A. Rolnick
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Jesus’ Intitulation of God as Abba: Its Sources and Impact on the Idea of the Fatherhood of God in the New Testament

Verbum Vitae, 2020
In the article, the author discusses Jesus’ intitulation of God as Abba and its impact on the idea of God’s fatherhood in the New Testament writings. Responding to the recent criticism of J. Jeremias’s theses (cf. B. Chilton, M.R.
Stefan Szymik
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Justin Martyr and the Fatherhood of God [PDF]

Laval Theologique Et Philosophique, 1998
La description de Dieu comme Pere est un lieu commun du vocabulaire theologique de Justin. Il decrit Dieu tout a la fois avec l'expression platonicienne Pere du tout et avec la simple expression biblique le Pere, sans faire de difference entre les deux.
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Rising to the challenge of Biblical fatherhood: taking a standpoint in the Word of God against negative trends of fatherhood [PDF]

Pharos Journal of Theology, 2020
Fatherhood has changed over time and, as a result, most families are struggling with serious problems and challenges in their respective communities.
Professor Fazel Ebrihiam Freeks
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Father-God Language and Old Testament Allusions in James

Tyndale Bulletin, 2003
This article examines three passages in James where God is referred to as πατήρ (Father) (1:17; 1:27; 3:9). In all three cases, it is found that the word is neither a dead metaphor nor a mere title.
Esther Yue L. Ng
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Eschatological Faith? Or Faith in Fatherly Providence? Fear and Trembling and the Fatherhood of God

Religions
Comprehending Fear and Trembling is no small task: the best that can be done is to pull at one thread at a time to slowly illuminate the whole. One such thread is the Fatherhood of God.
Matt Aroney
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Transforming Fatherless Children through Faith as a Strength Perspective: Challenging Father-Absence as a Social ill in South African Society [PDF]

Pharos Journal of Theology, 2022
The Children’s Act, 38 of 2005, (South Africa) states that children in need of care and protection face social ills such as father absence and in addition some children abuse alcohol and drugs, among other things. The Act defines the essence of parental
Professor Fazel Ebrihiam Freeks
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The impact of a Biblical Fatherhood Programme for faith communities in the Christiana district: A reflective and community engagement strategy

In die Skriflig, 2021
The farming communities in the Christiana district with a population of close to 21 000 residents struggled with issues including poverty, unemployment, financial problems, alcoholism, occultism and Satanism and family issues such as father absence ...
Fazel E. Freeks
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Die pastorale begeleiding van die aangenome kind met betrekking tot die Vaderskap van God

In die Skriflig, 2011
Pastoral guidance of the adopted child with regard to the Fatherhood of God In this article the significance of the Fatherhood of God for adopted children and the way they may be guided pastorally, is researched.
G.A. Lotter, H.G. Hoepfner
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A twice-born God. Reimagining the myth in Euripides’ Bacchae [PDF]

Glasnik Etnografskog Instituta SANU, 2023
The paper examines the myth of Dionysus's double birth as a hidden semantic axis of the Bacchae, starting from the hypothesis that the importance of this narrative goes beyond the poetic context in which it is found and that it represents an ...
Pilipović Jelena
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