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The Legacy of Benjamin Franklin in the Biblical Studies Classroom in the United States
Teaching Theology &Religion, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Across many secular American research universities, biblical studies is taught largely from an historical–critical perspective. This article traces this approach back to some very specific stipulations for the study of the Bible made by Benjamin Franklin when he founded the University of Pennsylvania in the 18th century.
Liane Feldman
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Why Teach the Composition of the Pentateuch? It's Complicated, but Necessarily So
Teaching Theology &Religion, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article explores three issues in teaching the Pentateuch, namely its composition, its place in the history of ancient Israel, and our responsibilities to its past and present interpreters. Although the certainties are few and new ideas and theories emerge, attending to these issues fosters a decentering of the biblical text and invites ...
Philip Y. Yoo
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An 'Extraordinary Fact': _Torah and Temple_ and the Contours of the Hebrew Canon, Part 2
Tyndale Bulletin, 1997 Part 1 reviewed recent studies that suggest the presence of significant editorial activity in the final form of the Hebrew Bible. It also presented evidence for such editorial activity in the first major division of the Hebrew Bible, the Torah.
Stephen Dempster
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Emotions in the Hebrew Bible: A few observations on prospects and challenges
, 2015 Although there has been significant progress in the study of emotions in the HB in recent years, a variety of matters still need attention or serious reflection. This article addresses some of these.
P. Kruger
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Gadamer, Paul and Inspired Speech in Corinth
Modern Theology, Volume 42, Issue 1, Page 88-102, January 2026.Abstract The goal of this article is to elucidate two aspects of Hans‐Georg Gadamer’s hermeneutics that impinge on the question of transcendence and then to bring them into conversation with the Apostle Paul’s discussion of divinely inspired speech in Corinth.
Benjamin A. Edsall
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‘The Devil Made Me Do It’ Electus per Deus and Quasi‐Occult Crime in South Africa
Religion Compass, Volume 20, Issue 1, January/February 2026.ABSTRACT This study interrogates the phenomenon of ‘occult crime’ in South Africa, focusing on the perspectives of crime such as Electus per Deus, the murder of Kirsty Theologo, Hansie Cronjé, and the context behind the assumed connection between criminal culpability, mens daemonica, and the occult.
Tristán Kapp
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An 'Extraordinary Fact': _Torah and Temple_ and the Contours of the Hebrew Canon, Part 1
Tyndale Bulletin, 1997 Recent studies on the final form of the Hebrew Bible suggest that it is not a literary and historical accident but rather the result of deliberate editorial activity.
Stephen Dempster
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The Prophet and divine manifestation: On the translation of ‘prophet’ in the Shona Union Bible
Old Testament Essays, 2017 The Shona Union Bible of 1950, which happens to be the commonly used version of the Bible among the Shona of Zimbabwe did not translate the word ‘prophet’ choosing rather to transliterate it. This is rather amazing considering the key role of this office
Lovemore Togarasei
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Ammann, Sonja, Katharina Pyschny och Julia Rhyder (red.), Authorship and the Hebrew Bible
, 2023 Lena‐Sofia Tiemeyer
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