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Verbum et Ecclesia, 2018 In varying Jewish and African contexts (cf. the Yorùbá and Sotho in the present essay), the ‘ēšet hayil is regarded as a historical figure who should serve as a model for women both young and old.
Madipoane Masenya
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Tamed identities? Glimpsing her identity in Proverbs 10:1–22:16 and selected African proverbs
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2018 Notions about worthy womanhood are shaped to a large extent by the cultural contexts in which they are constructed. In the global village though, shaped as it is mainly by Eurocentric cultures, it would be presumptuous to assume that one can with ...
Madipoane Masenya
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Old Testament Essays, 2018 In varying African cultures, and dare one say, even in global cultures, normative masculinity is defined among others, by men’s capacity not to cry. Expressing feelings such as helplessness, weakness, being overwhelmed, pain and trauma overtly, is not ...
Madipoane Masenya
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Old Testament EssaysThis article explores the works of Prof. Madipoane Masenya, a Black South African theologian, and her theological approach known as the “Bosadi Reading.” It analyses how Masenya developed and understands her theological position, highlighting the ways ...
Hans-Georg Wuench
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Development in South Africa: Bridging The Rural-Urban Gap
The Thinker, 2021 South Africa is a highly unequal society with high levels of inequality, poverty, unemployment and other injustices that continue to affect the majority of the population.
Lesego Masenya
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Old Testament Essays, 2020 One of the prolific writers in the discipline of African Biblical Hermeneutics is the Nigerian Old Testament (OT) scholar, Professor Tuesday David Adamo.
Madipoane Masenya (Ngwan’a Mphahlele)
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Making Sense of Psalm 127:3-5 in African / South African Contexts
Old Testament Essays, 2019 African wisdom sayings have enjoyed and continue to enjoy some authoritative status in varying African contexts from time immemorial till today. As sacred texts, African proverbs have shaped and continue to shape, whether consciously or not, the ...
Madipoane Masenya (Ngwan'a Mphahlele)
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Mother of Black Old Testament Scholarship in South Africa—Madipoane Masenya (Ngwan'a Mphahlele)
Old Testament EssaysThis article asserts that Professor Madipoane Masenya (Ngwan’a Mphahlele) deserves to be recognised as the “Mother of black Old Testament scholarship in South Africa.” She ought to be celebrated for pioneering the bosadi approach, an African and black ...
Hulisani Ramantswana
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Old Testament EssaysBosadi, a theory coined by Madipoane Masenya (Ngwan’a Mphahlele), has been used in previous works as an approach to the biblical text. This current study sees bosadi as a contribution to Pentecostal hermeneutical approaches such as the hermeneutics of ...
Mookgo Solomon Kgatle
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Learned Publishing, Volume 39, Issue 1, January 2026.ABSTRACT This study investigates how academic social networking site (ASNS) activity influences scholarly citations and, in turn, impacts university rankings. Data were gathered through an online survey targeting university faculty in Bangladesh via email and Facebook groups, such as the Public University Teachers Forum and University Teachers ...
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