Psychological type and the pulpit : an empirical enquiry concerning preachers and the SIFT method of biblical hermeneutics [PDF]
A sample of 389 experienced preachers completed a measure of psychological type. They then read Mark 1:29-39 and recorded their evaluations of the four reflections on this passage proposed by Francis (1997) and which were derived from the SIFT method of ...
Village, Andrew +2 more
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(Dis)Engaging Monolingualism from the Tower of Babel: Church and National Inclusivity in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe recognises 16 indigenous languages that are spoken across the country. While much has been published about linguistics in Zimbabwe, the interface of bibliology and ecclesiology with dialectology and inclusivity is minimal.
Kimion Tagwirei
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Reading and proclaiming the Birth Narratives from Luke and Matthew: A study in empirical theology amongst curates and their training incumbents employing the SIFT method [PDF]
Drawing on Jungian psychological type theory, the SIFT method of biblical hermeneutics and liturgical preaching suggests that the reading and proclaiming of scripture reflects the psychological type preferences of the reader and preacher.
Greg Smith +4 more
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An analytical study of Kwame Bediako’s theological methods
Insight into Kwame Bediako’s theological methods is vital for African Christianity. This paper seeks to analyze Kwame Bediako’s approach to theological method within the framework of biblical theology. The study employs a qualitative theological approach
George Emmanuel Acquaah
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Toponyms are integral to daily lexicon, functioning as designators for cities, towns, nations, and tiny villages. This study, therefore, delved into a morphosyntactic and semantic analysis of toponyms in the Nkomazi region, South Africa.
Innocent Zitha +3 more
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The differences in medium of instruction for the lower primary phase in teacher education and schools in Namibia, with reference to the Kavango educational region, are a barrier to effective teaching and learning [PDF]
The study aims to investigate whether the difference in the language of teaching in teacher education and the language of teaching in the lower primary phase is a barrier for effective teaching and learning in the targeted institutions.
Hausiku, Scholastika Mbava
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Fostering Peace through Traditional Sports amongst the Igbo People of Nigeria
Sports has remained a human behavior that manifests in different forms in different societies. While there are a number of sports that have attained the international status of major sports that are presently practiced and competed for, across the globe,
K. Ani
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Across cultures, death does not signify the severance of an individual’s ties to their community but rather marks a transition to a revered ancestral presence.
I. Boaheng
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What does Hermeneutics have to do with Biblical Interpretation?
In common usage, 'hermeneutics' is a word often used interchangeably with 'interpretation'. This has especially become so in biblical studies, but a review of how the word 'hermeneutics' came to prominence in biblical scholarship suggests that there is ...
Briggs, Richard S., RICHARD S. BRIGGS
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This study investigates how maternal imagery is translated and interpreted in divine metaphors of Twi, Ewe, and Dagbani Ghanaian languages. It analysed the translations of maternal nurturing metaphors in these three indigenous languages through a ...
G. Adasi, S. Fusheini
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