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Jesus' kingdom parables as metaphorical stories: A challenge to a conventional worldview
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 1998 Jesus' parables are to be read as metaphorical stories. Parable as metaphor demands that the parable remains open-ended and polyvalent, with the reader always involved in a participatory role. This article aims at showing that Jesus' kingdom parables are
Dieter Reinstorf, Andries van Aarde
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A decolonial biblical perspective on Jesus inspired by Fanon and Biko
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2021 This paper makes an original contribution against the background of relevant postcolonial discourse by means of the methods of postcolonial and social-scientific biblical exegesis from the perspective of critical correlation. The main aim of the paper is
Jacobus Kok
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Ebed-Melech’s protest to King Zedekiah as a model of modern protest movement (Jr 38:1–17)
In die Skriflig, 2019 Generally, there are three types of protest, namely prophetic, political and sacramental protests. The prophetic protest has to do with various prophets protesting against nations, kings and policies of the government.
David T. Adamo
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Translating the Hebrew Name יהוה into the Yoruba language of Nigeria in the Yoruba Bible
In die Skriflig, 2019 Scholars are not unanimous about the correct pronunciation of the tetragrammaton, YHWH. The exact origin and meaning of the name have also been a subject of debate among scholars.
David T. Adamo
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Building a united community: Reading the Johannine concept of unity through the eyes of an Akan
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2023 From the 1960s, African theologians sought to decolonise biblical scholarship, calling for a hermeneutical approach that pays attention to the African sociocultural context – inculturation.
Godibert K. Gharbin, Ernest van Eck
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Solitude in the multitude: A Christological response to loneliness in the Akan community of God
Verbum et Ecclesia, 2023 The amphibious Akan concept of community manifests both individualistic and communalistic features. An analysis of the individualistic features reveals that the Akans grapple with incarnating their values, leaving many ‘children of God’ lonely.
Godibert K. Gharbin, Ernest van Eck
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.The strong Cu–O–Ni electronic interaction in the heterostructured catalyst can enhance the effective adsorption of NO3− and accelerate the in situ hydrolysis dissociation of the hydrogenation step. The Zn‐NO3 hybrid battery assembled with this catalyst achieves an open‐circuit voltage of 1.45 V, a peak power density of 6.47 mW cm−2, and can ...
Taozhi Lv +5 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.This study fabricates Fine Slag/Ti4O7@TiC hybrids with interfacial dioxygen bridge coupling to optimize oxygen redox dynamics in lithium‐oxygen batteries (LOBs). Lattice distortion from oxygen vacancies and inherent charge repulsion of Ti‐O‐C interfacial coupling reconstruct and refine the surface coordination environment.
Jixiong Zhang +6 more
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HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2016 A recent empirical study on food shortage in South African urban townships indicates thatfood shortage embodies multi-faceted aspects with broader social implications, such as thesense of personal dignity, the ability to openly associate with others and ...
Ernest Van Eck, Meshack Mandla Mashinini
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study aims to explore the influence of Wine Tourism (WT) on the Sustainable Performance (SP) of wineries in Spain. It particularly investigates how Corporate Social Legitimacy (CSL) and Green Innovation (GI) may act as intermediary factors in this relationship.
Javier Martínez‐Falcó +3 more
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