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Recontructing the Formation of Israel's Religion in the context of Old Testament Biblical Text

open access: yesKhazanah Theologia, 2022
The Old Testament can be said to be an interpretation of life and beliefs at that time and period, namely in the world and beliefs of ancient Israel. In addition, the Old Testament is often considered the primary source for the history of religion and ...
Tirta Susila, Latupeirissa Risvan
exaly   +2 more sources

Intersectionality and the Oppressive Incidents of Women in the Old Testament and the South African Context

open access: yesOld Testament Essays, 2023
The oppression of women and young girls in the biblical texts, with special reference to the Old Testament, mirrors the oppression of women and young girls in the South African context.
Mlamli Diko
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Hypocrisy in stewardship: An ethical reading of Malachi 3:6–12 in the context of Christian stewardship

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2014
The biblical concept of stewardship has been subjected to some misunderstanding. Each time the word stewardship is mentioned, the meaning that easily comes to mind is that of money.
B. Onoriodẹ Bọlọjẹ   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Antithesis between יִרְאֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה and רְשׁעָ֔יִם : Malachi 3:13�21 [MT] as a reconciliation of Yahweh�s justice with life�s inequalities

open access: yesVerbum et Ecclesia, 2015
This article demonstrates the vindictive tone of Malachi s final sermon by highlighting the amazing reversal of fortunes of the righteous and shocking end of the wicked.
Blessing O. Boloje, Alphonso Groenewald
doaj   +1 more source

‘I know you can do all things’ (Job 42:2): A literary and theological analysis of Job’s testimony about Yahweh’s sovereignty

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2016
The article presents a literary and theological analysis of Job 42:2 as a fitting resolution of the conflicting engagement between Yahweh and Job, which enables both parties to preserve their integrity.
Blessing O. Boloje, Alphonso Groenewald
doaj   +1 more source

Malachi’s concern for social justice: Malachi 2:17 and 3:5 and its ethical imperatives for faith communities

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2014
Any time humans in any culture consider primary ethical concepts, justice will be to the fore. Much seems to hinge upon it whether human society is to function with any semblance of civil order, security and harmony.
Blessing O. Bọlọjẹ   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Book of Ruth in the time of the Judges and Ruth, the Moabitess

open access: yesVerbum et Ecclesia, 2016
This article addresses two issues in the Book of Ruth that have not yet received much scholarly attention: why is the narrative plotted in the time of the judges, whilst the time of narration dates to the postexilic period, and why is one of the ...
Gerda de Villiers, Jurie le Roux
doaj   +1 more source

Marriage and divorce in Malachi 2:10�16: An ethical reading of the abomination to Yahweh for faith communities

open access: yesVerbum et Ecclesia, 2014
The family is the bedrock that forms the indispensable foundation for discipleship. It was instituted by the Creator as his primary setting for human development and nurture (Gn 2:18 25; Ps 68:5, 6).
Blessing O. Boloje, Alphonso Groenewald
doaj   +1 more source

A tale of two Tamars: Domestic violence in the Hebrew Bible

open access: yesVerbum et Ecclesia, 2022
Jacqueline Vayntrub argues that the date-palm root helps us see the link metaphor between two Tamar figures in Genesis 38 and 2 Samuel 13. However, it is more appropriate to see its fruit as the link metaphor, although in a negative way.
Yonky Karman
doaj   +1 more source

The nature of the conflict in Ezra-Nehemiah1

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2001
The text of Ezra-Nehemiah relects a severe conlict situaion in post-exilic Judaean society. However, the text is unclear about crucial issues such as the identity of the parties involved, the aims of the different parties, and even the roots of the ...
Wouter C. van Wyk, A. P.B. Breytenbach
doaj   +1 more source

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