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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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The scope of the Old Testament and the nature of its theology : determining the object and subject of Old Testament theology by means of the Septuagint [PDF]

, 2006
Thesis (MTh (Old and New Testament))--Stellenbosch University, 2006.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The present study focuses on the difficulties surrounding the identification of an object and subject for the discipline of Old Testament theology.
Kotze, Gideon Rudolph
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The Ethical Obligation to Disrupt

Old Testament Essays, 2022
In Nah 3:1, the Assyrian capital Nineveh is called “city of bloodshed.” Nineveh is indeed “a bloody city,” filled with the blood of the numerous dead bodies associated with the fall of the city.
Juliana Claassens
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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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Tradition critical study of 1 Chronicles 21

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2021
The purpose of this article was to highlight the importance of tradition criticism as a significant aspect of the exegetical study of any Old Testament text. Different traditions existed in ancient Israel, and the Chronicler emphasised or underemphasised
Ananda B. Geyser-Fouché, Ebele C. Chukwuka   +1 more
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The relationship between Old Testament prophecy and nuer prophecy : a comparative theological study [PDF]

, 2001
Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2001.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study alms to compare ancient Israelite (Old Testament) prophecy with Nuer prophecy within its respective religious contexts, to detect the differences and similarities.
Puk, John-Tong
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The function of Zechariah 7–8 within the book of Zechariah

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2013
It is argued that the function of Zechariah 7–8 in the book of Zechariah is central to the issue of the structure of Zechariah. It is proposed that a text-linguistic approach offers a new reading of Zechariah 7–8.
Yohan Im, Pieter M. Venter
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The connections of the Torah-Psalm 119 to the fifth Psalter of David (Ps 138–145)

Verbum et Ecclesia, 2019
The following exposition goes back to my lecture, ‘The Ways of YHWH and the Ways of the supplicant in the fifth and last Psalter of David’, at the convention, ‘The Torah in the psalms and the prophecy’, held at Munich on 13–14 July 2007.
Frank-Lothar Hossfeld
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The laying on of hands in the New Testament. [PDF]

, 2001
This study investigates the procedural techniques, significance and the tangible effects of the laying on of hands in the New Testament. The introductory chapter reviews critically previous contributions to the subject of the laying on of hands in the ...
Tipei, John Fleter
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The Tension between Experiences of Nothingness and Hope in the Metaphorical Meaning of the Names of the Children (Isaiah 7–8) from a Perspective of Generational Imprinted Trauma and Resilience

Old Testament Essays
The texts of Isaiah 7 and 8 are a paragon of metaphorical meanings and signs, especially as they pertain to the name-giving of Isaiah’s sons: Shear-Jashub, Immanuel, and Maher-shalal-hash-baz. This opens a scope of possibilities for Biblical scholars as
Alphonso Groenewald, Elizabeth Esterhuizen   +1 more
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