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Simone Weil's Critique of the Old Testament

open access: yes, 1968
The aim of this dissertation is to investigate the critique of the Old Testament which is found in the writings of Simone Weil (l909-43). The critique will be examined both for its account of the history and literature of Ancient Israel and also for its
Raper, David
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Primogeniture in the Old Testament : towards a theological-ethical understanding of patriarchy in Ancient Israel [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Thesis (DTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2007.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: As the title suggests, this research is a study of primogeniture in the Old Testament towards a theological-ethical understanding of patriarchy in ancient Israel.
Fachhai, Laiu
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Das Opfer nach der Sintflut f�r die Gottheit(en) des Alten Testaments und des Alten Orients: Eine neue Deutung

open access: yesVerbum et Ecclesia, 2013
The Sacrifice for (the) God(s) after the Flood in Ancient Israel and the Ancient Near East: A New Interpretation. The experience of a large, devastating flood is part of the cultural heritage of mankind.
Gerlinde Baumann
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Telling women to be like men? Some theoretical aspects regarding the interpretation of the Bible on gender issues

open access: yesKoers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship, 2002
The RCSA is in desperate need of a new way of approaching the Bible. The hermeneutical principles that gave birth to a theological legitimation of apartheid are still active in the theological legitimation of a patriarchal order in the RCSA ...
G. Snyman
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The quest for a philosophical YHWH (part 3) : towards a philosophy of Old Testament religion [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
This is the third and final article in the series designated 'The Quest for a Philosophical YHWH'. Whereas the first paper introduced the proposal of utilising philosophy of religion in Old Testament studies and the second paper discussed 'philosophical ...
Gericke, Jacobus Wilhelm
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Theological Interpretation and Isaiah 53: A Study of Bernhard Duhm, Brevard Childs, and Alec Motyer [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This dissertation brings together the hermeneutical approaches of three Old Testament scholars, specifically as they pertain to the interpretation of Isaiah 52.13-53.12 in the framework of Christian theology.
SHEPHERD, CHARLES,EARL   +1 more
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Mental mapping in the admiration song in Song of Songs 7:2–7

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2019
Mental mapping is a method of interpreting with conceptual metaphors. This method is applied to the admiration song in Song of Songs 7:2–7. The song is interpreted in the context of a dance.
Stefan Fischer
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Perspectives on Israelite wisdom proceedings of the Oxford Old Testament Seminar

open access: yes, 2016
"This collection of essays examines the wisdom traditions of the Old Testament from a variety of angles. The slipperiness of the concept of 'wisdom literature', the transmission of 'wise' advice for living, rabbinic and patristic approaches to the Bible ...
Jarick, John   +1 more
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The Year of Jubilee and Old Testament Ethics: A Test Case in Methodology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This thesis argues that the “ethical triangle” model of C. J. H. Wright’s OT ethics, slightly adjusted, offers a convincing account of the Jubilee, which is here analysed from the perspective of each of the triangle’s vertices: theological, social, and ...
Hoch, Brian Thomas, HOCH, BRIAN,THOMAS
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Blood and life in the Old Testament [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
The primary objective of this thesis is to present an integrated inteipretation of the significance of blood in Israelite thought, based around Lev 17:10-14, which states that blood is the life of every creature.
Owiredu, Charles
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