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John’s prologue: Christological and doxological significance for the Johannine narrative [PDF]
Pharos Journal of Theology, 2021 This article presents a literary exegetical analysis of the prologue (John 1:1-18) of the Johannine narrative with special attention to the author’s (narrator’s) point of view.
Nathan Hahn, Ernest van Eck
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Nigerian youth, politics and the demand for τολμηρήηγεσία: A study on I Timothy 4:11–12
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2021 One possible meaning of the Greek word τολμηρήηγεσία (bold leadership) among the ancient Greeks was bravery and astuteness in managing human and natural resources.
Ezichi A. Ituma +3 more
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Widowhood practices and the church in south-east Nigeria
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2021 Widowhood practice is an unjust cultural practice directed against women who lose their husbands. The effects of this long-time culture on society, especially women, are continuing even in the 21st century as a result of rules, laws and regulations, and ...
Chinyere T. Nwaoga +3 more
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A critical analysis of tithe and seed sowing on contemporary Christianity in Nigeria
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2021 The issues of tithes and seed sowing have taken a central focus in contemporary Christianity in Nigeria among the preachers. Many a time, it is assumed that tithes and seed sowing are requirements for salvation, prosperity and total well-being of the ...
Gladys N. Akabike +2 more
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A critical analysis of the impact of religion on the Nigerian struggle for nationhood
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2022 Religion plays a vital role in the formation of conscience and therefore is very important in determining how people co-exist in a society. Nigerian citizens live in regions other than their ethnic geographical areas, but they are not recognised as ...
Oguejiofo C.P. Ezeanya +4 more
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Verbum et Ecclesia, 2021 This article proposes an alternate way of reading the parable of Jesus with special emphasis on Luke 18:1–8. The goal of this contextual reading is the search for the liberation of the violated and disenfranchised widows in independent Zimbabwe.
Dzikamai Mundenda, Ernest van Eck
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The Johannine prologue: A hermeneutical key to the community theme
Verbum et Ecclesia, 2022 As John wrote to a community grappling with incarnating its communalistic values, he furnishes readers with remedies for addressing such sociocultural maladies.
Godibert K. Gharbin, Ernest van Eck
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In die Skriflig, 2021 In any research of the biblical themes in Scriptures, the exegete must exercise discipline in strictly adhering to an exegetical process wherein the text is permitted to speak for itself in the context of the passage.
Nathan Hahn, Ernest van Eck
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Πάτερ, ημων ο εν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς (Mt 6:9a): Reading the Lord’s Prayer with insight from Ewe cosmology
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2022 This article seeks to interpret the phrase Πάτερ, ημων ο εν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς in the invocation of the Lord’s Prayer in the light of Ewe-Ghanaian cosmology.
Daniel Sakitey, Ernest van Eck
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Conflict resolution between husband and wife in the light of the hermeneutics of biblical proverbs
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2020 Conflicts are commonplace in human relationships. The Bible is replete with narratives and proverbial statements which border on conflict scenarios and conflict resolution strategies.
Onyekachi G. Chukwuma +7 more
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