The 'Consensus Genvensis' revisited: the Genesis of the Genevan consensus of divine election in 1551 by E. A. de Boer

“… In the weekly Bible study meetings on Fridays in Geneva, called les congrégations, biblical books were expounded in lectio continua. On one occasion the doctrine of divine election was presented over against the intervention of Jerome Bolsec. …”
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The Thought-Scene: A Literary Convention of Hebrew Narrative by Arthur Keefer

“…These passages constitute distinctive instances of human reasoning and offer insight into how rationality was viewed in the ancient world, as well as how forms of argumentation were fashioned within biblical literature. I examine the reasoning process of Abraham (Gen 12:10-20) and Joseph (Gen 39:7-10) in detail and supply a full, annotated catalogue of thought-scenes in Genesis, along with representative examples from across the Hebrew Bible. …”
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Catherine of Siena's wisdom on discernment and her reception of scripture by Diana L. Villegas

“…I describe the central biblical themes at the heart of her teaching on discernment, namely growth in charity and capacity for truth, and I show how these are related to her wisdom on discernment. …”
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Gee die Bybel nog vandag aan ons morele oriëntering oor kwessies soos homoseksualiteit? by E. de Villiers

“…The next section highlights the emphasis by contemporary biblical scholars on the influence of the context within which the various books of the Bible were written. …”
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Beyond "two source theory" and "sola scriptura": ecumenical perspectives on Scripture and tradition by R. Moss

“…Protestantism needs to acknowledge the importance of tradition in biblical interpretation while Catholicism having effectively abandoned the two source theory of revelation needs criteria to distinguish between authentic tradition closely linked to scripture and an inauthentic tradition. …”
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Pieter Potgieter as mens en teoloog: essensieel en eietyds by S. A. Strauss

“…He concentrated on substantial and essential Biblical principles, and their application in our times. …”
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Poétique/Politique de l'artifice dans Richard II by Pierre Iselin

“…One is the historical and political context of Queen Elizabeth’s succession — a hot debate in which indirection may appear as a necessary political artifice, the other is the ostentatious and multiple use of poetic citation — mise en abyme of discourses and theatrical props, recurrence of symbolic and biblical motifs, insistence on poetic conceits and topoi, onomastics and wordplay. …”
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SIN IS A PERSON: SOME ONTOLOGICAL METAPHORS IN THE BIBLE by C. Owiredu

“…The use of these conceptual metaphors indicates that the writers of the selected biblical texts intended to project a deeper meaning of sin beyond the literal meaning of sin in daily language. …”
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From Monster to Ancestor: The Emergence and Animation of the Deep Past by Richard Somerset

“…Starting out as exotic otherworldly monsters, they retained this status amongst those authors seeking to present the findings of palaeontology as consistent with the Biblical narrative of creation, while authors willing to envisage an alternative natural history of creation tended to naturalise them. …”
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Divine darkness in the human discourses of Job by N. F. Schmidt, P. J. Nel

“… The Biblical Hebrew text of Job narrates and debates the suffering of an innocent person from various perspectives. …”
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The Derogation of Women’s Rights by Jennifer Slater

“…The article offers ways to re-think the connection between gender violence and religious beliefs and tries to bridge the divide between religious theory and malpractice and malthinking by refuting any kind of theological and biblical justification for violence against women. …”
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Jesus Christ, a compassionate companion: Christological reflections in the time of the HIV/AIDS pandemic by E. S. Mligo

“…Through their reading of biblical texts from the Gospel according to John, people living with HIV/AIDS argue that Jesus Christ is a compassionate companion who not only sympathises with them, but also cares for them and seeks to improve their situation. …”
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A FRAMEWORK OF FIVE TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES FOR CHURCH LEADERS IN THE DRC by L. Venter, C.A.M. Hermans

“…Spirituality in the agreed upon framework is characterised as biblical and missional. The competencies are linked to the so-called 4 Capability Framework of Leadership (Ancona). …”
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Wilde’s French Salomé by Emily Eells

“…This paper focuses on Wilde’s use of French in his dramatization of the Biblical story, Salomé. It argues that Wilde adopted the foreign language as a strategy for representing the taboo of incestuous and homoerotic desire, murder and necrophilia. …”
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EMPHASIS AND ADVOCACY IN ANNOTATING AND TRANSLATING THE BIBLE by C.W. Stenschke

“…However, there are also editions of the Bible, where the editors/translators introduce particular emphases in their actual rendering of the biblical text itself. The Complete Jewish Bible is one of the examples to be discussed in some detail in this instance. …”
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Die pastorale gesprek binne 'n narratiewe diakonale pastoraat by PR van Heerden, DJ Kotzé

“…Criticism that may arise from a Biblical perspective is attended to. Ways in which such an approach can draw on the new life through Christ and the grace of God in people's lives, even those who do not believe in Him, are integrated into this approach. …”
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Die rol van die NGK-leierskap in die aanloop tot die eerste demokratiese verkiesing in Suid-Afrika: 1990-1994 by Johan M. van der Merwe

“…By doing so, the leadership of the church, which became known for the Biblical foundation of the notorious policy of apartheid, played an important role while South Africa was on the brink of civil war. …”
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The Use of the Stoic Concept of Phronēsis by Irenaeus and Lactantius by Gábor Kendeffy

“…Both authors tried to reconcile the Stoic and the biblical concepts of wisdom, and both located this hybrid concept in the history of salvation. …”
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Hide and seek. Aspects of the dynamics of Bible translation by C. Lombaard

“…Similarly, translations of the biblical texts, which result from very complex processes, may be viewed as fetishes. …”
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„Duch Pana JHWH nade mną”. Tożsamość proroka w Iz 61,1-3 by Jolanta Judyta Pudełko

“…The exegetical analysis of the prophet’s individual tasks allows him to be identified with various heroes of the biblical story (David, the Messiah, the Servant of the Lord). …”
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