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Reasons for the insertion of the incomparability of God in Solomon's prayer
(University of the Western Cape, 2007) Loots, Peter Charles Edward
In this minithesis, I argue that the prime reason of the Deuteronomistic Historian (Dtr) for inserting the incomparability of God in Solomon's prayer is to convey his (Dtr's) theological interpretation of the history of Israel as history controlled by her sovereign God, Yahweh. Other reasons are also considered. In order to argue the main reason and others, the socio- historical aspects of the Davidic-Solomonic era are briefly highlighted as well as the Deuteronomistic Historian, his time and theology. A closer look at the Babylonian exile shows the significance of this event in terms of the theological thought of Dtr conveyed in the passage 1 Ki. 8:23-26 and the rest of Solomon's prayer. A brief exploration of the theme "The Incomparability of Yahweh" as seen in the Deuteronomistic History is then undertaken to acquire a full comprehension of the incomparability formula within the Deuteronomistic writings. This also helps to place the formula within its immediate context, i.e. the passage and the prayer itself, and within its broader context, viz., the Deuteronomistic writings.
Imam ' Abdullah Haron life , ideas and impact
(University of the Western Cape, 1986) Muhammed, Haron; Chidesta, David
This study focuses upon Imam ' Abdullah Haron, who is an impertant Muslim religious personality in South Africa who had died in detention in 1969 . He made sincere efforts in bringing about social reforms in his community . The Imam emphasised all aspects of reform, including the moral and spiritual reforms in society . This research demonstrates that he had laid down the foundation of I slamic social reform which present day Muslim organizations followed. It also shows the impact the Imam had on these Muslim organizations .
Critiquing white ecclesial leadership in multiracial South African neo-Pentecostalism
(University of the Western Cape, 2023) Shabangu, Cameron; Jodamus, Johnathan
After twenty seven years of democracy in South Africa, many strides have been made in addressing equity, diversity and racial unity within the landscape of religious institutions. However, a prevailing question that remains is, how inclusive is the ecclesial leadership within this equitable and diverse setting of multi-racial churches in South Africa? Even though there is a huge body of knowledge on unity and race relations amongst churches in South Africa, much of the literature has focused on the so-called �mainline churches�, or better still, churches of Protestant and Roman Catholic heritage. Little, however, has been written from the Pentecostal perspective, especially with regards to ecclesial leadership. The purpose of this thesis is to understand and theorize the persistence of White ecclesial leadership in multiracial neo-Pentecostal churches.
"The "Silence" of the Church in South Africa on rape"
(University of the Western Cape, 1997) Esau, Wendy; Conradie, Ernst
My interest in the subject of rape stems mainly from three sources. First of all, I was the hospital chaplain of the Congregational Church at both Groote Schuur and Tygerberg Hospitals, where I had the opportunity to counsel rape survivors in 1991 and 1992. Secondly, rape is quite frequent in my community. I have witnessed personally four rapes, three of them gang related. Thirdly, research on rape indicates that South Africa has the highest rape statistics in the world. South Africa's rape statistics show that reported cases are more than twice that of ) any other country and the rate is still rising (Rape Crisis 1994). Of all the rapes, 18,90% occur in the Witwatersrand, 17,48o/o in the Western Cape, 14,54o/o in Natal, 10,72% in the Eastern Cape and 8,30% in Soweto (Annual Report of the Commissioner of the South African Police 1992:61). Rape statistics from 1991-1995 I indicate that rape is constantly on the increase. - ln 1991 ,22761 rapes were reported to the South African police (Annual Report of the Commissioner of the South African Police 1992:52). - ln 1992,24 360 cases were reported to the police. That is an increase of approximately 7,03o/o (Annual Report of the Commissioner of the South African Police 1992:52). - ln 1993, 27 056 cases were reported to the police with an increase of 11,07o/o (Annual Report of the Commissioner of the South African Police 1993:96). - ln 1994, 32107 cases were reported to the police (Rape Crisis Statistics 1994). ln the Western Cape a total ol5 524 cases were reported and 37,47o/o was solved (Reported crimes: Selected categories Western Cape Region 1994). - From 1987 to 1992, the frequency of rape increased by 34,25% (Annual Report of the Commissioner of the South African Police 1992:61). - ln 1995, 34 783 cases were reported to the police nationally. In the Western Cape reported rape cases were 5 465. The reported rape cases for 1996 is not available yet (Rape Crisis 1997).
God en die lyding. 'n Kritiese ontleding van A. van de Beek se paradigma-teoriee oor die lydingsvraag.
(University of the Western Cape, 1993) Koopman, Nico Norman
Sedert my kinderjare het die nood en lyding van mens en dier en selfs die omgewing my aangegryp en ontstel. As gelowige kind en jongmens het ek altyd gewonder hoe ek die lyding, en veral die skynbaar onverklaarbare en onskuldige lyding moet hanteer. Soos ek opgegroei het, het ek as jongmens soms gehoor hoe mense in lydingsituasies met dringendheid en met verwysing na God gevra het waarom hulle soveel leed moes verduur. Op universiteit het ek gesien hoe die vraag op formele wyse hanteer word. In my eerste Kerkgeskiedenis-klas aan die Universiteit van Wes-Kaapland in 1983 is 'n inleidende les deur prof. Chris Botha (tans verbonde aan UNISA) aangebied oor die redes waarom 'n mens in die Teologie studeer. Wat my die meeste getref het, was die stelling dat 'n predikant wat iemand moet troos wie se kind gesterf het, dit nie moet waag om woorde soos die volgende te gebruik nie: wees tog maar getroos, die Here het 'n lieflike blommetjie kom pluk vir sy hemelse blomtuin. 'n Jaar later is ek in een van my eerste en sekerlik aangrypendste Dogmatiek-klasse by prof. Dirkie Smit (verbonde aan die UWK) blootgestel aan die worsteling van dogmatici met die vraag oor die verhouding tussen God en die lyding. Talle bekende teoloe meen dat hierdie vraag vir vele gelowiges 'n groter bedreiging is vir die geloof in God as die groei van die natuurwetenskap in die laaste paar eeue. Hoe kan geloof volgehou word in 'n almagtige en ewige God wat alles bestuur en beheer, terwyl daar soveel skrikwekkende boosheid en lyding bestaan? In die teologie staan hierdie vraag oor die verhouding tussen God en die bose bekend as die teodisee. Teodisee beteken letterlik die regverdiging van_ God. Hierdie vraag word egter nie net deur professionele teoloe en filosowe gestel nie. Dit is ook 'n oorheersende tema in die digkuns, dramas, novelle en ander vorme van menslike kreatiwiteit en naden.k:e. - Whitney verwys na die invloedryke twintigste eeuse Katolieke teoloog, Karl Rahner wat die probleem van die lyding beskou as "universal, universally oppressive, and (a problem which) touches our existence at its very roots" (Whitney 1989: 1-2).
Legacies of transformational leadership: A critical analysis of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa�s social agency role in a time of new Kairos challenges
(University of the Western Cape, 2022) Walters, Grant Bradley; Swart, Ignatius
In 1985/6, the Kairos Documents emerged from the anti-apartheid struggle as a devastating critique of an evil political ideology called �apartheid� and the serious challenges it presented to the church and society. Although the Kairos Documents and subsequent formulation of other kairos documents were not the specific focus of this study, these were used as a backdrop to show the impact a strong prophetic witness of word and deed can have on a country in crisis and in desperate need for change.
Pastoral care responses to clergy sexual abuse: a case study of the Anglican church of Southern Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021) Koloti, Rhine Phillip Tsobotsi; Nadar, Sarojini
While media attention seems to suggest that clergy sexual abuse (CSA) occurs primarily in the Roman Catholic church, specifically with children, or in the so-called �unregulated� charismatic churches between charismatic leaders and pious women; the #churchtoo movement suggests otherwise. For example, the multiple cases of clergy sexual abuse from different dioceses in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa (ACSA) which has come to the fore since 2018, indicates how serious the problem is. The prevalent increase in sexual violence is despite the 2002 document called �Pastoral Standards: Practices and procedures for all in ministry� adopted and authorized by the Anglican Church of Southern Africa to provide canonically binding guidelines and detailed processes which ought to be followed where sexual (and other) clergy misconduct is reported.
�The curse of infertility and the obsession with the womb�: A re-reading of the patriarchal narratives of Rachel, Rebecca and Hannah
(University of Western Cape, 2021) Maclennan, Ashley; Bosman, Tiana
When one reads about women in the Old Testament, their primary- and often only- roles seem to be that of wife and mother. It is made abundantly clear in some of the narratives found in the Old Testament that a woman�s worth was tied to her womb. The stories of Rebekah, Rachel and Hannah are three examples of this. However, there are some women in the narratives of the Old Testament, including these three, who were initially incapable of falling pregnant and only conceived after a long time of intense struggle due to their infertile state. Barren women were viewed as outcasts in society. Some women, however, were not willing to settle for this classification. Hence, Hannah pleaded with God to provide her with offspring.
�Was her worth only in her womb?� a feminist reading of revelation 12:1-6 in the context of women�s bodies as reproductive capital
(2021) Sebolai, Claudene Malony; Jodamus, Johnathan
A heteronormative reading of certain biblical texts pertaining to procreation perpetuates the notion that femininity is closely related to reproduction. It was common practice for the patriarchal biblical tradition to mention women only in their capacity as �wife� or �mother� � her primary value residing in her ability to reproduce (preferably male) offspring. Christian women and their bodily hexis are, therefore, inscribed by patriarchal culture through heteronormative readings of biblical texts such as Revelation 12:1-6. This thesis offers a feminist Sociorhetorical Interpretation (SRI)1 of the text and utilizes the hermeneutical key of �body� as a crucial thinking technology. The thesis asserts that a feminist SRI of this text offers possibilities for alternative readings that go beyond limited views of women�s bodies as merely reproductive capital
�He asked me to pray afterward�: Exploring Cheryl Zondi�s mediated court testimony as a narrative of clergy sexual abuse
(University of Western Cape, 2021) Petersen, Ashleigh; Nadar, Sarojini
South Africa has one of the highest rape statistics in the world, and there are increasing reports of women who have been violated and abused in religious institutions, specifically by clergy. Research on clergy sexual abuse has been limited to research methods that rely on court transcripts or interviews and focus group discussions. Studies that seek to understand social and religious attitudes about sexual abuse often rely on surveys and other conventional forms of research. Drawing on the court testimony of Cheryl Zondi, who was sexually abused by her pastor, Timothy Omotoso, this study aimed to explore how social media provides a site for exploring the ways in which patriarchal religious understandings of gender and power are supported or challenged through a narrative of sexual abuse.
Die rol van die congregational kerk in die sosio-ekonomiese ontwikkeling van Pniel: 1915-1993
(University of the Western Cape, 1998) Nober, Patrick; Adonis, JC
Pniel is 'n landelike nedersetting gele� te Groot Drakenstein en het In besonder interessante geskiedenis. In 1843 het ene Pieter Isaac de Villiers en Paul Retief grond beskikbaar gestel in Groot Drakenstein vir die oprigting van 'n skool en 'n plek van aanbidding vir kleurlinge. Die gebied het gegrens aan die plaas Papiere Molen wat in Desember 1843 op die mark gekom het. Di� plaas is aangekoop deur 'n groep persone wat in die transportakte beskryfword as die "Directors of the Pniel Institution". Aanvanklik is Pniel geplaas onder beskerming van die "Apostolic Union" wat besonder aktiefwas onder vrygestelde slawe. Die Apostoliese Unie was 'n religieuse organisasie met bre� godsdienstige beginsels wat dit in In posisie geplaas het om lidmate van protestantse kerke soos die N. G. Kerk, Metodistekerk en veral die Skotse Presbiteriaanse Kerk te akkommodeer. Die Apostoliese Unie het egter nie 'n bepaalde leer gehad nie. Pniel is bestuur deur 'n direktoraat bestaande uit drie plaaslike boere, twee lekepredikers woonagtig te Kaapstad, een predikant van die Apostoliese Unie en een predikant van die Presbiteriaanse Kerk. Pniel was dus in effek 'n sendingstasie wat ten doel gehad het om kleurlinge te voorsien van element�re onderwys en hulle "landboukundig" op te lei ten einde hulle "bruikbare en maklik beskikbare arbeiders" vir die omliggende plase te maak. Grondbesit in Pniel tydens di� periode is gekenmerk deur die okkupasieregstelsel wat onderskeid getref het tussen grond VIr residensi�le- en tuinboudoeleindes. Verder is Pniel tot 1909 bestuur (sekul�r en godsdienstig) deur 'n superintendent, mnr J Stegmann. Inwoners moes bydra tot die salaris van die superintendent en maandelikse huur betaal (drie pond totdat die bedrag van agtien pond klaar betaal was). Die ooreenkoms was dat, sou die bedrag van agtien pond finaal betaal wees, geen verdere maandelikse verpligtinge op die erfhouer sou rus nie. Dit was die oorspronklike verstandhouding, maar na 1856 het die betaling van een sjieling en tien pennies per maand 'n permanente voorwaarde geword. Erfhouers het egter in 1905 'n protesvergadering gehou waar besluit is dat hul voorvaders die bedrag van agtien pond klaar betaal het en dat geen verdere betaling sou geskied nie. Verder het die trustees van Pnielook regulasies ten opsigte van ordeen regering, kompensasie en die nie-nakoming van gestelde regulasies ontwerp. Die idee van die ontwikkeling van In Bestuursraad ("Management Board") is ook tydens die periode gepropageer en het later beslag gekry. Interessant van hierdie periode is die sterk beheer en sensuur deur die kerk van Pniel. Selfs uitsetting uit Pniel deur die Bestuursraad was moontlik indien sekere neergelegde voorwaardes nie nagekom is nie. Grondbesit het egter van vroeg af ontwikkel tot 'n konflikpunt tussen kerk en gemeenskap. Sommige inwoners het daarop gewys dat hulle aanspraak op die grond het omdat hulle dit klaar betaal het, terwyl die direkteure daarop gewys het dat die okkupeerders slegs huurreg gehad het. 'n Ander konflikpunt was die bestuur van die gebied. Op 'n stadium het die inwoners 'n vergadering bel� waar direkteure uit die gemeenskap verkies is. Daar is 'n beroep op die Hooggeregshof gedoen om ingevolge Wet Nr. 3 van 1873 die genomineerdes tot wettige direkteure (soos die lede van die "Management Board" genoem is) en trustees van Pniel te verklaar. In 1911 het 'n saak voor die geregshof gedien waarin oor grondbesit beslis moes word aangesien die kleurlinge daarop aangedring het dat die 18 pond vir die grond reeds betaal is. Die uitspraak van regter Hopley het bepaal dat die okkupeerders slegs huurreg het en dat die inwoners onder die Bestuursraad geressorteer het. Die hofaansoeke is ge�nisieer deur Stephanus de Wet en Garnaat Cyster, wat die meerderheid erthouers verteenwoordig het.
Reasons for the insertion of the incomparability of God in Solomon's prayer
(University of the Western Cape, 2007) Loots, Peter Charles Edmund; Cloete, W.T.W.
In this minithesis, I argue that the prime reason of the Deuteronomistic Historian (Dtr) for inserting the incomparability of God in Solomon's prayer is to convey his (Dtr's) theological interpretation of the history of Israel as history controlled by her sovereign God, Yahweh. Other reasons are also considered. In order to argue the main reason and others, the sociohistorical aspects of the Davidic-Solomonic era are briefly highlighted as well as the Deuteronomistic Historian, his time and theology. A closer look at the Babylonian exile shows the significance of this event in terms of the theological thought of Dtr conveyed in the passage 1 Ki. 8:23-26 and the rest of Solomon's prayer. A brief exploration of the theme "The Incomparability of Yahweh" as seen in the Deuteronomistic History is then undertaken to acquire a full comprehension of the incomparability formula within the Deuteronomistic writings. This also helps to place the formula within its immediate context, i.e. the passage and the prayer itself, and within its broader context, viz., the Deuteronomistic writings An exegesis of 1 Ki. 8:23-26 is undertaken giving further rise to lexical data leading to major themes. This critical exegesis, the lexical data and major themes lead to the postulation of the assumed reasons for the insertion of the incomparability formula by Dtr. Arguments for each reason are then put forth culminating in my argument that Dtr wants to conveys his theological interpretation of the history of Israel as history controlled by her sovereign God, Yahweh. The minithesis is concluded with an overview, reflections and theological perspectives of Dtr gleaned especially from the postulated reasons. Finally, this research shows the actuality of Dtr's theological thoughts for his time as well as for today's readers, especially in terms of the sovereignty of God, his hesed for his people and the motif of conditionality expressed in the Deuteronomistic theology permeating Solomon's prayer.
The function of Douglas John Hall's theological anthropology in his theological methodology
(University of the Western Cape, 1994) Van Breda, Vincent; Smith, D J
No theologian can credibly claim to be able to speak on behalf of the whole human race in all places at all times and under all circumstances. In recent years theologians stressed the importance of the particular group. In our day authentic theology is characterised by the need to know the self (chapter 1). Douglas John Hall accepts this and therefore consciously theologises on behalf of those in the dominant culture of the North .American continent. He describes the primary characteristic of the human condition of this group of people as the experience of the failure of their symbolic world. This disintegration is especially felt with regard to the perception of the human being (anthropology) . So, in chapter 2 I focus on Hall's theological anthropological perception of those in the dominant culture of the North .American continent. Hall views the primary task of all disciplines in this context - including Christian theology - in the present time as providing resources of meaning in this world of disintegrating symbols. Consequently, he proposes his theological methodology as such a resource. In chapter 3 I focus on Hall's theological methodology as a means out of this present condition of meaninglessness - due to the disintegration of especially the anthropological symbol - for those in the dominant culture of the North American continent
Poverty, wealth and ecology�: A critical analysis of a �world council of churches project (2006-2013)
(University of the Western Cape, 2020) Bailey, Jerome Edgar; Conradie, Ernst
Long-standing ecumenical debates on the relationship between �Faith and Order� (what the church is) and �Life and Work� (what the church does) exist. Although these dimensions are inseparable, the emphasis is often placed on either the one or the other, such as either on Christian identity or on social responsibility. Similar tensions may be found in ecumenical discourse on �spirituality and society�, between �ecumenical vision� and �social transformation�, �Christianity and culture�, or �faith and science�.
Family Planning and Progeny as a means of enacting the Maq?sid al- Shar?�ah: A Critical analysis of the positions of Gamal Eldin Attia, Abul Fa?l Mo?sin Ebr???m and �Abdel Ra??m Omr?n
(University of the Western Cape, 2018) Ceres, Moegammad Soliegh; Gallant, Muhammad Ridwaan
This study will research one of the objectives of Maq?sid al- Shar?�ah (Objectives of the Islamic Law) namely ?if? al-Nasl better known as the protection of progeny as well as family planning. 1. Shar?�ah (Islamic Law) has provided the principles that govern any human activity and ensures protection of life, ease and pleasure. The Qur�?n and the Sunnah (Prophetic tradition) both emphasize flexibility and general principles and guidelines that may be applied to all areas of life. Thus, issues relating to marriage, protection of progeny, sexuality, and even contraception in Isl?m have also been accommodated in the Qur�?n and Sunnah. Moreover, contraception in relation to family planning have a long history in Isl?m and has significance within the broader Islamic ethos of marriage and sexuality. This study aims to sketch the historical development of Maq?sid al-Shar?�ah as well as its formulation and subsequent development.
Employing Richard T. Lawrence�s God Image Scales: Two case studies from Hanover Park
(University of Western Cape, 2016) Pedro, Trevor Enrico; Conradie, Ernst
This study is situated in the field of Practical Theology with specific reference to empirical studies on the God-images that lay people operate with in their daily lives. It is often observed in the discourse on theology and development that the images people hold of God reflect a sense of power or powerlessness but may also influence the way lay people respond to their social environment. This applies irrespective of religious or denominational affiliation, age group, gender, occupation or socio-economic standing. In particular, this study focusses on two congregations, namely St Dominic�s Anglican Church and the Pentecostal Protestant Church, both located in Hanover Park. These are selected because they represent diverging theological traditions that may or may not shape people�s God-images. The assumption is that whether people see God as law-giver and law-enforcer, a strict judge, an advisor, an advocate, a close friend, a problem-solver or dispenser of goods and services, that this would make a significant difference to how people view themselves in relation to their world. Whilst this interest in understanding the types of God-images and the influence these God-images might have on particular groupings of people is not new, the interest in God-images is new within the field of practical theology (Counted 2015; Hoffman 2005; Lawrence 1997). The God Image Scale that was developed by Richard T. Lawrence (1997), is used in this study. Lawrence (1997:214) a Roman Catholic priest, who served as a pastor at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Baltimore Maryland, developed two instruments namely the God-Image Inventory (GII) and the God Image Scales (GIS). Whilst the GII is used within clinical and pastoral counselling, the GIS has been more widely used in empirical studies in the field of religious psychology and, especially in North America, on the ways in which images of God function amongst specific groups of people. These instruments have not been widely used in the African or the South African contexts although Africa is widely regarded as �notoriously religious�. Such findings on God-images may be significant for Christian education in violence-ridden communities, not only in Hanover Park. The significance of this study on God-images within a specific community context is tied to the complexities of attempting to measure the quality of an individual�s God- image across different denominations, religious beliefs, religious practices and religious educational frameworks. Of equal importance is the need to distinguish between the influence that different doctrinal teachings and religious practices have on the formation of God-images and God-concepts. Whilst people who are social beings learn from their contexts, are influenced by their experiences and make choices based on intrinsic and extrinsic motivational factors, the corpus of God-image literature recognises the pivotal role and influence that one�s God-image have on religious knowledge, attitudes and behaviours within any given context.
Die geskiedenis van die ng sendinggemeente Kakamas (1936-1986)
(University of Western Cape, 2000) Isaks, Saul Jeremia; Adonis, J.C
Van kleins af wou ek graag weet wat die naam arbeidskolonie beteken. Met die jare wat gekom en gegaan het, het ek besef dat daar heelwat meer in die naam "arbeidskolonie" moet sit as bloot maar nog net 'n naam vir 'n plek. Die leesstof wat ek van tyd tot tyd gelees het, het my gemotiveer om meer van die naam te wete te kom. Daarom is die voltooiing van hierdie verhandeling vir my In persoonlike en besondere hoogtepunt en oorwinning in my lewe wat terselfdertyd aan my groot bevrediging verskaf. In die eerste plek wil ek graag my studieleier, prof. J.C. Adonis bedank vir sy professionele voorligting, persoonlike aandag, belangstelling en gereelde terugvoering wat vir my besonder baie beteken het. Vir mnr. Patrick van Wyk van die N.G. Kerkargief, Kaapstad, mev. M. de Wee, die scribakassiere van die NG endinggemeente Kakamas vir hulle vriendelike hulpvaardigheid te alle tye. Ten tweede wil ek my innige dank en waardering uitspreek teenoor die personeel van die Staatsargief Kaapstad, die Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerkargief Kaapstad, die Biblioteke van die Universiteite van Stellenbosch, Wes-Kaapland, die NGKerk Kakamas, die NG Sendinggemeente Kakamas en die Openbare Biblioteek Kakamas vir die toegang wat ek gehad het tot die gemeentelike verslae, notules en boeke. Ook aan prof. C.J. Kriel, die eerste leraar van die NG Sendinggemeente Kakamas vir sy bydrae om die publikasie moontlik te maak. Ook 'n woord van dank aan my eggenote vir haar hulp en ondersteuning en aan mev Petite Hoffman vir haar nuttige wenke en pynlik netjiese tikwerk. Ten slotte my nederige dank en lof aan God vir sy genade en krag wat my in staat gestel het om die tesis tot Sy eer daar te stel. Ek hoop en vertrou van ganser harte dat hierdie verhandeling in een of ander bestaande behoefte, hetsy vir die gebruik in die Katkisasieklas, Sondagskool, die Christelike Jeugvereniging en selfs die dagskool bevredigend sal voorsien.
Yahweh and the gods: an exploration of the relationship between Yahweh and other gods as reflected in Deutero- and Trito-Isaiah: a theological analysis
(University of the Western Cape, 1998) Hunter, Andrew John; Els, Pjj; Lawrie, D
This study begins by recognising the religiously plural context in which the Christian churches currently exist. It discusses the various forces that impel the churches towards recognition of and dialogue with those of other faiths, as well as factors that hinder this process. It mentions a variety of ways in which theology - in particular, the theological understanding of the relationship between the Christian churches and other faith communities - is influenced by its context. In an attempt to identify a model within the Judaeo-Christian tradition that will provide a basis for inter-faith dialogue, the study proposes an exploration of the relationship between Yahweh and the gods of the nations as reflected in the the prophetic writings known as Deutero- and Trito-Isaiah, writings that almost certainly emerged from two particular periods in the history of the people of lsrael: the Babylonian exile and the early post-exilic period in Palestine. The study outlines historical developments within these two periods. It explores the various religious beliefs - Babylonian, Palestinian and Persian - that together formed the multi-faith context for Deutero- and Trito-Isaiah.
"Die etiese persepsie oor die doodstraf in die Wes-Kaap streek in terme van die bybel"
(University of Western Cape, 1997) Barends, Ronald. P; Lawrie, D.G.
Suid-Afrika se verdedigings- en polisiehoofde het onlangs samesprekings in . Kaapstad gehou om milit�re samewerking te bevorder en misdaad, wat baie algemeen in die Weskaap-streek voorkom, te beveg. Dit is beklemtoon dat samesprekings met en samewerking van alle sektore van die gemeenskap nodig is om die golf van misdaad te stuit. Pessimiste en doemprofete plaas die oorsake van die vlae misdade voor die deur van die regering en voer aan dat dit voortspruit uit die afskaffing van die doodstraf. Dit self is baie moeilik om te bewys. In Meer analitiese vraag behoort te wees: "Hoe het die vorige wet op doodstraf daaruit gesien en waarom was dit noodsaaklik om dit af te skaf?" Om hierdie vraag te beantwoord behoort ons slegs 'n oorsig van die doodstraf in Suid-Afrika te skets, aangesien die jurisdiese beoordeling daarvan ook as 'n selfstandige studie kan dien.
The Significance of the Cultural Anthropology of Mary Douglas and Bruce Malina for New Testament Interpretation
(University of Western Cape, 1991) Arendse, Roger; Brownson, James
The Bible, a treasure of all Christian churches, contains the irreplaceable primary documents of the Christian faith. The Bible is also a collection of ancient documents, written in strange and even exotic languages of other ages and cultures. Much in the Bible is foreign to urbanized Western civilization and requires exploration. The Bible is also the major source of information about the history of Israel in pre-Christian times and the origins of the Christian faith and the Christian Church. Under all these aspects the Bible has been the source of information and doctrine, of faith and hope. lts interpretation has also been a battleground, for men's (sic.) hopes and most deeply held convictions are buttressed from the Bible, differences as to what the Bible says or how to read it provoke violent debate (Krentz 1975: 1).

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