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Old Testament Essays
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ISSN 1010-9919 · Old Testament Society of South Africa · 493 artikel di indeks
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The Abrahamic Call through Canonical Criticism
This study carries out an exegetical-theological analysis of Gen 12:1-9 through the canonical approach, highlighting the final form of the pericope as the locus of revelation and theological meaning. The canonical approach studies biblical passages within their canonical setting, taking into…
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In Grief, We Remember
In this article, I ignite a comparative interdisciplinary discourse on mourning rituals and practices in the Old Testament and amaXhosa tradition, applying symbolic interactionism as a theory to unmask how grief becomes a compass guiding social cohesion, consciousness, spiritual continuity, and…
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A Second Temple Priestly Elijah Tradition in Malachi
This article demonstrates that the figures of Phineas and Elijah are conflated within the Hebrew Bible. This conflation occurs via literary connections between portrayals of Elijah in Kings and Phineas in Numbers. The conflation is shown to be assumed by the book of Malachi and is considered…
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Editio Princeps of Rahlfs of 891 and Its Contribution to the Study of LXX
The LXX Göttingen edition of Genesis serves as an exceptional resource for those studying the Septuagint. However, it overlooks six Greek fragments—879, 883, 886, 891, 894, 929—and seventeen Greek manuscripts—68, 83, 126, 350, 373, 374, 394, 431, 461, 483, 552, 628, 633, 651, 666, 691, 723—as well…
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Trumpets as Odd Ending or Fitting Closure?
The instruction for trumpets (Num 10:1-10) is the final unit of the text viewed by the majority of scholars as the opening major section of Numbers (1:1-10:10). Assessments of the placement of this unit have ranged from appropriate, due to the role of the trumpets in coordinating the immediately…
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Resilience as Reliance
Scholars applying principles of trauma studies on Hebrew Bible texts emphasise that successive devastating traumatic experiences did not obliterate ancient Israel, but caused it to thrive and endure in various guises in the three modern day monotheistic religions. Similarly, scholars reading Hebrew…
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Spiritualität und Wissenschaft in ihren Grenzen – der “Humility Gap” bei Ijob und in der modernen Physik
In the exemplary consideration of the field of tension between spirituality (faith) and natural science, the article focuses on the so-called “humility gap,” a gap in knowledge that challenges humility and seems to be a constant challenge for believers and researchers. However much an individual…
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Two Cases of Akkadian Influence in Isaiah 50
This article investigates two probable cases of Akkadian linguistic influence in Isa 50 and asks why the prophet employs Akkadian attested phraseology where standard biblical alternatives were available. Using the comparative Semitic philological approach associated with Moshe Held—prioritising…
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Review of The Vanishing Hebrew Harlot: The Adventures of the Hebrew Stem by Irene E. Riegner
A review of Riegner, Irene E. The Vanishing Hebrew Harlot. The Adventures of the Hebrew Stem ZNH (SBL 73), Peter Lang: New York, 2009.
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Septuagint Production and Reception
This article reflects on the question of how we might understand the Septuagint to be ‘African’ and why such a designation is significant. African biblical scholarship has borrowed from African American biblical scholarship an interest in the Bible in Africa and as African. The article focuses on…
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Exodus 2:1–10 and Dialectics on Maternal Virtues in Contemporary Igboland, Nigeria
This study investigates the disposition of mothers in contemporary Igboland towards displaying traditional maternal virtues in the upbringing of their children. The inquiry is underpinned by a popular Old Testament narrative, Exodus 2:1-10. The pericope reports the story of the birth of Moses, who…
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Singing Steadfast Love and Faithfulness
Psalm 89 is a study in complexity. Debate ensues concerning its unity, structure, genre and historical setting. Its literary setting causes disagreement, which is not helped by the pivotal role it plays in understanding the shape of the Psalter. Most disorientating, however, is the contradictory…
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The Image of the New Adam in the Book of Daniel (Daniel 4 and 7)
The interpretation of the Son of Man figure in Dan 7 is one of the most hotly debated issues in biblical scholarship. This article is based on the premise that the analysis of the Aramaic Daniel (Dan 1-7), the earlier part of the modern Hebrew-Aramaic book of Daniel, could enable us to determine…
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Another Look at Israel’s War with Benjamin in Judges 20 from the Perspectives of African Biblical Hermeneutics
The Book of Judges is a continuation of Israel’s history in the promised land, beginning from the death of Joshua to the time or before the birth of Samuel, the last judge of Israel (1 Sam 7:15). In Judges, we find a cycle of disobedience, infidelity, punishment, repentance and deliverance…
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Daniel 12:2 and the Threat of Shame
Since at least the post-Nicene period, Dan 12:2 has been cited often as a foundational text for the eschatological conception of hell within the Christian Bible. However, when examined within its original sociological context, this passage can be more accurately understood as reflecting a specific…
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Prayer and (Im)Politeness
Politeness is generally understood as culturally bound. Recently, however, scholars have been mining the world’s languages to discover a typology of linguistic politeness. While living languages have been studied extensively, scholars have also begun investigating ancient languages, such as…
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Worlds Coming Together
This article explores the works of Prof. Madipoane Masenya, a Black South African theologian, and her theological approach known as the “Bosadi Reading.” It analyses how Masenya developed and understands her theological position, highlighting the ways in which the “Bosadi Reading” differs from…