Browsing by Subject "Scripture"
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An apologetic in support of biblical inerrancy substantiating objective faith in a pluralist society
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)Scripture’s witness of its Divine authority holds enduring importance for many Christian believers. There is renewed contemporary interest in the topic of scriptural authority, inspiration, and inerrancy. There is also ... -
The challenge of postmetaphysical Scripture reading: Jean-Luc Marion's hermeneutics of saturation
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2019)This dissertation explores Jean-Luc Marion’s postmetaphysical reading of Scripture as a textual collection of saturated phenomena in relation to dogmatic reasoning. Through study of Marion’s idea of the saturated phenomenon ... -
A counter-cult apologetic inquiry into "Christ in me international"
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2021)When the phenomenon of Christ in Me International (CiMI) appeared in South Africa, they received media exposure on multiple platforms. They were blamed by many as the cause for breaking up families and they explicitly ... -
Die noodsaak van Skrifgefundeerde vaderskap as antwoord op die voortslepende probleem van vaderafwesigheid in Suid-Afrika
(Vereniging vir Christelike Hoër Onderwys, 2016)The absence of any parent in a family system causes a vacuum with respect to the parenting role and it affects the family's ability to function effectively. In the South African context father absence is on the increase ... -
The doctrine of scripture and the providence of God
(2015)Ever since the Reformation the providence of God has been variously applied in the doctrine of scripture. In the Reformed and Protestant Orthodox traditions, and in the context of polemic surrounding the nature of scripture ... -
An evaluation of the doctrine of miraculous healing within the Roman Catholic tradition
(North-West University, 2006)According to biblical record, diseases and illness have troubled individuals almost since the beginning of creation (Wilkinson, 1998: 7). To understand and make sense of sickness, mankind turned to religion. In the Old ... -
A musical people : the role of music in Biblical life
(North-West University, 2011)This thesis aims to uncover music’s important role in shaping and defining the selfidentity of ancient Israel. Functional music was integrated into Israel’s daily life, accompanying activities as diverse as manual labor ... -
Only real men respect women : the use of scripture in the violence against women pandemic : research article
(Institute of Afro-Hellenic Studies ; University of Johannesburg, 2013)Violence against women is disturbing, and yet it remains endemic in all societies. The South African Government passed the Domestic Violence Act into law in 1998 (Act 116 of 1998) as part of the country’s local and ... -
Resurrection and Scripture : the relationship between two key doctrines in reformed apologetic methodology
(North-West University, 2010)In this study three apologetic methodologies (evidentialism, Reformed epistemology, and presuppositionalism) are analyzed to determine which method is most coherently related to Reformed theology. It is argued that comparing ...