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    • Body, space and narrative in 2Macc 1:1-10a 

      Jordaan, Pierre J. (Institut Fuer Biblische Exegese, 2016)
      This article examined the commentaries on 2 Maccabees over the past forty years, focusing on 2Macc 1:1-10a. The following transpired. Commentaries had a difference of opinion on how the narrative should be interpreted. ...
    • A clash of hands and tongues - 2 Maccabees 14 and 15 in the framework of cognitive linguistics 

      Jordaan, Pierre J. (Unisa Press, 2013)
      Applying cognitive linguistics to the text of 2 Maccabees 14 and 15 is a useful tool for our understanding of these narratives. Studying the author of 2 Maccabees 14 and 15’s use of the cognitive concepts ‘hands,’ ‘right ...
    • A clash of the deities in 2 Maccabees 1:10b–17 in terms of space, body and narrative 

      Jordaan, Pierre J (The Old Testament Society of Southern Africa (OTSSA), 2013)
      The text of 2 Macc 1:10b-17 has been approached in different ways during the past century. Recent developments within linguistic theo-ry were applied to the text. These theories concern, inter alia, space, body and narratives ...
    • A cognitive metaphorical approach to Genesis 29:7 and a suggested translation 

      Jordaan, Pierre Johan; Du Plooy, Liza (Institute for Afro-Hellenic Studies & University of Johannesburg, 2012)
      The translation of the Hebrew phrase צוֺד הַיּוֹם נָּדֺוֺל (literally "the day is still big") in Genesis 29:7 in the Hebrew Bible is shown to be problematic in the large variety of translations that exist for this phrase. In ...
    • A Greimassian semiotic analysis of Judith 

      Hobyane, Risimati Synod. (North-West University, 2012)
      The goal of the study is to investigate the possible purpose of the Judith narrative by using the Greimassian semiotic approach. The hypothesis of the study is that the Greimassian semiotic approach is insightful and useful ...
    • Investigating the communicative strategy in 2 Maccabees 3: Six scenes which influence the reader throughout the narrative 

      Coetzer, Eugene; Jordaan, Pierre (AOSIS, 2016)
      The events in the introduction to 2 Maccabees (2 Macc 3:1-39) undoubtedly centre round the Jerusalem Temple. It is depicted as world-renowned, holy and just. Many scholars have therefore highlighted the theme of the Temple ...
    • Resepsie van 2 Makkabeërs 6:18-7:42 in 'n multi-kulturele Suid-Afrikaanse protestantse gemeenskap 

      Jordaan, P.J.; De Bruyn, J.J. (Sabinet, 2013)
      A sample investigation into how a multi-cultural Protestant South African community received the martyr texts in 2 Maccabees 6:31-7:42 provided interesting results. Various threats to their Christian faith were identified. ...
    • Ritual, rage and revenge in 2 Maccabees 6 and 7 

      Jordaan, Pierre J. (AOSIS, 2012)
      The martyrs in 2 Maccabees 6 and 7 have been explored in various ways. In their commentaries on 2 Maccabees, Jan Willem van Henten and Daniel Schwartz proposed that the deaths of the martyrs should be seen as human sacrifices ...
    • Suffering bodies in 2 Maccabees 3 

      Jordaan, Pierre J. (AOSIS, 2016)
      This article aims to analyse the role that bodies play in different narratives implied in 2 Maccabees 3. In order to do this, a possible dominant narrative was constructed in which the motif of suffering bodies is shown. ...
    • The temple in 2 Maccabees: dynamics and episodes 

      Jordaan, Pierre J. (SASNES (Southern African Society for Near Eastern Studies), 2015)
      Scholars differ among each other about the importance of the Jerusalem temple in 2 Maccabees. Some see the temple as of minor importance while others are of the opinion that the temple takes centre stage in this book. This ...