Browsing Research Output by Author "De Bruyn, Jacobus"
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And the Word became prophet
De Bruyn, Jacobus (The Old Testament Society of Southern Africa (OTSSA), 2013)When scribes and priests in the post-exilic period of Israel’s history started to write down or to compile the word of God, a process was initiated whereby prophecy was no longer transmitted orally, but through texts. ... -
Daniel 5, Elohim and Marduk: the final battle
De Bruyn, Jacobus (The Old Testament Society of Southern Africa (OTSSA), 2013)Daniel 5 forms part of a larger narrative that originates in Dan 1. The larger, more dominant narrative can be described as a deity war or a clash of deities. Utilising spatial markers, the author of Dan 5 shows his readers ...