Browsing Research Output by Author "Jordaan, Pierre J."
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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 ... -
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. ...