Ezekiel 18 is one of the most important chapters in the book of Ezekiel. The chapter contains a number of textual problems, but the ancient versions, the Septuagint, Peshitta, Vulgate, and Targum can help the reader to ...

Based on the methodological approach of semiotic and constructivist theories, a detailed interpretation of the images and texts of the Amulet 1 from Arslan Tash is proposed. אלה is understood as a key word for the whole ...

This article is part of an attempt to read Psalm 78 multidimensionally. It is the second in a proposed series of three articles. The articles deal with the dimension of the author, as part of the multi-dimensional reading. ...

This article is part of an attempt to read Psalm 78 multidimensiona/ly. It explains the notion of a multidimensional reading. Such a reading has to deal with the dimensions of the text, the author and the reader and the ...

The Antiochene exegetes, most notably Diodore of Tarsus and Theodore of Mopsuestia read the psalms against the historical background of Israelite history, reconstructing a historical setting for every psalm. This paper ...

This article deals with nineteenth century liberal thought in South-Africa and the Netherlands. It argues that both orthodox rationalism and liberal reason failed to provide a satisfactory source and standard for theological ...

In 1 Peter 2:2-3 the addressees are exhorted to “yearn for the unadulterated milk of God’s word ... like newborn babies” (ajrtigevnnhta brevfh). This exhortation is motivated by: “since you have tasted that the Lord is ...

Mission and missiology have been driven to the periphery of the life of both the church and theological institutions. Missiology has, in many theological institutions in the world, struggled to find a home. It has in some ...