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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 ...
    • 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 ...