Browsing Faculty of Humanities by Author "Gericke, Jaco"
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A comparative-philosophical perspective on divine hiddenness in the Hebrew Bible
(OASIS, 2015)This study is concerned with the problem of divine hiddenness as it has taken shape in analytic philosophy of religion over the past two decades. More specifically, the interest lies with providing a comparative-philosophical ... -
A comprehensive philosophical approach to Qohelet's epistemology
(Univ Pretoria Hts, 2015)An increasing number of studies have seen the light over the last few decades concerning the epistemology of the book of Ecclesiastes. The extant research seems to be limited to try to find a suitable philosophical profile ... -
The beginning of wisdom is paranoia : an overlooked aspect of the 'fear of Yhwh' in the context of Lacanian psycho-epistemology : Old Testament wisdom, human dignity and the poor
(University of Stellenbosch, Department of Biblical Studies, 2012)Much has been written on the concept of 'the fear of Yhwh' in biblical wisdom literature. The scope thereof is said to include anything from sheer terror before the deity to pious respect for benevolence. In this article, ... -
The concept of the love of wisdom in Proverbs (8): a comparative–philosophical clarification
(Unisa Press/SASNES (South African Society for near Eastern Studies) / Sabinet, 2013)The word "philosophy" can be literally rendered "the love of wisdom". However, while etymological definitions are not always reliable as to the actual use of words, in some sense it is not an inaccurate notion of what some ... -
Divine freedom in the Old Testament: a comparative–philosophical inquiry
(Department of Biblical and Ancient Studies University of South Africa, 2013)In this article we ask whether YHWH as depicted in the OT was assumed to have free will. The background lies in contemporary philosophy of religion where the problem of divine freedom arises in the context of perfect being ... -
Emergence and new concepts of God – example from the Old Testament
(Research Institute for Theology and Religion, University of South Africa, 2013)In this article, the author looks at “emergence” in the context of new concepts of God in the Old Testament. Within biblical scholarship, various types of emergence are alluded to in various methodological reductions, i.e. ... -
The epistemology of Israelite religion : introductory proposals for a descriptive approach
(Department of Biblical and Ancient Studies University of South Africa, 2011)In this article I offer a venturesome introduction to the possibility of an analytic epistemology of Israelite religion. The aim is to propose some descriptive concerns for the biblical scholar interested in what the Hebrew ... -
Essentialist and non-essentialist philosophical perspectives on the question “What is an אלהים ?
(Institute for Afro-Hellenic studies, 2016)In Old Testament scholarship, a number of studies have attempted to answer in their own way the question of what an אלהים (a god in the generic sense) was assumed to be. This discussion is indirectly related to an older ... -
A fourth paradigm? Some thoughts on atheism in Old Testament Scholarship
(Department of Biblical and Ancient Studies University of South Africa, 2012)In recent decades, OT scholarship has witnessed the emergence of undercurrents of what may be called a fourth paradigm. In contrast to the three familiar faith-based "paradigms," this one is essentially atheistic. Scholars ... -
The Hebrew Bible and philosophy of religion
(Society of Biblical Literature, 2012)This study pioneers the use of philosophy of religion in the study of the Hebrew Bible. After identifying the need for a legitimate philosophical approach to Israelite religion, the volume traces the history of interdisciplinary ... -
Is there philosophy in the Hebrew Bible? Some recent affirmative perspectives
(Unisa Press/SASNES (South African Society for Near Eastern Studies) / Sabinet, 2014)This article discusses a selection of the most recent examples from both biblical scholarship and Jewish philosophy of the construction of the Hebrew Bible as a philosophical resource. By way of a descriptive overview of ... -
A philosophical perspective on generic אלהים in the Hebrew bible in relation to the classical theory of concepts
(Unisa Press/SASNES (South African Society for Near Eastern Studies) / Sabinet, 2014)Contemporary analyses of אלהים as generic concept tend to be based on psychological theories of concepts. This article, by contrast, attempts to show what a philosophical analysis of the concept of generic אלהים in the ... -
Philosophical perspectives on theological why–questions in the Hebrew bible
(Unisa Press/SASNES (South African Society for Near Eastern Studies) / Sabinet, 2015)This article provides an introductory overview of a selection of philosophical perspectives on theological why-questions in the Hebrew Bible. Why-questions put to Yhwh in all the various sections of the canon are clarified ... -
A pluralist approach to the philosophical analysis of the concept of generic אל –hood in the hebrew bible
(University of Stellenbosch. Dept of semitic languages, 2010)In the Hebrew Bible the concept of generic אל -hood denotes a curious type of property instantiated by Yhwh and related beings. Traditional linguistic, literary, historical and theological analyses have greatly enhanced ... -
Possible topics for a comprehensive philosophical approach to Qohelet's metaphysical assumptions
(Institute of Afro-Hellenic Studies University of Johannesburg, 2015)Up to now, philosophical approaches to Qohelet (Ecclesiastes) have tended to focus mostly on how parts of the book relate to some concepts in ethics and epistemology. By contrast, metaphysical assumptions in the text have ... -
Qohelet and the nature of morality: a meta-ethical framework for future research
(Institute for Afro-Hellenic studies, 2016)The book of Ecclesiastes (here 'Qohelet'), like many other books of the Hebrew Bible, is often discussed with reference to its supposed 'ethics'. Within biblical scholarship, such research is often characterized by a ... -
Rethinking the "Dual Causality Principle" in Old Testament research – A philosophical perspective
(Department of Biblical and Ancient Studies University of South Africa, 2015)Reframing an old idea in philosophical theology, OT scholars have for the last half-century spoken of what has come to be known as the "dual causality principle " (DCP). The latter is supposed to denote a folk-met a-physical ... -
Spectres of YHWH: some hauntological remarks on Lamentations 3
(University of Stellenbosch, Department of Biblical Studies, 2012)In this article, the author offers a brief hauntological perspective on Lamentations 3. After discussing some of the rudiments of the relevant type of Derridean philosophy of history/literature, the hauntological layers ... -
What is a god like? Meta-theistic presuppositions in the letter of Jeremiah
(SASNES (Southern African Society for Near Eastern Studies), 2016)In the apocryphal text of the Letter (Epistle) of Jeremiah (Ep Jer), a long list of reasons is given by the implied author as to why certain entities alleged to be gods are not in fact such. Brief summaries of the author's ... -
When historical minimalism becomes philosophical maximalism
(Department of Biblical and Ancient Studies University of South Africa, 2014)In this article the author takes a closer look at the turn to philosophy in the writings of some scholars associated with so-called historical minimalism (Thomas L. Thompson & Philip R. Davies). Whereas scholarly focus has ...
