Browsing Faculty of Humanities by Author "Gericke, Jaco W."
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Ancient Israelite perspectives on the meaning of life
Gericke, Jaco W. (Department of Biblical and Ancient Studies University of South Africa, 2011)Old Testament theologians have discussed a myriad of topics related to ancient Israelite religion. Yet perhaps the one question that haunts everyone who grapples with the world in the text is usually never asked, i.e., ... -
Axiological assumptions in Qohelet: a historical–philosophical clarification
Gericke, Jaco W. (AOSIS, 2012)The article has as its working hypothesis the proposal that the Book of Ecclesiastes has axiology as its main concern. All interest in reality, knowledge and morality can be interpreted as being subsumed under the primary ... -
Descriptive varieties of philosophical commentary
Gericke, Jaco W. (Department of Biblical and Ancient Studies University of South Africa, 2010)In this article, the author argues that philosophical criticism as a form of biblical criticism can supplement literary-historical interpretation. Descriptive philosophical analysis has as its primary aim the clarification ... -
J.H. le Roux's philosophy of religion
Gericke, Jaco W. (AOSIS, 2013)J.H. le Roux had a passion for philosophy. His writings contain recourse to the history of philosophy in a way that bespeaks a deep underlying interest in the subject. This much is relatively well-known. This contribution, ... -
Old Testament theology and philosophy of religion : a brief history of interdisciplinary relations
Gericke, Jaco W. (Department of Biblical and Ancient Studies University of South Africa, 2010)Overviews of the history of biblical interpretation sometimes include references to major philosophical trends, ideas and sub-disciplines that have influenced readers of the Old Testament (OT). Curiously, no overview ... -
Philosophical criticism of the Hebrew Bible and the Analytic-Continental divide
Gericke, Jaco W. (The Old Testament Society of Southern Africa (OTSSA), 2016)This article takes a closer look at how the so-called Analytic-Continental divide within meta-philosophy has manifested itself within various forms of "philosophical criticism" of the HB. It is argued that, based on data ... -
What is good? Meta-ethical assumptions in the Psalms concerning the relation between divinity and morality
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What is it like to be a god? A philosophical clarification of instances of divine suffering in the Psalter
Gericke, Jaco W. (AOSIS, 2012)There are times when one would like to hang the whole human race, and finish the farce. (Mark Twain) In philosophy of religion, there is a long history of belief that divine reality is immutable, although this has changed ...