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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. ...
Divine freedom in the Old Testament: a comparative-philosophical inquiry
(OTWSA/OTSSA, 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 ...
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 ...
The spectral nature of YHWH (Dtr): perspectives from Derridean hauntology
(OTWSA/OTSSA, 2012)
This article brings postmodern Continental philosophy of history to
bear on the theologies of the Book of Deuteronomy. It looks at the
“hauntological” effects of the character of YHWH (Dtr) as a “spectre”
in the reception ...
A fourth paradigm? Some thoughts on atheism in Old Testament scholarship
(OTWSA/OTSSA, 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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...