Kritzinger, J. N. J. (Johannes Nicolaas Jacobus), 1950-(2008)
This article responds to a book edited by Prof PGJ Meiring in 1996 on the religions of South Africa. It appreciates the integration between the fields of Religious Studies and Theology of Religions in the book, but suggests ...
This article examines how the author of the First Epistle of John uses family metaphorics rhetorically to convince his adherents of their identity as Christians, and to persuade them towards certain conduct in relation to ...
Van der Merwe, D.G.(Stellenbosch University, 2016)
During the early church’s initial expansion phase where congregations were established in Syria, Asia Minor, Achaia, Italy and Africa there were strong leadership structures in Alexandria, Carthage, Hippo Regius and Ethiopia. ...
Kritzinger, J. N. J. (Johannes Nicolaas Jacobus), 1950-(2003)
To show now the Bible functions in the praxis of Protestant missions this paper uses a framework that expresses the key dimensions of mission praxis: a) the mission method or strategy employed; b) the agents carrying it ...
Gamification in education is still a very new concept in South Africa. Being a 21st-century
invention, it has already established itself in the world within the environs of the corporate
market, marketing, training and ...
Women play an important role in Pentecostal Christianity, especially in an African context.
They are a majority in most local assemblies and contribute a large percentage in terms of the income of such assemblies. Women ...
This article is an exegesis on the Great Commission in Matthew 28:18–20 by using a grammatical historical approach. A grammatical historical approach on Matthew 28:18–20 demonstrates that Jesus’ authority in heaven and on ...
In John 17:1-5 the noun δόξα occurs once and the verb δόξαζεῖν four times. They are consequently translated as ‘glory’ and ‘glorification’ in various Bible translations. This research is an attempt to determine the various ...
Traditionally, the ministry of deliverance in African Pentecostalism involves the deliverance from generational curses, deliverance as spiritual warfare against witchcraft and other demonic forces and deliverance for ...
Two notions are discussed in this article, namely, the (unity of the) Trinity and God’s
omnipresence. These two notions are deeply embedded in the Christian faith system and
religion – they actually form both the basis ...
In this review article, the book entitled Emergence Christianity, What it is, Where it is Going, and
Why it Matters, written by Phyllis Tickle in 2012, is discussed. The discussion is both informative
(as most of the ...
Collective grieving during the death and the burial processes of a loved one forms part of
the healing process of many Africans in different contexts. However, with the coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and ...
Van der Merwe, D.G.(University of the Free State, 2006)
For believers to have fellowship (κοινωνία) with one another and corporately with God, is one of the main objectives stated for the proclamation of the gospel by the author of 1 John. This article investigates the ...
Oliver, Erna(Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2009)
The “priesthood of all believers” was one of the most important
principles which fuelled the Reformation, but it soon faded into
a mere slogan. Theoretically, it is still proclaimed in some of
the Afrikaans-speaking ...
The historical role and theological function of John the Baptist in the first chapter of the Fourth Gospel is analysed. The historical role of the Baptist was to bear witness concerning the identity of Jesus, which culminates ...
The historical survey about discipleship in the Fourth Gospel indicates that the literature of the second half of this century was sketchy about this theme. Up till 1972 a thematic-theological approach highlighted some ...
Oliver, Erna(Church History Society of Southern Africa, 2011)
Throughout history, and especially after the Reformation,
Christians increasingly divided into groups and denominations
while all Christians confessed their continued belief in “one
church”. Using South Africa in general ...
In this paper an attempt is made to show how the Greek noun hōra is frequently used in a theological sense in the Fourth Gospel to constitute the setting in which Johannine eschatology ought to be interpreted and to be ...
A group of people within the Johannine community (2:18) contributed towards destroying the (fellowship) of this community. Because 1 and 2 John do not provide direct evidence of the identities of the community’s heretically ...