Search Results - "P.B. Decock"
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Origen’s theological and mystical approach to the Scriptures in the introduction to his commentary on John’s Gospel
Published in In die skriflig : tydskrif van die Gereformeerde Teologiese Vereniging (01-06-2011)“…This article explores Origen’s approach to interpreting John’s Gospel as can be seen in the introduction to his commentary. It deals with the points which were…”
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Origen and Augustine: Rooted in the Socratic tradition of philosophical rhetoric
Published in Acta theologica (01-01-2024)“…The article surveys a number of common elements between Augustine and Origen that shed light on the existence of a Christian form of philosophical rhetoric…”
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Psalm 22 LXX in Origen’s commentary on the Song of Songs
Published in Acta theologica (01-01-2022)“…This article examines three distinct ways of reading Psalm 23(LXX 22), first in the Targum, then in the liturgy of early Christian initiation, and finally in…”
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Origen’s theological and mystical approach to the Scriptures in the introduction to his commentary on John’s Gospel
Published in In die skriflig : tydskrif van die Gereformeerde Teologiese Vereniging (01-06-2011)“…This article explores Origen’s approach to interpreting John’s Gospel as can be seen in the introduction to his commentary. It deals with the points which were…”
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Philo's De Decalogo : educating to respect the socially disadvantaged
Published in Acta theologica (01-01-2016)“…Respect and care for the disadvantaged are firmly embedded in Philo's interpretation of the Decalogue. In order to understand Philo's teaching on this point…”
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Allegorising : the relevance of an old method of interpretation
Published in Acta theologica (01-01-2008)“…The question about what texts mean for us in the present as distinct from the question what they originally meant has again come into the focus of attention…”
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Discernment in Origen of Alexandria
Published in Acta theologica (01-11-2013)“…Origen was the first Christian writer to reflect more systematically on the theme of discernment; his views have greatly influenced later spiritual writers…”
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Allegorising: The relevance of an old method of interpretation
Published in Acta theologica (01-01-2008)“…The question about what texts mean for us in the present as distinct from the question what they originally meant has again come into the focus of attention…”
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The Scriptures in the Book of Revelation
Published in Neotestamentica (01-01-1999)“…After a brief survey of recent research on the Scriptures in the Book of Revelation in general, this study turns to Revelation 21:1-22: 9 before addressing…”
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Holy ones, sons of God, and the transcendent future of the righeous in 1 Enoch and the New Testament
Published in Neotestamentica (01-01-1983)“…In 1 Enoch, or at least in chapters 37-71 and 92-105, God is expected to vindicate his suffering children on the day of judgement. The righteous will be raised…”
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Some issues in apocalyptic in the exegetical literature of the last ten years
Published in Neotestamentica (01-03-1999)“…In 1989 there was a follow-up meeting on the 1979 Uppsala Colloquium on apocalypticism. The results were published in a small volume edited by Collins and…”
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The understanding of Isaiah 53:7-8 in Acts 8:32-33
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The eclipse and rediscovery of eschatology
Published in Neotestamentica (01-01-1988)“…The article traces the progressive change in the understanding of history and eschatology from the time of writing the Bible to the present. Augustine excluded…”
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Pointing out persuasion in Philemon: Fifty readings of Paul’s rhetoric from the fourth to the eighteenth century
Published in Acta Theologica (01-01-2023)“…This informative and insightful work reveals the vast field of the history and life of the Letter to Philemon after it was written. This approach to biblical…”
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THE READING OF SACRED TEXTS IN THE CONTEXT OF EARLY CHRISTIANITY
Published in Neotestamentica (01-01-1993)“…The article focusses on the question when the text of Scripture became fixed and unchangeable, on the practice of actuaiising the received text, and on…”
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