Identity and community in South African congregations by W. J. Schoeman

“…The two surveys suggest that attenders prefer a private expression of their religion in which the Bible plays an important role. They have a strong bond with the congregation, but the preferred role of the congregation is to provide in the spiritual needs of the attenders. …”
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Pentacostalism & schisms in the Reformed Church in Zambia 1996-2001: contextual and identity changes by H. J. Hendriks, L. Soko

“…In the RCZ, this led to the formation of the Christian Reformed Church (CRC) in 1999 and the Bible Gospel Church in Africa (BIGOCA) in 2001. …”
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MOSES’ MOTHER IN EXODUS 2:1-10 AND MOTHERS IN PERSONAL NAMES AMONG THE IGBO PEOPLE, SOUTH-EAST NIGERIA by M.J. Obiorah, N.C. Okafor

“… In cultures such as Ancient Israel and the Igbo people of South-eastern Nigeria, the qualities of women and  the essential roles they play in society are elucidated in various ways. The Hebrew Bible conveys these in narratives, while the Igbo people do so in female personal names. …”
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A DISTINCTIVE PENTECOSTAL HERMENEUTIC by Marius Nel

“…Although there are specific identifiable emphases in a Pentecostal hermeneutics, it does not qualify to be called distinctive, and an ecumenical approach demands that the movement should function within the context of the wider Christian church and its history of reading and interpreting the Bible. …”
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Formacja nowych ewangelizatorów dla dzieła nowej ewangelizacji by Izabela Iwańska

“…The formation method was taken from the Bible. It consists of the formation of the disciples. …”
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Biblical literacy and transnational Mayan liberation movements by Roberto Domingo Toledo

“…This paper examines the central role of the Bible in the mobilisation of Mayan communities where the majority of members identify themselves as Christian as well as Mayan. …”
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The coloniser or the missionary? Identity crisis as a conflict in Biblical reception among the Agikuyu of Central Kenya by R. Muya

“… The Bible was a new phenomenon among African cultures that treasure the oral traditions governing their moral and spiritual life. …”
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Contemplation of the Body by Ivan Platovnjak

“…He argues that the Triune God wants to reveal Himself to every man, not only through the book of nature and the Bible, but also through his body, and that contemplation of his body can be of great help to him in this. …”
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Het boek Prediker: een verrassende en uitdagende stem in de Bijbel by H. Debel

“… As historical-critical exegesis has demonstrated that the Bible does not provide a readymade and unified answer to each and every actual question, the present study aims at highlighting the particular contribution of the book of Qohelet to the ‘library’ of biblical books. …”
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Biblical spirituality: an "other" reading (allègoria) by Kees Waaijman

“… This article discusses the communicative dimension and dialogical dynamic of a text, in order to illuminate the relationship of Biblical Spirituality with the Bible. From a pragmatic perspective on the polar tension between author, text and reader, the article reflects on the action of the author-text on the reader, and the action of the reader in relation to the text, as two strategies of reading. …”
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Taming Eschatology: The Case of Silja Walter OSB by Bernard Łukasz Sawicki, Chiara Tacchinardi

“…This series of poems is particu- larly representative for the poet’s work as it combines her monastic experience with her personal poetic reading of the Bible in the spirit of lectio divina. These two sourc- es give the analyzed poetry a particular theological quality, originally combining spiritual and dogmatic elements. …”
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DIE BETROKKENHEID VAN KERK EN STAAT BY DIE BEVESTIGING VAN HUWELIKE MET ’N PERSPEKTIEF OP DRIE GEREFORMEERDE KERKORDES by P Strauss

“…The church should be involved, because a marriage should be “in Christ” and according to the principles of the Bible. In His covenant of grace as a key element of being a church, God uses marriage and family as his points of departure to relate to people. …”
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Verstedeliking: Riglyne vir 'n kerklike bediening by B. du T. Jackson

“…Churches should focus its ministry on the squatter communities. According to the Bible God in Christ never turned his back on the city, in spite of the concentration of sin within it, he is present with his children in the city. …”
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An educational beit midrash as a bridge between religious and secular identity by Galia Semo, Doly Eliyahu-Levi

“…The research tool was an in-depth interview, conducted with 17 Bible teachers. Content analysis revealed three innovative realms of the educational beit midrash – pedagogical space, instruction, and learners. …”
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'Gelukkig hij die uw kinderen zal grijpen' by H. G. L. Peels

“…This imprecatory prayer, which still forms one of the most troublesome dimensions of Scripture for modern Bible-readers, is usually explained very negatively as a human but intolerable expression of personal or national rancour/hostility, and as such put in sharp contrast with the New Testament message of love for the enemy. …”
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Twee weergawes van die gebed van Salomo (1 Kon. 8 en 2 Kron. 6): 'n vergelykende studie by D. F. O'Kennedy

“…We find this prayer in two different theological and literary traditions of the Bible: 1 Kings 8:22-53 and 2 Chronicles 6:12-42. …”
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Die sinodale verband van die Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk in die Vrystaat: enkele tendense by die ontstaan daarvan in 1864-1865 by P. J. Strauss

“… In the Reformed tradition the basic documents of a church, apart from the Bible on which it should be based, are its confessions of faith and its church order. …”
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Practicing a Christian Environmental Ethic through Stewardship. by Rugyendo, Medard

“…Then the article proposes the Christian’s practical implications as caretakers or managers of nature that will lead to the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. The bible will be at the centre but other relevant sources that are extra- biblical will also be consulted as well.…”
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Practicing a Christian Environmental Ethic through Stewardship by Medard, Rugyendo

“…Then the article proposes the Christian’s practical implications as caretakers or managers of nature that will lead to the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. The bible will be at the centre but other relevant sources that are extra- biblical will also be consulted as well.…”
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Terminology of didactic wisdom in the ancient Israelite scribal schools as presented in Proverbs 1:1–7 by Jenry E.C. Mandey, Pujiastuti E. Sindoro

“…Proverbs 1 verses 1–7 encompasses an important section of the Hebrew bible related to ancient didactic wisdom terminology. …”
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