Niqmat Yhwh: vraag- of uitroepteken achter het bijbelse Godsbeeld? by HGL Peels

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A POSITION OF HONOUR OR SHAME? YHWH AS AN ARMOUR BEARER IN PSALM 35:1-3 by L Sutton

“… The imagery of a shield in the Psalms is applied to YHWH in many instances: from YHWH as the shield of salvation or as the shield of refuge, to the destroyer of the shield. …”
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BENDITO E LOUVADO SEJA YHWH, O DEUS QUE AMA E PROTEGE SEUS SERVOS: ANÁLISE RETÓRICA BÍBLICA SEMÍTICA DO SALMO 34 E SUAS RELAÇÕES COM 1PEDRO by Waldecir Gonzaga, Doaldo Ferreira Belem

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JEREMIAH 51:15-19 (MT): by M D Terblanche

“…By giving the impression of being a deliberate quotation of 10:12-16, 51:15-19 takes the reader back to 10:1-16, a composition in which the contrast between the idols of the nations and YHWH is emphasized. YHWH has the power to execute his plan to destroy Babylon. 51:15-19 did, however, attain a distinct identity through its close connections with the oracles against Babylon. …”
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THE AVENGING GOD OF NAHUM AS COMFORTER OF THE TRAUMATIZED by K Spronk

“…The way in which YHWH’s revenge is presented has an important function within this framework. …”
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From desperation to adoration: Reading Psalm 107 as a transforming spatial journey by G.T.M. Prinsloo

“…I read Psalm 107 as a spatial journey bridging the divide between the desperation of the exile and the longing of the Psalter’s post-exilic authors/redactors for Israel’s complete restoration and the universal adoration of Yhwh. Psalm 107 plays a crucial role in the transition between Books IV (Pss. 90-106) and V (Pss. 107-145) and acts as a “bridge” between the desperation of the exile and the call to the universal adoration of Yhwh in the post-exilic period. …”
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The recipient becoming a participant and the participant becoming a recipient: A strange encounter in 1 Kings 17 with a not so strange outcome by J.S. van der Walt

“… A narrative in 1 Kings 17:1-16 tells of a strange encounter between two people of different backgrounds, one is a prophet of YHWH and the other is a dying widow. Dialogue brings them closer to each other in a mysterious way, causing them to change roles. …”
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The reception of the Deuteronomic social law in the primitive church of Jerusalem according to the Book of Acts by A. Friedl

“…Its concept of the holy people of God, who live according to the social order given by YHWH and who stand in contrast to the pagan world, forms the social model for the Primitive Church in Jerusalem. …”
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Mary as the Ark of the Covenant in the Scene of the Visitation (Luke 1:39-56) Reconsidered by Jan M. Kozłowski

“…In the present paper, it is shown that recent observations according to which the embryo in Mary’s womb is to be identified as yhwh Himself offer new evidence for Laurentin’s thesis. …”
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Divine darkness in the human discourses of Job by N. F. Schmidt, P. J. Nel

“…It illustrates how the characters conceptualise the same term differently, which eventually led to a communicative disintegration in the conversations between Job, Eliphaz, Bildad, Zophar, and Elihu. Finally, in the YHWH speeches of Job 38-41, the concept of “darkness” is viewed from yet another perspective. …”
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The priests and the descendents of Levi in the book of Malachi by K. W. Weyde

“…The message related in Mal 3:1?4 conveys that YHWH’s coming messenger will carry out this purification. …”
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UNHEARD/HEARD VOICES IN EXODUS 1-17 AND SOME THOUGHTS ON POVERTY IN SOUTH AFRICA by J.S. Van der Walt

“…This article focuses on different aspects of crying in the Exodus tradition, which starts with a silent cry, and on the so-called absence of YHWH, which, in fact, points to an undoubtedly absent presence. …”
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ONCE AGAIN THE TERM MA???’ IN ZECHARIAH 9:1; 12:1 AND IN MALACHI 1:1: WHAT IS ITS SIGNIFICANCE? by K W Weyde

“…in Zechariah 9:1; 12:1 and in Malachi 1:1 refers to written prophecy. The phrase d?bar yhwh, which follows this term, gives authority to this phenomenon, as do the frequent occurrences of formulas marking divine speech in the Book of Malachi, and to some degree in Zechariah 9-14. …”
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Tradition of reform as reform of tradition: some considerations on the relation of religion and reform by C. Frevel

“…These three examples are the Josianic reform in 2 Kings 22-23, Ezra’s reading of the Torah in Nehemiah 8, and the renewal of YHWH worship in Samaria in 2 Kings 17. …”
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A relação entre palavra e deserto na semântica bíblica e na vocação salvífica da tradição judaico-cristã by Waldecir Gonzaga, Luiz Henrique Lucas Barbosa

“…O deserto é lugar não apenas de aridez e solidão, devido às suas questões climáticas, mas é sobretudo de escuta da Palavra de YHWH, justamente por ser um lugar sóbrio e duro ao mesmo tempo, para o qual Deus conduz seu povo a fim de falar a seu coração (Os 2,16). …”
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