To destroy or not? A Cognitive Linguistics exploration of Yahweh’s (un)willingness to destroy Israel in Deuteronomy by Izaak J.L. Connoway

“…Deuteronomy portrays Yahweh as both willing (e.g. Dt 28:63) and unwilling (Dt 4:31; 10:10) to destroy Israel, which creates one tension worthy of exploration. …”
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JESAJA 40:1-11. by AG Odendaal

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IN SEARCH OF THE ORIGINS OF ISRAELITE ANICONISM by S I Kang

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Jesaja 45:9-13: 'n Disputasie van Jahwe teen Israel of van Jahwe teen die heidennasies? by SL Stassen

“… The most important issue to solve in Isaiah 45:9-13 is the question whether it is a disputation between Yahweh and Israel, the more orthodox viewpoint, or whether it should be interpreted as a disputation between Yahweh and the heathen nations, a viewpoint advocated by Leene and Beuken. the latter option assumes that the heathen nations are disputing Yahweh's love and preference for Israel as his elected people. …”
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"You are my rock and fortress". Refuge metaphors in Psalm 31. A perspective from cognitive metaphor theory by A. Basson

“…Apart from this recurrent plea, Yahweh is often depicted as one providing refuge to those in need. …”
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Die Here is soos 'n krygsman en hy skree soos 'n vrou in barendsnood (Jes. 42:13,14) by WS Prinsloo

“…The function of both similes in Isaiah 42:13 and 14 is to focus the attention on the active intervention of Yahweh during the exilic period. This applies particularly to the simile in verse 14 which should therefore not be seen as a symbol of need or suffering or as an indication of the femininity of Yahweh. …”
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JOSHUA 24 AND THE WELCOME OF FOREIGNERS by D G Firth

“…From this, it can be seen that Joshua is establishing an ethical paradigm which is welcoming to those who commit to Yahweh. …”
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Prophets at loggerheads. Accusations of adultery in Jeremiah 239-15 by W. Wessels

“…In this section the aspect of disloyalty to Yahweh is raised as hampering factor for being a true prophet. …”
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The plot in Isaiah 40-55 by SL Stassen

“…A good example of this confusion is the question of whether the nations form part of Yahweh's invitation to salvation or not. Another example is the different roles allocated to the Ebed Yahweh and the issue of whether he represents Israel, or the prophet, or Cyrus, or an entirely dffferent person. …”
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The Book of Ruth as intra-biblical critique on the Deuteronomic law by Georg Braulik

“…The historical prejudice of the 'community law' against the Moabites, refusing them admission to the 'assembly of Yahweh' (Dt 23:4-7), is disproved (throughout the whole book, especially in Rt1), by a counter-story aimed at promoting sympathy (against Neh 13:1-3). …”
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Awe and respect in the Psalms by K. Waaijman

“…In a first section, awe as the beginning of wisdom is analysed, followed by a discussion of the experience of Be-er’s1 (Yahweh’s) goodness. In a third section, attention is given to awe as the quiet waiting on Be-er, followed, in a final part, by an analysis of love as the result of awe. …”
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In pursuit of the millennium: Judeans and their land by M. Cromhout

“…It shows from evidence in the Bible and contemporary literature how Yahweh, the people, and the land belonged together. …”
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Transformation of war language in the worship of all the earth in Psalm 100 by D.G. Firth

“…As the conclusion to this collection within the Psalter, Psalm 100 transforms this language, so that Yahweh’s kingship over all the earth is expressed not in the violence of conquest, but rather in the joyful submission of freely given worship. …”
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'n Eksegeties-teologiese interpretasie van Habakuk 3 by S. D. Snyman

“…Habakkuk 3 provides a vision of Yahweh amidst the troubling times of the pending Babylonian exile. …”
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Ter wille van 'n stabiele familie: die literêre konteks van Levitikus 18:22 en 20:13 by M. D. Terblanche

“…The prohibitions against homosexual acts finally belong to the legislation that was given by Yahweh to Moses at Sinai. Therefore Israel had to take them seriously. …”
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MARCION OF SYNOPE’S RELEVANCE IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD VIS-À-VIS RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE by G Andrade

“…Marcion believed that the Old Testament God (Yahweh) was, in fact, the same as the creator or the material world, from which we must escape. …”
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Who calls the shots in Naomi's life? Reading the Naomi-Ruth story within the African religio-cultural context

“…Such a worldview, in which the Sacred Other, the living and the (living) dead formed an integral whole, can also be observed at critical points in Naomi’s life: when Naomi bid farewell to her daughters-in-law (Rt 1:8-9); Naomi’s confession about Yahweh’s faithfulness to both the living and the dead (Rt 2:20); Naomi’s plan to seek security for Ruth through “levirate” marriage (Rt 3:1), and when she acted as a nurse to Mahlon’s son (Rt 4:5, 16). …”
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A cognitive semantic approach to redeemer (G?’?L) in Deutero-Isaiah by S. Ashdown

“…l fulfills a sacred office associated with restoring the broken covenant relationship between Yahweh and Israel. A fifth structural component to the sacred office, the Holiness Model, is proposed which suggests a five model structure for the category of Redeemer. …”
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Hosea 2:4-15 teen die agtergrond van Israelitiese regsgebruike by APB Breytenbach

“…In the final sentence (2:12-15), which is a concentric composition, it becomes clear that the prophet's charges against his ex-wife actually represent Yahweh's charges against Israel. The article finally compares Hosea 2:4-15 with Isaiah 5:1-7 and 2 Samuel 12:1-12 and argues that the same literary device is employed by a prophet in all three instances. …”
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