A B Du Toit
Biographic Data
| ID | 6794892 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A B Du Toit |
| GIVEN NAMES | A B |
| FAMILY NAME | Du Toit |
| SIGNATURE | DU TOIT A B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pretoria |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Some more translation headaches in Romans
Following on a previous article, three more problematic lexical items which occur repeatedly in Romans are discussed: [foreign font omitted] and [foreign font omitted]. Typical of the old, etymological approach, translators are often inclined to attach too much weight to the preposition [foreign font omitted] in [foreign font omitted] In Romans 8:16, for instance, it would be more appropriate to translate [foreign font omitted] in the sense of af…
South African discourse analysis in theory and practice
Discourse analysis should not be overly ambitious, but it can be a most helpful exegetical tool if it concentrates on the argumentative flow and thematic aspects of a discourse. A refined model of South African discourse analysis is presented. The different stages in this model are discussed and illustrated by means of Philippians 3:2-11. Special attention is given to problems regarding the dividing of the text into colons
Forensic Metaphors in Romans and their soteriological significance
Previous studies on legal references in Paul concentrated almost exclusively on matters of civil law. A study of five important passages in Romans and an overview of the rest of Romans indicate that this letter contains an unusual number of forensic metaphors and that Paul, in Romans, packaged his soteriology within a forensic setting. This suggests that he deliberately created an implicature, inviting his readers to compare the iustitia Dei with…
The Kingdom of God in the Gospel of Matthew
It would be entirely wrong to regard "kingdom of God" as the central motif of the New Testament. Matthew's kingdom depiction should be read against the backdrop of a (mainly) Jewish Christian community in the process of re-defining its own identity over against Jewish opposition, which was consolidating itself under Pharisaic-scribal leadership. The genitive "of God/of heaven" signifies the kingdom as God-determined, but God's transcendence is mi…
Joodse religieuse uitbreiding in die Nuwe-Testamentiese tydvak
Jewish religious expansion in the New Testament era: Was Judaism a missionary religion? (Part II) In the first part of this article five factors were identified which would have contributed to the significant numerical increase of Jews towards the end of the Second Temple period. Here six others are discussed: Jewish slaves in non-Jewish households, adoption of children, the universalistic tendency in certain circles, the role of the synagogue, t…
Joodse religieuse uitbreiding in die Nuwe-Testamentiese tydvak
Jewish religious expansion in the New Testament era: Was Judaism a missionary religion? (Part II) In the first part of this article five factors were identified which would have contributed to the significant numerical increase of Jews towards the end of the Second Temple period. Here six others are discussed: Jewish slaves in non-Jewish households, adoption of children, the universalistic tendency in certain circles, the role of the synagogue, t…
Joodse religieuse uitbreiding in die Nuwe-Testamentiese tydvak
Jewish religious expansion in the New Testament era: Was Judaism a missionary religion? (part I) The dramatic increase in the Jewish population towards the end of the Second Temple period has prompted the theory that Judaism at that stage was an energetic missionary religion. But this phenomenon should rather be ascribed to a variety of factors. In this first article five of these factors are discussed: the Jewish attitude towards procreation, th…
Die funksie en waarde van agtergrondstudie van die Nuwe Testament
Background study of the New Testament: its function and value To be able to understand any nonnal linguistic utterance, infonnation regarding the context within which it functions, is of decisive importance. For that reason every exegete of the New Testament has to develop a broad frame of reference regarding the Jewish and Graeco-ROInan world within which the New Testament documents originated. In spite of various obstacles, our knowledge of tha…
Liggaamstaal in gebed
Bodily posture in prayer: A New Testament perspective The New Testament does not prescribe any specific bodily postures or gestures for praying. All three universal postures, viz that of standing, kneeling and prostration, are repeatedly mentioned in the New Testament documents without comment. Directives are, however, given on the spiritual attitudes which should influence bodily expression. In deciding on different options for today the importa…
Lewensgemeenskap met God as essensie van Bybelse spiritualiteit
Living communion with God as essence of biblical spiritualityOur age experiences an urgent need for real spirituality. This article is intended as a further contribution to the local discussion on this topic. Life-long communion with God is highlighted as the essence of biblical spirituality, although the Bible contains different traditions and types in this regard. The most important aspects of this living fellowship with God is the praesentia D…
Simposium tussen Nederlandse en Suid-Afrikaanse Nuwe-Testamentici
Symposium between Dutch and South African New Testament scholars: report and critical evaluation A short historical survey of theological relations between Netherland and South Africa and especially of the consequences of the cultural boycott, highlights the importance of this meeting. The papers read at the meeting and some of the prominent issues, as well as deliberations on the possibility of future academic cooperation, are presented and eval…
Analise van die opbou, argumentasiegang en pragmatiek van die Galatebrief
Analysis of the structure, argument and pragmatics of Galatians: a more detailed overview Following on a previous article in this journal a more detailed overview is presented, describing the structure, argument and pragmatic thrust of Galatians down to the level of its constituent pericopes and paragraphs. Although Galatians is in more than one respect a highly emotional document, its overall pattern displays strong cohesion and a consistent per…
Analise van die opbou, argumentasiegang en pragmatiek van die Galatebrief
Analysis of the structure, argument and pragmatics of Galatians: An initial orientation Initially three methodological pitfalls regarding the analysis of the overall structure of Galatians are discussed: that of historical reconstruction of its polemical situation, of the rhetorical model and of the bipartite Pauline division between theological exposition and paraenesis. Then the macrostructural relations, the argument and the pragmatics of Gala…
Teologiese weerbaarheid as kerklike vereiste. Ons teologiese opleiding onder die loep
Theological preparedness as ecclesiastical requirement. Our theological training Reconsidered The theological and spiritual aspects of training for the ministry belong inseparably together. Likewise theological training and endowment by the Spirit should not be seen as alternatives, but as complementing each other. In order to identify the theological requirements for the ministry eight typical functions of a minister of the Word are discussed. T…
Marturia in Johannes 1
Hierdie artikel beweeg hoofsaaklik op die veld van komposisie-analise. In Joh. 1 tree die kwessie van bronne telkens na vore. Die versoeking is inderdaad groot om op die aard en oorsprong van hierdie bronne in te gaan. Nietemin wil skrywer hierdie versoeking weerstaan en net na bronne verwys waar dit vir die betoog funksioneel is
Strukturale teksanalise en die Suid-Afrikaanse Redevoeringsanalise – enkele opmerkings aan die hand van Van Iersel se analise van die Emmausverhaal
Die beoefening van redevoeringsanalise het ongemerk 'n nuwe fase binnegegaan. Die aanvanklike opgewondenheid oor hierdie belowende nuwe eksegetiese hulpmiddel het plek gemaak vir die wil om dit krities te evalueer, wetenskaplik beter te verantwoord en te beskryf en op 'n verantwoorde wyse te verfyn en uit te bou
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Strukturale teksanalise en die Suid-Afrikaanse Redevoeringsanalise – enkele opmerkings aan die hand van Van Iersel se analise van die Emmausverhaal
Die beoefening van redevoeringsanalise het ongemerk 'n nuwe fase binnegegaan. Die aanvanklike opgewondenheid oor hierdie belowende nuwe eksegetiese hulpmiddel het plek gemaak vir die wil om dit krities te evalueer, wetenskaplik beter te verantwoord en te beskryf en op 'n verantwoorde wyse te verfyn en uit te bou
Marturia in Johannes 1
Hierdie artikel beweeg hoofsaaklik op die veld van komposisie-analise. In Joh. 1 tree die kwessie van bronne telkens na vore. Die versoeking is inderdaad groot om op die aard en oorsprong van hierdie bronne in te gaan. Nietemin wil skrywer hierdie versoeking weerstaan en net na bronne verwys waar dit vir die betoog funksioneel is
Teologiese weerbaarheid as kerklike vereiste. Ons teologiese opleiding onder die loep
Theological preparedness as ecclesiastical requirement. Our theological training Reconsidered The theological and spiritual aspects of training for the ministry belong inseparably together. Likewise theological training and endowment by the Spirit should not be seen as alternatives, but as complementing each other. In order to identify the theological requirements for the ministry eight typical functions of a minister of the Word are discussed. T…
Analise van die opbou, argumentasiegang en pragmatiek van die Galatebrief
Analysis of the structure, argument and pragmatics of Galatians: An initial orientation Initially three methodological pitfalls regarding the analysis of the overall structure of Galatians are discussed: that of historical reconstruction of its polemical situation, of the rhetorical model and of the bipartite Pauline division between theological exposition and paraenesis. Then the macrostructural relations, the argument and the pragmatics of Gala…
Analise van die opbou, argumentasiegang en pragmatiek van die Galatebrief
Analysis of the structure, argument and pragmatics of Galatians: a more detailed overview Following on a previous article in this journal a more detailed overview is presented, describing the structure, argument and pragmatic thrust of Galatians down to the level of its constituent pericopes and paragraphs. Although Galatians is in more than one respect a highly emotional document, its overall pattern displays strong cohesion and a consistent per…
Lewensgemeenskap met God as essensie van Bybelse spiritualiteit
Living communion with God as essence of biblical spiritualityOur age experiences an urgent need for real spirituality. This article is intended as a further contribution to the local discussion on this topic. Life-long communion with God is highlighted as the essence of biblical spirituality, although the Bible contains different traditions and types in this regard. The most important aspects of this living fellowship with God is the praesentia D…
Simposium tussen Nederlandse en Suid-Afrikaanse Nuwe-Testamentici
Symposium between Dutch and South African New Testament scholars: report and critical evaluation A short historical survey of theological relations between Netherland and South Africa and especially of the consequences of the cultural boycott, highlights the importance of this meeting. The papers read at the meeting and some of the prominent issues, as well as deliberations on the possibility of future academic cooperation, are presented and eval…
Liggaamstaal in gebed
Bodily posture in prayer: A New Testament perspective The New Testament does not prescribe any specific bodily postures or gestures for praying. All three universal postures, viz that of standing, kneeling and prostration, are repeatedly mentioned in the New Testament documents without comment. Directives are, however, given on the spiritual attitudes which should influence bodily expression. In deciding on different options for today the importa…
Die funksie en waarde van agtergrondstudie van die Nuwe Testament
Background study of the New Testament: its function and value To be able to understand any nonnal linguistic utterance, infonnation regarding the context within which it functions, is of decisive importance. For that reason every exegete of the New Testament has to develop a broad frame of reference regarding the Jewish and Graeco-ROInan world within which the New Testament documents originated. In spite of various obstacles, our knowledge of tha…
Joodse religieuse uitbreiding in die Nuwe-Testamentiese tydvak
Jewish religious expansion in the New Testament era: Was Judaism a missionary religion? (part I) The dramatic increase in the Jewish population towards the end of the Second Temple period has prompted the theory that Judaism at that stage was an energetic missionary religion. But this phenomenon should rather be ascribed to a variety of factors. In this first article five of these factors are discussed: the Jewish attitude towards procreation, th…
Joodse religieuse uitbreiding in die Nuwe-Testamentiese tydvak
Jewish religious expansion in the New Testament era: Was Judaism a missionary religion? (Part II) In the first part of this article five factors were identified which would have contributed to the significant numerical increase of Jews towards the end of the Second Temple period. Here six others are discussed: Jewish slaves in non-Jewish households, adoption of children, the universalistic tendency in certain circles, the role of the synagogue, t…
Joodse religieuse uitbreiding in die Nuwe-Testamentiese tydvak
Jewish religious expansion in the New Testament era: Was Judaism a missionary religion? (Part II) In the first part of this article five factors were identified which would have contributed to the significant numerical increase of Jews towards the end of the Second Temple period. Here six others are discussed: Jewish slaves in non-Jewish households, adoption of children, the universalistic tendency in certain circles, the role of the synagogue, t…
The Kingdom of God in the Gospel of Matthew
It would be entirely wrong to regard "kingdom of God" as the central motif of the New Testament. Matthew's kingdom depiction should be read against the backdrop of a (mainly) Jewish Christian community in the process of re-defining its own identity over against Jewish opposition, which was consolidating itself under Pharisaic-scribal leadership. The genitive "of God/of heaven" signifies the kingdom as God-determined, but God's transcendence is mi…
Forensic Metaphors in Romans and their soteriological significance
Previous studies on legal references in Paul concentrated almost exclusively on matters of civil law. A study of five important passages in Romans and an overview of the rest of Romans indicate that this letter contains an unusual number of forensic metaphors and that Paul, in Romans, packaged his soteriology within a forensic setting. This suggests that he deliberately created an implicature, inviting his readers to compare the iustitia Dei with…
South African discourse analysis in theory and practice
Discourse analysis should not be overly ambitious, but it can be a most helpful exegetical tool if it concentrates on the argumentative flow and thematic aspects of a discourse. A refined model of South African discourse analysis is presented. The different stages in this model are discussed and illustrated by means of Philippians 3:2-11. Special attention is given to problems regarding the dividing of the text into colons
Some more translation headaches in Romans
Following on a previous article, three more problematic lexical items which occur repeatedly in Romans are discussed: [foreign font omitted] and [foreign font omitted]. Typical of the old, etymological approach, translators are often inclined to attach too much weight to the preposition [foreign font omitted] in [foreign font omitted] In Romans 8:16, for instance, it would be more appropriate to translate [foreign font omitted] in the sense of af…
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