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Heteropatriarchy's Blame Game: Reading Genesis 37 with Izitabane during COVID 19 父权制的责任游戏：在2019冠状病毒病期间与伊齐塔班恩一起阅读《创世纪37》

Old Testament essays Pub Date : 2022-06-21 DOI: 10.17159/2312-3621/2022/v35n1a4

C. Van der Walt, Hanzline R. Davids

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Hannah in Stages and Places: An Exploration of Narrative Space in 1 Samuel 1 舞台与场所中的汉娜:《撒母耳记上》叙事空间探析

Old Testament essays Pub Date : 2022-06-21 DOI: 10.17159/2312-3621/2022/v35n1a6

S. Rembold

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The Anti-Yahweh Label lassaw' in Jeremiah (PART 1) 耶利米书中的反耶和华标签套索（上）

Old Testament essays Pub Date : 2022-06-21 DOI: 10.17159/2312-3621/2021/v34n3a16

Wynand C. Retief

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Exploring Rabbinic Approaches to the Psalms 探索拉比对诗篇的解读

Old Testament essays Pub Date : 2022-06-21 DOI: 10.17159/2312-3621/2022/v35n1a7

Gavin Michal

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Belief in Yhwh as Identity Marker in Pre-exilic Israel: An Identity-Oriented Reading of Deuteronomy 13 以色列被掳前信仰耶和华作为身份标记:对申命记13章的身份导向解读

Old Testament essays Pub Date : 2022-06-21 DOI: 10.17159/2312-3621/2022/v35n1a5

Giorgio Paolo Campi

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Moïse, parmi les prophètes intercesseurs selon les Ps 105; 106,23; 99,6; 77 avec Balaam en Nb 22–24, contre – exemple de l’infidélité des Israélites selon Nb 25,3 = Ps 106,28.40 根据诗篇105，摩西是代祷的先知之一;106.23;99.6%;77与巴兰在Nb 22 - 24，反对-以色列不忠的例子根据Nb 25,3 =诗篇106,28.40

Old Testament essays Pub Date : 2022-02-10 DOI: 10.17159/2312-3621/2022/v35n3a6

B. Gosse

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Edom and Babylon: Archetypal Enemies of God and His People. A Comparative Analysis of Obadiah and Isaiah 13:2-14:23 以东和巴比伦:上帝和祂子民的典型敌人。俄巴底亚与以赛亚书13:2-14:23的比较分析

Old Testament essays Pub Date : 2022-02-10 DOI: 10.17159/2312-3621/2022/v35n3a7

R. A. Ferries

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Editorial - HULISANI RAMANTSWANA (UNISA) 社论-HULISANI RAMANTSWANA（UNISA）

Old Testament essays Pub Date : 2022-02-10 DOI: 10.17159/2312-3621/2022/v35n1a2

Hulisani Ramantswana

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Representations of Disability in the Old Testament and Their Implication for the Nexus between Poverty and Disability: Lessons for the Church in Contemporary Zimbabwe 《旧约》中对残疾的描述及其对贫困与残疾关系的启示:当代津巴布韦教会的经验教训

Old Testament essays Pub Date : 2022-02-10 DOI: 10.17159/2312-3621/2022/v35n3a3

M. A. Bowa

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The Lamentations of the Disadvantaged: Reading Psalm 73 in the Context of Oppression in Contemporary Nigerian Society 弱势群体的哀歌：在当代尼日利亚社会压迫的背景下阅读诗篇73

Old Testament essays Pub Date : 2022-02-10 DOI: 10.17159/2312-3621/2022/v35n3a4

J. K. T. Biwul

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