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Luther’s Use of the Law as Contrasted with Calvin’s 路德与加尔文对律法的运用对比
Pan-African Journal of Theology Pub Date : 2024-07-12 DOI: 10.56893/pajot2024v03i01.03
Augustin Tchamba
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The Significance of Τοῦτο in Act 2:16 to the Eschatology of Acts 使徒行传 2：16 中的Τοῦτο对使徒行传末世论的意义
Pan-African Journal of Theology Pub Date : 2024-07-12 DOI: 10.56893/pajot2024v03i01.05
Odhiambo David Odhiambo
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Critical Analysis of Donald G. Bloesch’s Theological Method and its Implication to Doctrinal Formulation 对唐纳德-布洛依什的神学方法及其对教义制定的影响的批判性分析
Pan-African Journal of Theology Pub Date : 2024-07-12 DOI: 10.56893/pajot2024v03i01.02
Alexander Mwita, Gabriel Masfa
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Accessing the Greek Verbal System Through the Shona Verb: Toward a Bantu Approach to Biblical Languages 通过绍纳动词进入希腊语动词系统：从班图语入手研究圣经语言
Pan-African Journal of Theology Pub Date : 2024-07-12 DOI: 10.56893/pajot2024v03i01.01
Watson Mbiriri
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Biblical Narratives of Steadfast Grit: A Select Example in Cultivating Psychological Fortitude 圣经》中关于坚定勇气的叙述：培养心理承受力的精选范例
Pan-African Journal of Theology Pub Date : 2024-07-12 DOI: 10.56893/pajot2024v03i01.04
Mahlon Juma
{"title":"Biblical Narratives of Steadfast Grit: A Select Example in Cultivating Psychological Fortitude","authors":"Mahlon Juma","doi":"10.56893/pajot2024v03i01.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56893/pajot2024v03i01.04","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract\u0000Psychological grit is credited to Angela Duckworth. Psychologists have investigated grit as a personality trait, educators as a character trait, and economics as a non-cognitive competence or soft skill. Additionally, it has been translated into Russian, Japanese, German, Korean, Turkish, and Spanish. However, the attributes associated with grit, such as courage, conscientiousness, excellence, resilience, and optimism, are similar to Bible terminology. However, the literature is scarce, and there is a knowledge gap about these characteristics from a biblical standpoint. Critics have proposed that future studies look into the useful applications of grit in educational contexts and other languages. In response, the story investigated the following issues: (1) What words do the New and Old Testaments use to describe grit’s courage, conscientiousness, excellence, resilience, and optimism? (2) Who are the Biblical characters who demonstrated these virtues? The analysis revealed that grit is an abundant biblical attribute in both the New and Old Testaments. Countless Bible characters demonstrated grit. Distressing end-times call on Christians to display grit.","PeriodicalId":357088,"journal":{"name":"Pan-African Journal of Theology","volume":"60 24","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141654797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The Verbal Usage of עבד in the Book of Psalms: Exploring its Contextual Meaning and Theological Implications 诗篇》中עבד的动词用法：探索其语境意义和神学含义
Pan-African Journal of Theology Pub Date : 2024-07-12 DOI: 10.56893/pajot2024v03i01.06
Melak A. Tsegaw
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Incoherence in the Text of Q: An Investigation on Q Discourse Markers and Boundaries Q语篇中的不连贯:对Q语篇标记与边界的考察
Pan-African Journal of Theology Pub Date : 2022-12-08 DOI: 10.56893/pajot.2022-v1i1.206
Guy Josia Ndombo
{"title":"Incoherence in the Text of Q: An Investigation on Q Discourse Markers and Boundaries","authors":"Guy Josia Ndombo","doi":"10.56893/pajot.2022-v1i1.206","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56893/pajot.2022-v1i1.206","url":null,"abstract":"      In critical scholarship, Q, a compilation of verses from Luke and Matthew, is considered to be the earliest document of the gospels. This article assesses the notion of such a document by analyzing its coherence. This is done through the study of discourse markers and boundaries of the Greek text of the Critical Edition of Q with the aim to detect possible areas of incoherence. This study continues the debate on the reality of Q since arguing for Q presupposes the existence of a coherent text. After presenting the nature, characteristics, extent, and problems of Q, an analysis of the information structure of Q was conducted. The study shows that there is coherence in the lower levels of discourse while there is some level of incoherence at higher levels. While such a finding in itself is not an explanation for the non-existence of Q, it is an indicator that the redactors of the Q text constructed a text that is not fully coherent.","PeriodicalId":357088,"journal":{"name":"Pan-African Journal of Theology","volume":"78 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133737992","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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An Inquiry into the Role of Chaplains in Seventh-Day Adventist Schools in Uganda 对乌干达基督复临安息日会学校牧师角色的调查
Pan-African Journal of Theology Pub Date : 2022-12-08 DOI: 10.56893/pajot.2022-v1i1.133
Israel Kafeero
{"title":"An Inquiry into the Role of Chaplains in Seventh-Day Adventist Schools in Uganda","authors":"Israel Kafeero","doi":"10.56893/pajot.2022-v1i1.133","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56893/pajot.2022-v1i1.133","url":null,"abstract":"This study is approached with a presupposition that Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) school chaplains in Uganda are engaged in discipleship work. The paper sought to understand the role of chaplains in SDA secondary schools in Uganda. This study adopted a qualitative research approach. Data were collected by conducting interviews. A purposive sample of 10 secondary schools was selected from a population of 96 secondary schools. These schools were SDA Church-operated, and others were privately owned but affiliated to the SDA Church in Uganda. Data were analyzed using logical cross case-analysis. The findings indicated that SDA school chaplains in Uganda perform the role of school pastors by proselytizing. However, they struggle with issues of nurture and retention due to the porous nature of their converts.","PeriodicalId":357088,"journal":{"name":"Pan-African Journal of Theology","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121807564","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Holistic Community: The Key to Real-life Discipleship 全人团体:真实门徒训练的关键
Pan-African Journal of Theology Pub Date : 2022-12-08 DOI: 10.56893/pajot.2022-v1i1.163
Petr Činčala
{"title":"Holistic Community: The Key to Real-life Discipleship","authors":"Petr Činčala","doi":"10.56893/pajot.2022-v1i1.163","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56893/pajot.2022-v1i1.163","url":null,"abstract":"The word “discipleship” carries different meanings depending on the context in which it is used. Holistic community provides a natural environment in which people can learn cognitively, emotionally, and behaviorally. In this way, discipling in the context of community (small groups) enhances and strengthens behaving and believing, as well as belonging. Additionally, a deeper understanding of the three-fold revelation of God (i.e., the Triune God, who is by nature a communal, relational God) helps us better understand how holistic small groups foster the growth and support of believers, encouraging them to bring others into God’s family. The way the members of the Trinity relate to each other is a model of the very essence of discipleship. While other elements of church life are important to discipleship, it is specifically through/ within holistic small groups that disciples are created, grown, transformed, and multiplied. Three elements (colors) of discipleship necessary for real-life discipleship are suggested: teaching, mentoring, and modeling.","PeriodicalId":357088,"journal":{"name":"Pan-African Journal of Theology","volume":"222 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134284060","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Leadership and Morality in 1 Corinthians 5:1-13: Lessons for Contemporary Ghanaian Church Polity 哥林多前书5:1-13中的领导和道德:当代加纳教会政体的教训
Pan-African Journal of Theology Pub Date : 2022-12-08 DOI: 10.56893/pajot.2022-v1i1.143
G. Ossom-Batsa, G. Nsiah
{"title":"Leadership and Morality in 1 Corinthians 5:1-13: Lessons for Contemporary Ghanaian Church Polity","authors":"G. Ossom-Batsa, G. Nsiah","doi":"10.56893/pajot.2022-v1i1.143","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56893/pajot.2022-v1i1.143","url":null,"abstract":"     Paul’s response to the issue of sexual immorality in the Corinthian community has attracted the attention of several biblical scholars. While some think that the judgment of Paul on the incestuous man in 1 Corinthians 5:1-13 concerns the identity of the Christian community and moral responsibility, others argue that the focus is on the church’s response to immorality. The present study, on the other hand, through a literary critical analysis of the text, with close attention to its semantics and allusions, and an assessment of the material in the light of its social and historical background, establishes that the absence of a ‘functional leadership’ in the Corinthian Church in the absence of its founder, Paul, to provide an authoritative guide to members exacerbated their moral decadence. The paper concludes that contemporary Ghanaian church polity can learn participatory and shared leadership, which will foster group cohesion, promote the unity of purpose, and heal discord within Church communities.","PeriodicalId":357088,"journal":{"name":"Pan-African Journal of Theology","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124354190","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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