The Law and Society in the Old Testament: Formulation and Implementation of the Law in Ancient Israel

Autor: Temba Rugwiji

Publikováno v: Old Testament Essays, Vol 33, Iss 1 (2020)

Various laws were practised in ancient Israel. Although the present study will introduce briefly the concept of law as practised in Ancient Near East (ANE) in general, the project focuses particularly on ancient Israel as depicted by the Old Testamen

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Faith-based healing and African traditional medicine in Zimbabwe: A postcolonial perspective

Autor: Temba Rugwiji

Publikováno v: Theologia Viatorum, Vol 43, Iss 1, Pp e1-e10 (2019)

The missionary church in Africa had its own challenges regarding the missionary enterprise itself and the local African communities to which the Gospel was preached. Various opinions on the missionary enterprise in Africa have been advanced. The main

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/90e99e73ada84177baa07a88e4b17711

A critical evaluation of causalities of the genocide in Esther 3:8–15: Lawlessness and revolt of the Jewish diaspora community

Autor: Temba Rugwiji

Publikováno v: HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies; Vol. 77 No. 4 (2021)
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, Vol 77, Iss 4, Pp e1-e7 (2021)

Rereading of Esther 3:8–15 depicts that lawlessness and revolt on the part of the Jewish diaspora community ignited the genocide in the Persian Empire. The narrative is explicit that Haman was not comfortable with two main issues concerning the Jew

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https://www.ajol.info/index.php/hts/article/view/232984

REREADING CIRCUMCISION AS AN IDENTITY MARKER (GN 17:9-14): CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES ON MALE GENITAL MUTILATION AMONGST XHOSA COMMUNITIES IN SOUTH AFRICA

Autor: Temba Rugwiji

Publikováno v: Journal for Semitics. 23

During biblical times in the Near Eastern world, circumcision was a common practice. Reasons for conducting the operation varied. In biblical times, only males were circumcised. This essay attempts to answer the following questions: (1) What was the

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https://doi.org/10.25159/1013-8471/2813

REREADING THE DAVID-MEPHIBOSHETH NARRATIVE FROM A PASTORAL HERMENEUTICAL PERSPECTIVE: A SOCIAL MODEL

Autor: Temba Rugwiji

Publikováno v: Scriptura. 109:82

People with disabilities have experienced varying degrees of acceptance throughout recorded history.2 This paper articulates that modern societies tend to discriminate against people with disabilities whom they perceive as incapacitated to do what no

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https://doi.org/10.7833/109-0-126