Defining Boundaries with a Vengeance: Identity Formation and the Motif of Divine Vengeance as Boundary Control in the Epistle to the Hebrews by Arjan Van den Os

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Attachment to land: Land Reform and the Anglican Church of Southern Africa by Jean Pienaar

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Can a major religion change? Reading Genesis 1�3 in the twenty-first century1 by IJJ Spangenberg

“…Since the paradigm shift in Biblical Studies which occurred towards the end of the nineteenth century, the doctrine has come under severe criticism by Old� Testament scholars. …”
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Communicating amidst reality: Ezekiel�s communication as a response to his reality by Johan Serfontein, Wilhelm J. Wessels

“…It aids in bridging the divide thatexists between Practical Theology and Old Testament Biblical Studies.…”
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Exile: History, Interpretation, and Theology by Daniel Smith-Christopher

“…One of the most prolific fields of research in biblical studies in the twenty-first century – in both Old and New Testament studies – is the analysis of biblical texts in relation to the events of the Neo-Babylonian conquests of Judah. …”
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Oor doodloopstrate en omwe�: kanttekeninge by die boek Doodloopstrate van die geloof � �n Perspektief op die Nuwe Hervorming by IJJ Spangenberg

“…The article argues that Durand and like minded reformed theologians in South Africa ignore the latest research in biblical studies and therefore adhere to fundamentalist opinions about the Bible and church doctrines.…”
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Jerusalem's Survival, Sennacherib's Departure, and the Kushite Role in 701 BCE: An Examination of Henry Aubin's Rescue of Jerusalem by Alice Ogden Bellis, Marta Høyland Lavik, Song-Mi Suzie Park, Christopher B. Hays, Jeremy Pope, Aidan Dodson, Lester L. Grabbe, Alan B. Lloyd, K. Lawson Younger, Henry T. Aubin

“…Eight scholars from a range of disciplines—biblical studies, Assyriology, Egyptology and Nubiology—assess the thesis and explore related ideas. …”
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Ewe Christology: The Sonship of Christ in Hebrews 1:1-4 from an Ewe Perspective by Mawuli Nyador

“…This paper is a biblical and cultural reflection and application of Hebrews 1:1-4 from the Ewe Bible in the Ewe context using two main approaches, the Mother Tongue Criticism methodology of biblical studies and the Comparative Approach. From the Ewe text, this study concludes that the primal understanding of the word Mawu Vi which is known in local parlance as Sogble, according to the evidence in Hebrews 1:1, is not the same as Jesus of the Bible. …”
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Constructing the rights and duties of slave-owners as socio-historic context of the New Testament by H. Goede

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Grotesque bodies in the book of Job: A psychoanalytic perspective by Pieter van der Zwan

“…Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: The interface of biblical hermeneutics and exegesis with other research fields in the social sciences and humanities such as psychoanalytic theory and literary criticism expanded the horizon of insight for all parties involved, not only for biblical studies.…”
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Wanted – a new approach to the life of Jesus by D. Seccombe

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Song and music in the Pauline epistles: Paul’s utilisation of Jewish, Roman and Greek musical traditions to encourage the early Christian communities to praise God by F.P. Viljoen

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Reason’s dead end in David Faure: why the Cape’s earliest liberal minister embraced spiritualism by B. A. Zuiddam

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Exousia and Conflict in the Gospel of Mark by Judith König

“…Interest in the Gospel of Mark has been steadily growing in the field of biblical studies for years. Although Mark’s narrative had long been treated as less polished and thus theologically lacking compared to the other canonical gospels in the past, many scholars now recognize it as a complex narrative with various intertwining and intentionally employed plots and storylines. …”
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The Role of Preaching in Congregational Organizational Commitment: GKI Dasa Surabaya’s Case Study by Frederich Oscar Lambertus Lontoh DTh, Philip Suciadi Chia, DTh, PhD

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God, Christ and the Spirit in Luther and Calvin’s commentaries on the Letter to Philemon by D. Francois Tolmie

“…Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: The article illustrates the importance of historical perspectives for Biblical Studies, in particular for the interpretation of Biblical texts.…”
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Grounding the Theory of Discursive Resistance: Language, Semiotics and New Testament Theology by Timo Juhani Eskola

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The Cup of God’s Wrath: Libation and Early Christian Meal Practice in Revelation by Meredith J C Warren

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The Political Funeral of Isabella the Catholic in Rome (1505): Liturgical Hybridity and Succession Tension in a Celebration <i>Misere a la Italiana et Ceremoniose a la Spagnola</i> by Álvaro Fernández de Córdova

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Hebrew Linguistics and Biblical Criticism: A Minimalist Programme by Vincent De Caën

“…The first, polemical part situates the programme within recent, indeed controversial, departures in biblical studies. The second part works through a problem that has hitherto resisted explanation to showcase the methodology and to indicate the anticipated results. …”
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