The main goal and the content of the dissertation is to compare two different approaches to the Holy Scripture. To achieve this goal and to make out beforehand four-part assumptions in the conclusion is in the first part of this work defined the term of hermeneutics, then the relationship between hermeneutics and mission of both churches under examination is elaborated. The second part of the work, on the basis of studied literature, deals with research in the field of hermeneutics and exegesis history, with explanation of terms and backround, with outline of types of hermeneutics and principles of exegesis of the biblical text. This part is closed with the specification and description of the hermeneutical principles used by both chosen churches nowadays. The final third part deals with the practical comparison of one doctrinal topic - the day of worship and rest. This part is closed by the searching for reasons why the studied churches have come to different theological conclusions and instruments the change was achieved by.

La présente étude se propose comme première tentative de lecture, interprétation et transcription intégrale duCentheologicon d’Heymeric de Campo, philosophe et théologien brabantin du XVème siècle, connu parmi lesspécialistes surtout pour sa relation intellectuelle avec son élève, Nicolas de Cuse.Ce travail se compose de deux volumes, le premier qui constitue le véritable noyau théorique de la recherche, c’est-à-direle problème théorique de la ‘citation’ considérée comme ars citandi dans la pratique des genres philosophiques etthéologiques notamment au moyen âge ; et le deuxième qui représente le travail philologique préparatoir à l’édition dutexte du Centheologicon, conservé dans un seul manuscrit qui se trouve à la Bibliothèque Royale de Bruxelles (ms.11571-75). Dans le premier volume on discute la relation entre ‘auteur et auctoritas’, ‘texte original et copie’, ‘écriture etplagiat’ tout en se concentrant sur la ‘pratique de la citation’ et l’emploi des sources ‘cachées’ dans le Centheologicond’Heymeric. Cette démarche a été possible grâce au repérage de certaines ‘sources implicites’ dans le texte, auparavantinconnues, et a permis d’interpréter la citation comme ‘travail tout à fait littéraire’ et non comme ‘plagiat’ dans le senspéjoratif du terme. Le deuxième volume complète l’étude avec la trascription intégrale du Centheologicon dans uneforme très proche à l’emendatio définitive du manuscrit latin et pourtant constitue un bon résultat en vue de l’achèvementde l’édition du Centheologicon. / The study represents the first attempt to read, interpret and transcribe the complete Centheologicon of Heymeric deCampo, fifteenth century Flemish philosopher and theologian from Brabant, known among experts especially for hisintellectual relationship with his student, Nicolas of Cues.The work consists of two volumes; the first one is the core of the research, that is to say, the theoretical problem of the'citation', considered as ars citandi, in the practice of the philosophical and theological genres in the Middle Ages; andthe second one represents the philological work that is preparatory to the edition of the Centheologicon, preserved in asingle manuscript, which is in the Bibliothèque Royale of Brussels (ms. 11571-75).In the first volume the relationship between ‘author and auctoritas', 'original and copies 'composition and plagiarism isconsidered, by focusing the 'practice of citation’, and the use of 'hidden' sources in the Centheologicon of Heymeric.This approach has been made possible by the identification of 'implicit sources' in the text, previously unknown, andhelped interpret citation as 'quite literary work' and not as 'plagiarism' in the negative sense.The second volume completes the study with full transcription of the Centheologicon in a form very close to the finalemendatio of the Latin manuscript, thus being a good result for the completion of the edition of Centheologicon.

The thesis attempts to analyse the František Hrubín's poetry in which the parallels with The Scripture or biblical themes could be found. The thesis sorts discovered themes to those that can and to those that cannot be analyzed with the Scripture. The important findings is whether the discovered themes can be essentially marked as biblical or if they are used also with the other meaning by the author. Partical objective is the finding of identical themes in the other authors pieces and comparing them with the themes of František Hrubín. The thesis looks for the connections between the subjects, themes or with the author's writing itself or his contemporaries.

À partir d'une étude philologique attentive de l'Esprit géométrique, je montre l'évolution épistémologique de Pascal qui, découvrant la corruption naturelle d'un langage humain impuissant à assurer ses propres fondements, quitte ses positions cartésiennes. Par contrecoup, la prétention de la raison à formuler des principes universels est anéantie : toute connaissance rationnelle se fonde sur un socle autoritaire. Je souligne alors l'importance actuelle de l'œuvre mathématique pascalienne par sa mise en perspective dans la crise moderne des fondements. En lui appliquant les méthodes de la poétique aristotélicienne, je la caractérise par sa sensibilité figurative, qui s'étend à l'œuvre non scientifique et en révèle l'unité esthétique. Je montre ensuite l'originalité philosophique de Pascal qui sort du scepticisme en recherchant de nouveaux usages de la langue propres à communiquer la certitude. Je reprends le débat sur le chantier des Pensées pour en distinguer les éditions objectives, qui restituent le seul classement dont nous disposons effectivement, des éditions apologétiques qui le recomposent à partir de certaines des indications laissées par l'auteur. La grande originalité des Pensées classées est de proposer une recherche du bonheur sans a priori religieux. Elles établissent les contrariétés de la condition humaine, que philosophies et sciences humaines sont impuissantes à décrire ou résoudre car elles refusent, par principe, la contradiction. L'Écriture chrétienne entre alors en scène pour présenter le seul langage capable de faire aboutir la recherche, parce qu'acceptant et faisant signifier la contradiction. La double nouveauté est ici d'introduire la Bible dans le champ de l'existence par nécessité, et comme un simple livre, dont il s'agit de décrire le pouvoir cognitif. Structuré par la narration et par la figure (typologique), ce modèle biblique élargit la connaissance rationnelle et son référentiel spatio-temporel restreint. Il ouvre ainsi à son lecteur un horizon d'existence et lui montre un chemin pour réparer ses ses contrariétés. On voit là chez Pascal un profond renouveau de la pensée figurative et de l'approche littéraire de la Bible. / A thorough philological study of l'Esprit géométrique shows an evolution in Pascal's epistemology. Discovering a form of natural corruption in the incapacity of self foundation of the human langage, he leaves his former Cartesian positions. As a consequence, Reason's pretention to formulate universal principles is erased : every rational knowledge is based on a form of authority. This reveals the importance of Pascal's scientific work as regards to the crisis of fundation in modern Science. Using Aristotle's Poetic's methods, I show that Augustinian notion of figuration both applies to mathematics and Biblic litterature, and gives the aesthetic unity of the whole Pascal’s work . Its originality in philosophy is to get rid of scepticism by searching new languages capable of certitude. I reopen a long debate on the unaccomplished Pensées. I propose to distinguish between objective and apologetic editions. The latter are based on some of the author's indications on his intentions, the former use the only classification available. The thorough originality of what I call Les Pensées classées is to propose a quest for happiness with no religious a priori. After having established the contrarieties of humain condition which no philosophy or human science can describe or resolve because they reject contradiction, as a principle, this classification introduces the Christian Scripture as it carries the only language capable of accepting contradiction and giving a meaning to it. There are two new approaches here : introducing the Bible in the field of existence by necessity, and as a simple book with cognitive power. Structured by narration and figuration (typology), this Biblical model extends rational knowledge by extending its restricted space-time referential. It enlarges the horizon of existence of the reader and shows a path for repairing their contrarieties. Pascal deeply renews the classic figurative thought and the poetic approach of the Bible.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-10T18:55:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Julie.pdf: 999948 bytes, checksum: 79ecf0776a4bafe6d17dc65b3515a324 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-03-18 / The aspects of compromise and playfulness of Julio Cortázar (1914-1984) gravitated weighing in Latin American literature of the twentieth century. Coexist in the writer inseparable critic and intellectual figures who cross the writers of the Latin American Boom called, publishing phenomenon occurred on par with Europe - a continentshelter Latin American exiles in the 60s and 70s. The evidence taken by the Belgian- Argentine-French writer among the peers appear so disparate: the positive and plural character of his experimental work, through which recognizes a strong surrealist influence and dual-critical writer a reinvention of genres; negative by (not suffered alone) contempt intellectuals who opted for intellectual escapism, or not to leave the country. In this paradoxical scenario, it is evident Cortázar as a writer, critic and intellectual who writes a book guillotined in 1969, and has called Último Round in 2009, his writings gathered in a non-descript posthumously by his biographer: Papéis Inesperados. Under the eyes of the theories of David Arirgucci Jr. (1995), Linda Hutcheon (1991), Roland Barthes (1953, 1966), Leyla Perrone-Moisés (1990, 1998, 2005) and Silviano Santiago (1982, 2002, 2004), the aim if, through the analysis of the two works, giving greater clarity to the silhouette of Julio Cortázar deed within the Latin American comparative literature, fixing a time of hybrid scriptures. / Os aspectos, aparentemente diversos, como comprometimento e ludicidade na obra de Julio Cortázar (1914-1984) gravitaram com peso na literatura latino-americana do século XX. Coexistem no escritor as indissociáveis figuras de crítico e intelectual que atravessam os protagonistas do chamado Boom Latino-Americano, fenômeno editorial ocorrido em par com a Europa continente-abrigo dos exilados latinoamericanos nas décadas de 60 e 70 do século passado. A evidência assumida pelo escritor belga-argentino-francês em meio aos colegas de profissão aparece de maneira díspar: positiva pelo caráter experimental e plural de sua obra, por meio da qual reconhece-se uma forte influência surrealista e a característica do duplo críticoescritor e do escritor-crítico numa reinvenção dos gêneros; negativa pelo (não sofrido isoladamente) rechaçamento dos intelectuais que optaram ou pelo escapismo intelectual, ou por não sair da pátria. Nesse cenário paradoxal, evidenciase Cortázar como escritor, intelectual e crítico que escreve um livro guilhotinado em 1969, chamado Último Round e tem, em 2009, seus escritos inclassificáveis reunidos em uma obra póstuma por seu biógrafo: Papéis Inesperados. Com base nos pressupostos teóricos de Davi Arrigucci Jr. (1995), Linda Hutcheon (1991), Roland Barthes (1953, 1966), Leyla Perrone-Moisés (1990, 1998, 2005), Silviano Santiago (1982, 2002, 2004), Zilá Bernd (1998) pretende-se, realizar uma leitura crítico-interpretativa das obras Último Round e Papéis Inesperados, a fim de verificar em que medida, estas obras potencializam a figura do escritor, do crítico e do intelectual latino-americano contemporâneo, na figura de Cortázar, marcado pela imagem de uma escritura de cronópios e, igualmente, marcando um tempo de escrituras híbridas.

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Scripture is God’s Word in human language – a truth reflected over 2000years of Church history. Without this truth, proper knowledge of God is impossible. All human efforts to come to a true and meaningful understanding of God, lead to a variety of religious “isms.” The pluralism, post-modernism and post-Christian society of the 21st century, brings its own challenges. Words mean nothing and truth is relative. There are, however, unique resemblances with the pluralism, pre-modern and pre-Christian society of the patristic. From a historical-theological perspective, the researcher points out that these resemblances could shed light on the current burning issue around the authority of Scripture. This historic continuity with the patristic and apostolic tradition is addressed in relation to Tertullian and Augustine. Both these Church Fathers had to give Biblical answer to the burning issues of their day that sought to undermine the authority of Scripture. The patristic’s emphasis on the authority of Scripture, stems from the unique unity between the Old and New Testament. It finds expression in the Apostolic preaching – regula fidei – the rule by which sound theology and godly living is guaranteed. Their historical-literal method of Biblical exegesis reflects a Christian worldview in contrast to the secular worldview of their day. In conclusion the researcher points out the relevance of this study for Southern-Africa. The confusion within the ranks of society, and the disillusionment of hundreds of thousands in Africa concerning the role of the Church, ask for clear direction and uncompromising answers on the fundamentals of the Christian faith with the framework of the authority of Scripture. / Dissertation (MA (Church History))--University of Pretoria, 2007. / Church History and Church Polity / unrestricted

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This dissertation presents a contribution to measure the church order and ecclesiastical law in the Nederduitsch Hervormde Church of Africa against the Presbyterial-synodal understanding of church government. The latter forms the canonical outline of Biblical Reformative Theology as an indication of the theology currently practiced in the Nederduitsch Hervormde Church of Africa. At the outset a historical overview is given on the origin and development of the Presbyterial-synodal church government that was mainly shaped by Calvin in Geneva and later elaborated upon in Paris, and then further developed in the Netherlands. Reference is also made to the Algemeen Reglement of 1816, the 1951 church order of the Nederlandse Hervormde Church, as well as the 1951 church order of the Nederduitsch Hervormde Church of Africa. A description is given of what is understood by Biblical Reformative Theology as a revelation theology, which objectively assesses man as a sinner redeemed by grace through Jesus Christ. In this regard the church is willed by God and exists in eschatological expectation when Jesus will be everything in everyone. An exposition of Presbyterial-synodal church government calls attention to the church's existence from the beginning of time, founded by God, and it is therefore of a covenantal nature. Offices are seen as gifts from God to mankind to bring those who had been saved by Jesus Christ to faith in Him. Office bearers gather together in an assembly of offices to govern the church according to the Word of God. The church is a confessing church who confesses its faith with the church of all ages, as summarized in the ecumenical creeds and the three formularies of unity. Reference is also made here to the sacraments, ceremonies, church festivals and days of remembrance. The chapter concludes with a reference to church discipline as well as the relationship between church and state. Finally the church order and ecclesiastical law in the Nederduitsch Hervormde Church of Africa is measured against the previous definition of the Presbyterial-synodal understanding of church government. / Thesis (PhD (Theology))--University of Pretoria, 2006. / Church History and Church Policy / unrestricted

In 1963, M.H. Abrams suggested that the ultimate source of Wordsworth's poetry is the Bible, and, in particular, the New Testament. This thesis, however, demonstrates the importance of the Old Testament and offers the first extended analysis of Wordsworth's use of Old Testament rhetoric. It examines both his affectionate perceptions of the natural world, and the Biblical recollections that saturate his writing. The purpose is to align two critical discourses - on Scripture and topography - and in doing so, situate Wordsworth's sense of himself as a poet-prophet in both Britain and America. The four chapters are structured topographically (Dwelling, Vales, Mountains, Rivers), and organised around a phenomenological experience of lived space, as expressed in key poems. Close analysis of Wordsworth's poetic language from Descriptive Sketches to Yarrow Revisited reveals the influence of the Bible (and the recent analysis of sacred Hebrew poetry undertaken by Lowth), while the theories of Heidegger and Bachelard provide a conceptual approach to Wordsworth's investment in nature. The epilogue opens questions of Wordsworth's reception in America by exploring the awareness of cultural and physical geography and sense of Wordsworth's prophetic ministry amongst his heirs. The thesis concludes that Wordsworth's extensive recourse to scriptural language and the physical landscape strengthened his claim to be a Prophet of Nature. His poetry self-consciously adopted the universal 'language of men' - that of the King James Bible.