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The Apostle Paul and homosexuality : a socio-historical study / Petrus Hendrik BothaBotha, Petrus Hendrik January 2004 (has links)
Like many other people I have thought about the biblical understanding of homosexuality.
Because of my previous study on sexual purity before marriage and the exegetical work
done on key biblical passages for that study, I thought I understood where the real issues
lay regarding the subject of homosexuality. This study is an attempt to contribute to the
current discussion in the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa on the topic of
homosexuality.
In bringing this study to its final format I have received the indispensable help of others.
First and foremost I wish to express my gratitude to my promoter, Professor Fika J van
Rensburg. I am indebted to him beyond what mere words could convey in terms of
gratitude. Our academic relationship spans five years and has developed into a warm
friendship. It has been to my matchless benefit to be associated with him. I have profited
much from his biblical knowledge, scholarly experience and overall passion and love for
the Lord Jesus Christ.
I also want to thank Reverend Erlo Stegen of Mission Kwasizabantu for his support and
spiritual guidance. It is very special to be associated with a person who preaches the
Word of God unambiguously and who has given and dedicated his life to Christ and Christ
alone. Through his dedication Mission Kwasizabantu had become a home to the spiritual
homeless and a refuge for the spiritual weary. The Mission has also been my home since
1994.
I would like to express appreciation to Dr Andre van Niekerk and the North-West
University for the financial support to complete this study. It is my prayer that the critical
reader of this thesis will acknowledge that the money was well invested. I also wish to
express my sincere gratitude to my friend, Reverend Frits van der Menve, for proofreading
the manuscript.
A special word of thanks to the personnel of the Ferdinand Postma and Jan Lion Cachet
Libraries for their help and assistance. All my requests were always met with a smile and
helpful attitude. All work done for me was executed in a spirit of kindness and
benevolence.
Lastly, I would like to thank my wife Andra and my son Chris, whose lives are inextricably
bound with my own and who shared in the sacrifices associated with this study. / Thesis (Ph.D. (New Testament))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2004.
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The Apostle Paul and homosexuality : a socio-historical study / Petrus Hendrik BothaBotha, Petrus Hendrik January 2004 (has links)
Like many other people I have thought about the biblical understanding of homosexuality.
Because of my previous study on sexual purity before marriage and the exegetical work
done on key biblical passages for that study, I thought I understood where the real issues
lay regarding the subject of homosexuality. This study is an attempt to contribute to the
current discussion in the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa on the topic of
homosexuality.
In bringing this study to its final format I have received the indispensable help of others.
First and foremost I wish to express my gratitude to my promoter, Professor Fika J van
Rensburg. I am indebted to him beyond what mere words could convey in terms of
gratitude. Our academic relationship spans five years and has developed into a warm
friendship. It has been to my matchless benefit to be associated with him. I have profited
much from his biblical knowledge, scholarly experience and overall passion and love for
the Lord Jesus Christ.
I also want to thank Reverend Erlo Stegen of Mission Kwasizabantu for his support and
spiritual guidance. It is very special to be associated with a person who preaches the
Word of God unambiguously and who has given and dedicated his life to Christ and Christ
alone. Through his dedication Mission Kwasizabantu had become a home to the spiritual
homeless and a refuge for the spiritual weary. The Mission has also been my home since
1994.
I would like to express appreciation to Dr Andre van Niekerk and the North-West
University for the financial support to complete this study. It is my prayer that the critical
reader of this thesis will acknowledge that the money was well invested. I also wish to
express my sincere gratitude to my friend, Reverend Frits van der Menve, for proofreading
the manuscript.
A special word of thanks to the personnel of the Ferdinand Postma and Jan Lion Cachet
Libraries for their help and assistance. All my requests were always met with a smile and
helpful attitude. All work done for me was executed in a spirit of kindness and
benevolence.
Lastly, I would like to thank my wife Andra and my son Chris, whose lives are inextricably
bound with my own and who shared in the sacrifices associated with this study. / Thesis (Ph.D. (New Testament))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2004.
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Die absicht des1. Timotheus: eine performanzkritische untersuchung / (The purpse of 1 Timothy: a perfomance critical analysisStemmler, Klaus 06 1900 (has links)
Starting point of the search for the purpose of 1 Timothy is the assumption
of basic similarities between this letter and letter writing in Greco-Roman
antiquity. This means that 1 Timothy is designed for an oral performance in
front of an audience. The analysis concentrates on the so far neglected
classical duties of the speaker: memoria and pronuntiatio. This means the
memorized performance in front of an audience. 1 Timothy shows many
mnemotechnical devices and puts certain terms in focus. This shows what
expressions the audience has to memorize and what aspects show
prominence. The result of this can be formulated as the purpose of 1
Timothy: Paul wants to confirm Timothy in his mandate to guard the gospel
from being changed through a resolute dismissal of wrong teachings and an
ethic that honours God and men. / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology / M. Th. (New Testament)
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Age Matters: Age, Aging and Intergenerational Relationships in Early Christian Communities, with a Focus on 1 Timothy 5LaFosse, Mona Tokarek 24 July 2013 (has links)
Exploring age structure in Mediterranean cultures illuminates the social dynamics of intergenerational relationships that became more visible in late first and early second century early Christian texts, and especially in 1 Timothy 5. This was a time of crisis when those with a living memory of the foundations of the movement were almost gone, and the community was scrutinized by outsiders. Since we have relatively few clues related to aging and age structure in the extant texts, a model of generational stability and social change based on ethnographic data helps us to imagine culturally sensitive possibilities that we can then test out as we reread the texts in their Roman cultural context. In his fictive story of Paul and Timothy, the author of the heterographical (pseudepigraphical) letter of 1 Timothy establishes an ideal intergenerational relationship between “Paul” as an older man and “Timothy” as his adult “child.” When the fictive Paul directs Timothy to speak kindly to older people (5:1-2), he introduces a section on age-related issues. Behaviour that was causing concern for public reputation included adult children shirking filial duty (5:4, 8), young widows gadding about in public (5:11-15), and younger men accusing their elders (5:19). These behaviours threatened the reputation and honour of the community and may have been encouraged by the opposing faction. The author’s solution was to reject the opposing teachings and enforce behaviour that reflected proper age structure: adult children should fulfill their filial responsibilities and care for widowed mothers and grandmothers (5:4); young widows should be guided and supported by middle-aged women who were responsible for them in the age hierarchy among women (5:16); middle-aged women should imitate the exemplary behaviour of the enlisted widows who were over 60 years old; and young men were to be rebuked in front of everyone for their disrespect toward elders (5:20). In the face of social change, the author advocates for behaviour reflective of the traditional age structure of Roman society.
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Age Matters: Age, Aging and Intergenerational Relationships in Early Christian Communities, with a Focus on 1 Timothy 5LaFosse, Mona Tokarek 24 July 2013 (has links)
Exploring age structure in Mediterranean cultures illuminates the social dynamics of intergenerational relationships that became more visible in late first and early second century early Christian texts, and especially in 1 Timothy 5. This was a time of crisis when those with a living memory of the foundations of the movement were almost gone, and the community was scrutinized by outsiders. Since we have relatively few clues related to aging and age structure in the extant texts, a model of generational stability and social change based on ethnographic data helps us to imagine culturally sensitive possibilities that we can then test out as we reread the texts in their Roman cultural context. In his fictive story of Paul and Timothy, the author of the heterographical (pseudepigraphical) letter of 1 Timothy establishes an ideal intergenerational relationship between “Paul” as an older man and “Timothy” as his adult “child.” When the fictive Paul directs Timothy to speak kindly to older people (5:1-2), he introduces a section on age-related issues. Behaviour that was causing concern for public reputation included adult children shirking filial duty (5:4, 8), young widows gadding about in public (5:11-15), and younger men accusing their elders (5:19). These behaviours threatened the reputation and honour of the community and may have been encouraged by the opposing faction. The author’s solution was to reject the opposing teachings and enforce behaviour that reflected proper age structure: adult children should fulfill their filial responsibilities and care for widowed mothers and grandmothers (5:4); young widows should be guided and supported by middle-aged women who were responsible for them in the age hierarchy among women (5:16); middle-aged women should imitate the exemplary behaviour of the enlisted widows who were over 60 years old; and young men were to be rebuked in front of everyone for their disrespect toward elders (5:20). In the face of social change, the author advocates for behaviour reflective of the traditional age structure of Roman society.
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1 Timothy 2:8-3:1 (a), women's ordination in the light of the Christian self-definition of women in EphesusCairns, Helen Dorothy 11 1900 (has links)
Throughout church history, traditional interpretations of I Timothy 2:8-3:1 (a) have excluded women from ordained ministry in the church universal. The aim of this dissertation was to propose an alternative hermeneutical framework to effect fresh understanding of this text. A social-scientific approach utilised . models from sociology and communication theory. The socio-religious climate of Asia Minor particularly Ephesus between 59 and 64 C E is described. An assessment is made of the status of women in Asia Minor as well as in Hellenism, Romanism and Judaism. A textual analysis provided pointers to the aspects under research. Research findings strongly suggest that neither the text or the world beyond can be used to exclude women from full participation at all levels in the church. / Biblical and Ancient Studies / M.A. (Biblical Studies)
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1 Timothy 2:8-3:1 (a), women's ordination in the light of the Christian self-definition of women in EphesusCairns, Helen Dorothy 11 1900 (has links)
Throughout church history, traditional interpretations of I Timothy 2:8-3:1 (a) have excluded women from ordained ministry in the church universal. The aim of this dissertation was to propose an alternative hermeneutical framework to effect fresh understanding of this text. A social-scientific approach utilised . models from sociology and communication theory. The socio-religious climate of Asia Minor particularly Ephesus between 59 and 64 C E is described. An assessment is made of the status of women in Asia Minor as well as in Hellenism, Romanism and Judaism. A textual analysis provided pointers to the aspects under research. Research findings strongly suggest that neither the text or the world beyond can be used to exclude women from full participation at all levels in the church. / Biblical and Ancient Studies / M.A. (Biblical Studies)
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Absicht des 1. Timotheus: eine performanzkritische untersuchung / The purpose of 1 Timothy : a performance critical analysisStemmler, Klaus 06 1900 (has links)
Text in German with German and English summaries / Starting point of the search for the purpose of 1 Timothy is the assumption of basic similarities between this letter and letter writing in Greco-Roman antiquity. This means that 1 Timothy is designed for an oral performance in front of an audience. The analysis concentrates on the so far neglected classical duties of the speaker: memoria and pronuntiatio. This means the memorized performance in front of an audience. 1 Timothy shows many mnemotechnical devices and puts certain terms in focus. This shows what expressions the audience has to memorize and what aspects show prominence. The result of this can be formulated as the purpose of 1 Timothy: Paul wants to confirm Timothy in his mandate to guard the gospel from being changed through a resolute dismissal of wrong teachings and an ethic that honours God and men. / Ausgangspunkt der Frage nach der Absicht des 1. Timotheus ist die
Annahme, dass dieser Brief grundsätzliche Gemeinsamkeiten mit der
kaiserzeitlichen Epistolographie aufweist. Demnach ist der 1. Timotheus für
den mündlichen Vortrag (Performanz) vor einem Publikum konzipiert. Die
Analyse konzentriert sich auf die bisher in der rhetorischen Forschung
vernachlässigten klassischen Aufgaben des Redners: memoria (das
Auswendiglernen) und pronuntiatio (der freie Vortrag). Dabei zeigt sich,
dass im 1. Timotheus eine Vielzahl mnemotechnischer Mittel eingesetzt
wird. Auch die für einen effektiven mündlichen Vortrag notwendige
Hervorhebung einzelner Begriffe wird methodisch begründet und
aufgezeigt. Dadurch wird deutlich, welche Punkte sich den Zuhörern
einprägen sollen und welche Aspekte besonders hervorgehoben werden. Die
Zusammenfassung dieser Ergebnisse wird als Absicht des 1. Timotheus
formuliert: Paulus will Timotheus in seinem Auftrag bestätigen, nämlich das
Evangelium vor Verfälschung zu bewahren durch ein entschiedenes
Eintreten gegen falsche Lehren und eine Ethik, die Gott und den Menschen
mit Ehre und Respekt begegnet. / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology / M. Th. (New Testament)
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Bedeutung und hermeneutischen Implikationen der Verweise auf die Schöpfungsordnung und den Fall Evas in 1. Timotheus 2 / The meaning and hermeneutical implications of the references to the order of creation and the fall of Eve in 1 Timothy 2Haslebacher, Christian 02 1900 (has links)
German text / Nach grundsätzlichen Überlegungen zur Allgemeingültigkeit, Kultur- und Zeitbezo-genheit neutestamentlicher Aussagen untersucht die vorliegende Studie das Lehrver-bot der Frauen im gesamtbiblischen Kontext. Dadurch resultiert 1. Timotheus 2:12-14 als Schlüsseltext in der Frage, ob Frauen für den leitenden und lehrenden Dienst in der Gemeinde zugelassen sind. Hinweise für das richtige Verständnis von 1. Ti-motheus 2:12-14 sind Vergleiche mit anderen paulinischen Verweisen auf erzählte Ereignisse des Alten Testaments und ihre Funktion im jeweiligen Diskurs, die Wir-kungsgeschichte der Schöpfungsreihenfolge und von Evas Fall im Frühjudentum sowie die Funktion dieser Verweise in der Argumentation im 1. Timotheusbrief. Ab-schliessend wird 1. Timotheus 2:12-14 im Bezug auf den unmittelbaren Kontext un-tersucht. Die vorliegende Arbeit schließt, dass 1. Timotheus 2:12-14 trotz der Ver-weise auf die Schöpfungsreihenfolge und den Fall Evas nicht als allgemeingültig zu verstehen ist. / After general reflections on universal validity, and on the cultural and temporal set-ting of New Testament propositions, this study examines the prohibition on women teaching in Christian congregations in the context of the whole Biblical canon. From this perspective, 1 Timothy 2:12-14 offers a key role for the validity of women as leaders and teachers. Clues towards a correct understanding of 1 Timothy 2:12-14 are to be found in comparisons with references to Old Testament events and their par-ticular function in Pauline discourse, in reception of the order of creation and fall of Eve in early Judaism, and in the function of these references in the argument of 1 Timothy. Finally, 1 Timothy 2:12-14 is examined in view of its immediate context. The thesis concludes that, despite its reference to the order of creation and the fall of Eve, 1 Timothy 2:12-14 should not be understood as an absolute prohibition. / New Testament / M. Th. (New Testament)
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Bedeutung und hermeneutischen Implikationen der Verweise auf die Schöpfungsordnung und den Fall Evas in 1. Timotheus 2 / The meaning and hermeneutical implications of the references to the order of creation and the fall of Eve in 1 Timothy 2Haslebacher, Christian 02 1900 (has links)
German text / Nach grundsätzlichen Überlegungen zur Allgemeingültigkeit, Kultur- und Zeitbezo-genheit neutestamentlicher Aussagen untersucht die vorliegende Studie das Lehrver-bot der Frauen im gesamtbiblischen Kontext. Dadurch resultiert 1. Timotheus 2:12-14 als Schlüsseltext in der Frage, ob Frauen für den leitenden und lehrenden Dienst in der Gemeinde zugelassen sind. Hinweise für das richtige Verständnis von 1. Ti-motheus 2:12-14 sind Vergleiche mit anderen paulinischen Verweisen auf erzählte Ereignisse des Alten Testaments und ihre Funktion im jeweiligen Diskurs, die Wir-kungsgeschichte der Schöpfungsreihenfolge und von Evas Fall im Frühjudentum sowie die Funktion dieser Verweise in der Argumentation im 1. Timotheusbrief. Ab-schliessend wird 1. Timotheus 2:12-14 im Bezug auf den unmittelbaren Kontext un-tersucht. Die vorliegende Arbeit schließt, dass 1. Timotheus 2:12-14 trotz der Ver-weise auf die Schöpfungsreihenfolge und den Fall Evas nicht als allgemeingültig zu verstehen ist. / After general reflections on universal validity, and on the cultural and temporal set-ting of New Testament propositions, this study examines the prohibition on women teaching in Christian congregations in the context of the whole Biblical canon. From this perspective, 1 Timothy 2:12-14 offers a key role for the validity of women as leaders and teachers. Clues towards a correct understanding of 1 Timothy 2:12-14 are to be found in comparisons with references to Old Testament events and their par-ticular function in Pauline discourse, in reception of the order of creation and fall of Eve in early Judaism, and in the function of these references in the argument of 1 Timothy. Finally, 1 Timothy 2:12-14 is examined in view of its immediate context. The thesis concludes that, despite its reference to the order of creation and the fall of Eve, 1 Timothy 2:12-14 should not be understood as an absolute prohibition. / New Testament / M. Th. (New Testament)
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