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1	Illness and health care in ancient Israel : the role of the social-cultural context in interpreting 2 Chronicles 26:11-23 van Eeden, Fay Clare 16 April 2010 (has links) Understanding illness and health care in the ancient world, and especially within ancient Israel, is not an easy undertaking. Most of the research done on Israelite health care focuses on the identification of disease rather than their sociological implications. This study hypothesises that to truly understand ancient Israel’s thoughts on illness and health care it is important to take the wider social context, in which a sick person would have found himself, into account. This study analyses the illness of King Uzziah (2 Chronicles 26:11-23) against the backdrop of the ancient Near East’s understanding of illness and health care, Israel’s view of Yahweh’s role in illness, as well as the interwovenness between illness and the social values of honour and shame. The notions of purity and impurity and the role they played in Israel’s understanding of illness, as well as the role of the temple and other consultative options are also taken into account in the study. In so doing the study intends to shed some light on the interwovenness between illness and social values in ancient Israel and thus enabling a better understanding of 2 Chronicles 26:11-23 and illness and health care in ancient Israel. Copyright / Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2008. / Ancient Languages / unrestricted Tempel Siekte Honour Shame Illness Health care Leprosy Ancient israel Temple Social values Purity Impurity Melaatsheid Gesondheidssorg Antieke israel Onrein Sosiale waardes Reinheid Eer Skaamte UCTD
2	'n Analise van die sosiale waardes in die leefwêreld van Klemens van Aleksandrië soos vergestalt in sy Paidagogos (Afrikaans) Smit, Gerrit Daniel Stephanus 19 May 2008 (has links) Biblical scholars have grown increasingly aware of the importance of looking at texts not only in their historical or literary contexts, but also in their socio-cultural contexts. Many studies have shown that honour and shame were core social values in the ancient Mediterranean world. By scrutinizing the available research on the topic of honour and shame, one realizes that there were indeed four major social values in the Mediterranean world, that is i) honour and shame, ii) patronage and reciprocity, iii) kinship and iv) purity. Modern biblical scholars would often appeal to the works of the classical authors in order to show how important these values were in the ancient world. Unfortunately claims that are being made in modern studies concerning honour and shame are usually based on the biblical and classical writings. These scholars seldom consult patristic writings. In this study it is argued that the ancient Church Fathers were indeed aware of these social values. The four social values mentioned above are taken as a basis to unlock the social context of Clement of Alexandria’s Paedagogue. It illustrates the importance of understanding the core social values of the Mediterranean society in order to interpret the theology of the early Church Fathers. / Thesis (DLitt (Greek))--University of Pretoria, 2008. / Ancient Languages / unrestricted Patristiek Purity Kerkvaders David desilva Genade Patristic writings Nuwe testament Group values Church fathers New testament Clement of alexandria Paedagogue Instructor Social values Social conflicts Mediterranean society Cultural anthropology Honour Pollution Paidagogos Klemens van aleksandrië Tugmeester Sosiale konflik Sosiale waardes Grace Mediterreense samelewing Kulturele antropologie Eer en skaamte Goedgunstigheid Groepwaardes Reinheid en onreinheid Kinship Reciprocity Shame Patronage UCTD

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Illness and health care in ancient Israel : the role of the social-cultural context in interpreting 2 Chronicles 26:11-23

'n Analise van die sosiale waardes in die leefwêreld van Klemens van Aleksandrië soos vergestalt in sy Paidagogos (Afrikaans)