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1 Dept. of Old & New Testament University of Stellenbosch Private Bag X Matieland SOUTH AFRICA Back Numbers Scroll down/ click on next page in Acrobat Reader for the Table of Contents for Issues Scriptura 75, 2000:4 Editor's Note A last word Johann Kinghorn The heuristic key of "sustainable community" Ernst Conradie Contemporary European religious beliefs and practices Loek Halman Europe's moral beliefs Loek Halman Extending the materialist/post-materialist distinction Bernard C. Lategan An analysis of the value patterns of South African elites on selected moral issues Hennie Kotzé Shared values in South Africa?: A selection of value orientations in the field of personal ethics Hennie Kotzé NGOs, churches and the challenge of fourth generation people-centred development strategies in South Africa Ignatius Swart & Dawid Venter...449

2 Scriptura 76, 2001:1 THE DUTCH REFORMED CHURCH (DRC) AND TRANSITION IN SA The DRC's role in the context of transition in South Africa: Background of a research project and questions from a German perspective Wolfram Weisse...1 Critical discourse analysis: A methodological discussion for analysis of editorials on the state of emergency, Die Kerkbode Christine Anthonissen...17 Belhar and the white DRC: Changes in the DRC? Russel Botman...33 The future of reformed churches in SA some random notes and reflections John W. de Gruchy...43 The influence of the DRC on public policy during the late 1980s and 1990s Etienne de Villiers...51 Preparing and keeping the mind-set intact: Reasons and forms of a theology of the status quo Bernard C. Lategan...63 "Remembering forward and hoping backward"? Some thoughts on women and the DRC Elna Mouton...77 The DRC's role in the context of transition in South Africa: Main streams of academic research Piet Naudé...87 Reporting on the state of emergency ( ) in Die Kerkbode Annette Rosenfeld Has there been any change? On the role of the DRC Dirkie Smit The DRC: Present challenges in the light of the past response to "a socio-linguistic and theological analysis of Die Kerkbode" Frits Gaum Accompanying the flock the development of the DRC Willem Nicol The "NGK": Present challenges in the light of the past. Experiences of a dissenter: An evaluation of one's own role in development within the DRC Nico Smith...139

3 Scriptura 77, 2001:2 SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION AND BIBICAL INTERPRETATION The Biblical legitimization of ethnic diversity in Apartheid Theology Louis Jonker Israel en die nasies: 'n Kritiese nadenke oor die dokument Ras, Volk en Nasie Alec Basson Bybelgebruik in die Belharbelydenis se artikel oor "Eenheid" Andries Daniels The role of women in social transformation in the Nkhoma Synod (Malawi) Winston R. Kawale Women, social transformation and the Bible in Nkhoma Synod (Malawi) Winston R. Kawale Biblical interpretation and the role of women in the Church of Central Africa, Presbyterian Joel Manda Bible exegesis in Dutch ecclesial documents on homosexuality Arie van der Kooij Social transformation and Biblical interpretation: A comparative study Louis Jonker GENERAL CONTRIBUTIONS The African foundations of Christiantity: Myth or reality? James N. Amanze Ethnicity and nationbuilding: A South African faith perspective from below K.Th. August The Afrikaans translation of the Bible for the deaf Bernard Combrink The call to rewrite the Bible: Some perspectives Jeremy Punt...303

4 Scriptura 78, 2001:3 A preface on empirical Biblical hermeneutics Ernst M. Conradie Bibical interpretation in established Bible study groups Ernst M. Conradie, Hendrik L. Bosman, Louis C. Jonker A 'thick description' of two Bible studies by the Dutch Reformed Church Ottery group Louis C. Jonker A 'thick description' of two Bible studies by the Sokhanya Bible School Danie C. van Zyl A 'thick description' of two Bible studies by the Langa Baptist group Ernst M. Conradie A 'thick description' of two Bible studies by the Strand Anglican group Chuck A. Wanamaker A 'thick description' of two Bible studies by the Belhar Anglican group Hendrik L. Bosman A 'thick description' of two Bible studies by the Belhar Lighthouse group Douglas G. Lawrie Bible study within established Bible study groups Ernst M. Conradie, Louis C. Jonker Reading, interpretation, reinscription: three perspectives on engaging with texts Douglas G. Lawrie Mapping the various factors playing a role in Biblical interpretation Louis C. Jonker What are interpretative strategies? Ernst M. Conradie Biblical interpretation within the context of established Bible study groups Ernst M. Conradie Determining relative adequacy in Biblical interpretation Ernst M. Conradie, Louis C. Jonker..448 GENERAL CONTRIBUTIONS Praktiese teologie as hermeneuties-kritiese teologie Elsabé Kloppers A comparison and evaluation of four recent works on the interpretation of the Old Testament in SA Christo J.S. Lombaard A South African annotation to shame in Ezekiel 16 Marietjie Odendaal...479

5 Scriptura 79, 2002:1 ARTICLES DERIVE FROM A CONFERENCE OF THE THEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA WHITHER DOES THE WIND BLOW? SOUTH AFRICAN REFLECTIONS ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE HOLY SPIRIT AND CHRIST AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE, JUNE 2001 Some thoughts on "public theology" and its relevance for the South African context Ronell Bezuidenhout & Piet Naudé...3 Notes on Leonardo Boff and the Filioque Ernst M. Conradie...14 On the Spirit as love Brian Gaybba...25 The role of Pneumatology in the ethics of Stanley Hauerwas Nico Koopman...33 The wind blows gently: reflections on the Holy Spirit in the theology of K.H. Miskotte Ockert Meyer...41 Confessing Nicea today? Critical questions from a South African perspective Piet Naudé...47 The Spirit of God: A soteriological metaphor in Biblical history and its significance for us today Klaus Nürnberger...55 The Filioque problem history and contemporary relevance Bernd Oberdorfer...81 The gift of participation: on the Triune God and the Christian moral life Robert Vosloo...93 GENERAL ARTICLES The challenges and opportunities of a socio-rhetorical commentary H.J. Bernard Combrink Paul, hermeneutics and character: implications for Scripture and identity Jeremy Punt...143

6 Scriptura 80, 2002:2 THIS EDITION OF SCRIPTURA IS DEDICATED TO BERNARD COMBRINK 'n Huldeblyk aan Bernard Combrink (met publikasielys) A tribute to Bernard Combrink (with list of publications) Elna Mouton Geskiedenis, geloof en die Evangelies: perspektiewe op die verhouding tussen geskiedenis en teologie in die Bybelwetenskappe Pieter G.R. de Villiers The "sense" of feminist Biblical scholarship for church and society Maretha M. Jacobs Narrative function of the apocalypse Young Jang Nuwere ontwikkelinge op die gebied van die geskiedskrywing Bernard Lategan What is Biblical media criticism? A media-critical reading of Luke 9:51-56 J.A. Loubser Die Kanaänitiese vrou van Matteus 15: Hervormer in eie reg Elna Mouton Paul's concept of salvation culmination of an evolutionary process Klaus Nürnberger Empire, Messiah and violence: a contemporary view Jeremy Punt Isaiah in 1 Peter 3:13 17: Applying intertextuality to the study of the Old Testament in the New Fika van Rensburg, Steve Moyise Bodily parts vying for power: hierarchies and bodies in early Christianity J.N. Vorster Whose side are you on? Structure and rhetoric in Christ's parable of the sheep and the goats Ernst Wendland GENERAL CONTRIBUTIONS The Christian faith as predictor of loneliness Anda le Roux Scriptura 81, 2002:3 Due to appear soon

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