Bible in Africa Studies by Johannes Wessels
by Johannes Wessels, Joachim Kuegler, Stephanie Feder, Francis Machingura, Fortune Sibanda, BiAS Series, Reverend Nyasha Madzokere, Canisius Mwandayi, Musa W. Dube, Lovemore Togarasei, and Moji Ruele The relationship between the Bible and Children in Africa is a topic of highest relevance. This b... more The relationship between the Bible and Children in Africa is a topic of highest relevance. This book is treating it in two main perspectives which often are intertwined:
| The exegetical perspective “Children in the Bible” is dealing with the concepts of childhood in biblical texts, asking for example: How are children conceived in different texts. What is their status in family, society and church? What is their relation to God? What is the metaphoric use of childhood in biblical soteriology? What is the function and meaning of calling adult persons “children” (of God, or of the Apostle)?
| The contextual perspective “African children of today and the Bible” is dealing with the different life settings African children find themselves in and how the Bible is present in these life settings. Here the questions for example are: What is the status of children in family and society? How are traditional concepts of childhood changing under the conditions of poverty, HIV/AIDS and violence? How are the ideas and ideals of childhood influenced by the Bible? What is the role of the Bible in child-education? Can children’s rights be established with help of the Bible?
This volume of BiAS 17 is collecting the papers presented at the 2012 BiAS meeting in Gaborone, Botswana, with some additional contributions.
Papers by Johannes Wessels
In the past seven years I have been blessed with a friendly group of fellow researchers and colle... more In the past seven years I have been blessed with a friendly group of fellow researchers and colleagues at the Faculty of Theology of the NorthWest University in Potchefstroom. Especially the Colloquia, and my students at the Mafeking Campus of the University, provided an invaluable forum for presenting my ideas and research. The Subjectgroup New Testament also provided me with the support and facilities I have needed to produce and complete my dissertation. I would especially like to thank the congregations of Lobatse DRCB and Bospoort NGKSA for their prayers, support and contribution towards my studies. Though it is difficult to make any special mentions, I must thank Boesman and Linda Steinberg for the friendship, enthusiasm and backup they provided throughout the duration of my studies. I thank my parents, and family for supporting me throughout all my studies at the University, not only for providing a home in Potchefstroom, but also for assistance, encouragement, and understanding during the difficult phases of my study. Without my father's 'offering the gospel free of charge' during my absence in the congregations, this thesis would not have been possible. My deepest gratitude goes towards, my wife, Elzeth, and my two daughters, Jana and Marnel, for their patience, sacrifices, and love during the time of my studies. It was wonderful to know that the successful completion of my thesis was always a priority to them. Above all I, like the apostle Paul, am indebted to the Lord who was with me, and gave me the grace to work hard to produce this thesis. I sincerely believe that this document is also a testimony of his ongoing work in the lives of his servants.
... The existence of the imperial cult at Corinth can be deducted from the location of the temple... more ... The existence of the imperial cult at Corinth can be deducted from the location of the temple for Octavia, the sister of August, in the city. ... Furthermore, there is literary evidence that Corinth was the home of the provincial imperial cult for the member cities of the Achaean league. ...
In die Skriflig/In Luce Verbi, 2013
Een van die grootste siektes van ons tyd is kulturele Christenskap. In hierdie treffende werk ver... more Een van die grootste siektes van ons tyd is kulturele Christenskap. In hierdie treffende werk vertel Chip Ingram dat 'n wanbegrip van God en die konsep van oorgawe van hom 'n 'kulturele, wêreldse, skynheilige volgeling van Jesus gemaak het'; hy vertel dat die boodskap van Romeine 12 hom radikaal verander het.
STJ | Stellenbosch Theological Journal
The nature of the economic formation in the Early Church has been widely debated through the cent... more The nature of the economic formation in the Early Church has been widely debated through the centuries. In his work, Das Kapital, Karl Marx quotes Acts 2:44–45, and even supplies these verses as his reason for hating God. As in the case of Marx and his compatriots, several current biblical scholars (especially those from poor communities) are still disillusioned by their view that the initial drive towards sharing money and property have soon been watered down by the Early Church.This article’s main focus is on the way in which reciprocity sheds new light on the economics of the Early Church. It concludes that economics in the Apostolic Era and the Early Church introduced a clear departure from the monetary policies exercised in the First Century Temple in Jerusalem, and in the Synagogues. Not only the main ‘economic’ events in Acts, but also the subsequent results in developing congregations, then and now, are discussed.
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Bible in Africa Studies by Johannes Wessels
| The exegetical perspective “Children in the Bible” is dealing with the concepts of childhood in biblical texts, asking for example: How are children conceived in different texts. What is their status in family, society and church? What is their relation to God? What is the metaphoric use of childhood in biblical soteriology? What is the function and meaning of calling adult persons “children” (of God, or of the Apostle)?
| The contextual perspective “African children of today and the Bible” is dealing with the different life settings African children find themselves in and how the Bible is present in these life settings. Here the questions for example are: What is the status of children in family and society? How are traditional concepts of childhood changing under the conditions of poverty, HIV/AIDS and violence? How are the ideas and ideals of childhood influenced by the Bible? What is the role of the Bible in child-education? Can children’s rights be established with help of the Bible?
This volume of BiAS 17 is collecting the papers presented at the 2012 BiAS meeting in Gaborone, Botswana, with some additional contributions.
Papers by Johannes Wessels
| The exegetical perspective “Children in the Bible” is dealing with the concepts of childhood in biblical texts, asking for example: How are children conceived in different texts. What is their status in family, society and church? What is their relation to God? What is the metaphoric use of childhood in biblical soteriology? What is the function and meaning of calling adult persons “children” (of God, or of the Apostle)?
| The contextual perspective “African children of today and the Bible” is dealing with the different life settings African children find themselves in and how the Bible is present in these life settings. Here the questions for example are: What is the status of children in family and society? How are traditional concepts of childhood changing under the conditions of poverty, HIV/AIDS and violence? How are the ideas and ideals of childhood influenced by the Bible? What is the role of the Bible in child-education? Can children’s rights be established with help of the Bible?
This volume of BiAS 17 is collecting the papers presented at the 2012 BiAS meeting in Gaborone, Botswana, with some additional contributions.