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Die historiese vraag na die land en grondbesit in Israel : die tekortkomings van die historiese kritiek

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In this paper, the authors discuss the presuppositions and shortcomings of the historical critical exegesis in connection with the study of the land and land tenancy in Israel and discuss the limitations of historical criticism.
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The historical quest for land and land tenancy in Israel: The limitations of historical criticism The aim of this article is to discuss the presuppositions and shortcomings of the historical critical exegesis in connection with the study of the land and land tenancy in Israel. The following questions are asked: Why did theology ignore the significance of land and land tenancy? Is the nature of the historical critical study of land atomistic? Why is the study of land and land tenancy so important today? What causes the importance of land today?

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The Earth is the Lord's

Rachel Reeder
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TL;DR: It is hard to believe an entire generation has passed since the first EARTH DAY some 37 years ago as discussed by the authors, and even a President who has long expressed his severe skepticism that global warming is actually occurring, much less is a problem, acknowledged in his State of the Union address that changing global climactic patterns are the cause for real concern.

Op soek na 'n weg uit fundamentalisme, rasionalisme en relatiwisme : research article

N. Vorster
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that the extremes of fundamentalism, rationalism, and relativism can be avoided without compromising the authority of Scripture, by using a plurality of methods which are author, text and reader orientated.
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Op soek na ’n weg uit fundamentalisme, rasionalisme en relatiwisme

Nico Vorster
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that the extremes of theological fundamentalism, rationalism and relativism can be avoided without compromising the authority of Scripture, and the central theoretical argument of this article is that theological extremism can be avoid, should a plurality of methods be used.
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The Gospel and the land;: Early Christianity and Jewish territorial doctrine,

W. D. Davies
TL;DR: Davies as discussed by the authors provides an account of the historical and theological process by which early Christians gave a "spiritual" interpretation of traditional Jewish views of the land, and also shows that Jewish attitudes were not monolithic in the first century, that notions of a preexistent, heavenly or eschatological Jerusalem were present, and that some Jews considered the viability of Judaism apart from the land.
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Temple versus Household in Luke-Acts: A contrast in social institutions

TL;DR: In this paper, a social-scientific study of Luke-Acts advances the thesis that the Temple and the Household represent opposed types of social institutions and economic relations, only one of which, the Household, is capable of embodying socially, symbohcally and ideologically the structures, values and goals of an inclusive gospel of universal salvation.
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Land Tenure and the Biblical Jubilee: Uncovering Hebrew Ethics through the Sociology of Knowledge

TL;DR: Fager as mentioned in this paper examines three levels of meaning within the biblical jubilee legislation, which was produced by the priestly intellectuals during the period of exile, and examines the deepest level of the ancient Israelites' understanding of land and justice.