scholarly journals Die openbaring van God – ’n retories-kritiese interpretasie van Romeine 1:18-32

2003 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Cornelius
Keyword(s):  
Critical Point ◽  
Specific Problem ◽  
Rhetorical Criticism ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Communicative Function ◽  
Doctoral Thesis ◽  
General Revelation ◽  
God's People ◽  
Critical Interpretation ◽  
God's Work

The revelation of God – a rhetorical-critical interpretation of Romans 1:18-32 M.A. Kruger’s 1983 doctoral thesis caused serious discussion in GKSA circles with regard to the differentiation between “general revelation” and “specific revelation”. Romans 1:18-32 seems to be a central pericope in the understanding of the revelation of God. A project of the Faculty of Theology, PU for CHE, focusing on this specific problem, gave birth to this article as a component of the interpretation of this pericope. The issue addressed in this article is how this pericope can be interpreted from a rhetorical-critical point of view. In my own interdisciplinary and interactional approach to rhetorical criticism, the purpose is to interpret the communicative function(s) of this pericope. It turns out that the letter to the Romans was addressed to those in Rome in order to convince them that the reason for their acceptance as God’s people lies in God’s work only and not in their imitation of the Jews. Romans 1:18-32 seems to be part of the opening of the letter body intended to be a warning for all people, including an example of what may happen if this warning is not taken seriously. The logic of the argument indicates that God’s wrath will come upon those who do not accept His revelation in creation.

scholarly journals Fern von Aleppo: Narrative Themenentfaltung im interkulturellen Kontext

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-129
Author(s):  
Eman Mohamed Abdelfattah Said
Keyword(s):  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Narrative Structure ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Narrative Text ◽  
Narrative Development ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Communicative Function ◽  
Communicative Functions ◽  
German Reader

Abstract In “Fern von Aleppo”, the Syrian author Faisal Hamdo, who left his home in 2014 and sought refuge in Germany, tells of his very personal integration experiences. The book represents a kind of intercultural communication. In his book, Faisal Hamdo, who sees himself as a “mediator between the worlds”, tries to give the German reader answers to many questions regarding Syrian culture. From a text linguistic point of view, this book identifies the narrative development that seems to be tailored to the intercultural context. Accordingly, the present article raises the following questions: Does the structure of classic narration differ from the structure of narration in an intercultural context? Which intercultural information units are presented in the text? How are they embedded in the narrative text? Which constituents of the narrative structure are suitable for realizing intercultural communication? Which communicative functions do the constituents of the narrative structure fulfill in an intercultural context? The contribution sets itself the goal of analyzing the narrative structure to investigate how intercultural communication comes about through narration, how the intercultural information units are integrated into the constituents of the classic narrative structure so that they fulfill their communicative function, and to developa suitable analysis model.

The lame man at the pool of Bethesda: Christological and doxological significance of characterisation in John 5

2021 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan Hahn ◽  
Ernest Van Eck
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
Religious Leaders ◽  
Historical Criticism ◽  
Minor Characters ◽  
Theological Perspective ◽  
God The Father ◽  
A Minor ◽  
Significant Attention ◽  
Minor Character ◽  
God's Work

In any research of the biblical themes in Scriptures, the exegete must exercise discipline in strictly adhering to an exegetical process wherein the text is permitted to speak for itself in the context of the passage. This article therefore explored the literary traits and analysed characterisations in the story of the lame man at the pool of Bethesda as portrayed in John 5 through a ‘narratological and exegetical’ approach, considering literary, social, cultural and historical criticism with significant attention given to the text of the author or narrator. It is very important to know the author’s theological viewpoint as seen in the characterisation of an anonymous character in the related gospel narrative, because it may be easily be overlooked due to the lack of attention for a minor character. The author’s theological point of view is revealed in the characterisation of the lame man, the Jewish religious leaders, and of Jesus. Although the lame man himself is generally regarded as one of the ‘minor characters’ who appears in the gospel, the narrative of the lame man’s healing is an important part of John’s Christology and doxology, establishing Jesus as the Son whom God the Father sent to do God’s work not for his own glory, but for the glory of God the Father. An analysis is undertaken of the literary traits and various characterisations evident in the seven scenes of John 5’s account of the healing of the lame man, comparing him with other minor characters in John 4 and 9 who were healed.Contribution: In this article a narratological and exegetical approach is employed to identify the Christological and doxological significances in John 5 by exploring the literary traits of the narrative point of view and character presentation through the theological perspective of the narrator.

An Unfulfilled Promise

Tempo ◽  
1954 ◽  
pp. 19-25
Author(s):  
John S. Weissmann
Keyword(s):  
Critical Point ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Bela Bartok ◽  
Publication Date ◽  
Keen Interest ◽  
American University ◽  
University Professor ◽  
Material Information ◽  
Research Grant

The news that Halsey Stevens, an American University professor, was preparing a book on Bartók, aroused keen interest among sympathisers with the Hungarian composer, and publication-date was impatiently awaited. The author received very generous assistance from every quarter: a research grant from his university, and direct and indirect material information from a large number of people most of whose help is duly acknowledged in the preface. Why was it, then, that the book did not come up to expectations? The answer lies, partly, in Prof. Stevens's self-imposed limitations. The title says: “The Life and Music of Béla Bartók”, and Prof. Stevens seems to be careful to confine himself, almost literally, to the description of the two points his title indicates. His aims are more clearly defined in the foreword, where he says: “This book is concerned primarily with Bartók's music, approached from both the analytical and the critical point of view” (though the latter point of view is rather tentatively approached), and in a passage later on in the book: “… it has nowhere been the intention in this book to examine Bartók's work from the standpoint of its motivations, physical, psychological, or otherwise …” (p.250). I submit that this approach, though conducive of valuable information, is essentially a wrong one to adopt.

Mercury fractionation in tropical soils: A critical point of view

Chemosphere ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 257 ◽  
pp. 127114
Author(s):  
Isabela C.F. Vasques ◽  
Fernando B. Egreja Filho ◽  
Everton G. Morais ◽  
Francielle R.D. Lima ◽  
Jakeline R. Oliveira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Point ◽  
Tropical Soils ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Mercury Fractionation

scholarly journals TV and elderly people: educating or mis-educating?

Comunicar ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (31) ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisca María Rodríguez-Vázquez
Keyword(s):  
Critical Point ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Quantitative Information ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Free Time

Elderly people spend long hours in front of TV without any kind of planning. Thus, it is necessary to study TV consumption and offer guidelines to help them to watch TV from a critical point of view. This paper shows the results obtained immediately after a study carried out with people over 65 years who visit the centres for elderly people in Huelva in their free time. This paper shows with quantitative information the vision that elderly people from Huelva have about TV, and finally it proposes different progress actions that can reduce the time they spend in front of it. Son muchas las horas que pasan los mayores delante de la televisión sin ninguna planificación previa de lo que van a ver. Por tanto, se hace necesario realizar un estudio sobre el consumo de la televisión en los mayores y plantearles una serie de pautas para orientarles a ver la televisión con una visión crítica. Y es en esta comunicación donde exponemos los resultados obtenidos a raíz de un estudio realizado a personas mayores de 65 años que acuden en su tiempo libre o de ocio a los Centros de Día para Mayores de Huelva. Esta comunicación recoge con datos cuantitativos la visión que tienen del medio televisivo los mayores de Huelva, para proponer finalmente distintas acciones de mejora que pueden incidir en la utilización de la televisión como una pequeña parte de su tiempo libre y ocio, y no, como la totalidad o gran parte de ella.

Islamic Feminism: a new feminist movement or a strategy by women for acquiring rights?*

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amal Grami
Keyword(s):  
Critical Point ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Feminist Movement ◽  
Islamic Feminism ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Academic Implications

This article focuses on the phenomenon of Islamic feminism. It provides a detailed summary of the defining theories and objectives of the movement and its role in contributing to raising awareness and as an agent for change as well. It highlights the expanding boundaries of the phenomenon and the implications this has had on its content, orientation, and role in a world where globalization and Islamophobia are affecting the process of developing Islamic feminism. The article traces the factors that contributed to the rise of Islamic feminism and explores how these interacted to produce the phenomenon in the changing contexts. It analyses the inherent problems in the movement and its argument from a critical point of view. The article concludes by asking a number of questions that help in understanding the nature and the limitations of Islamic feminism, its role, social, religious, political and academic implications.

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