My thesis draws up a new theory of the aphorism, a form which has received limited critical
treatment in literary and philosophical studies. It uses this model of aphorism to frame an …

This book offers a detailed analysis of the Gospel of Thomas in its historic and literary
context, providing a new understanding of the genesis of the Jesus tradition. Discovered in …

This thesis examines the narrative and non-narrative interpretive approaches to Jesus'
parables employed in early Christian Gospels (Thomas, Matthew, Mark, and Luke) in order …

The motif of finding a treasure appears in parables in the Gospels of Matthew and Thomas
as well as in rabbinic parables and stories. Finding a treasure or jewellery seems to be a …

This paper presents a Biblical ethical engagement with the politics of forgiveness in South
Africa. The research stems from a three-year empirical research project that involved Black …

Apparently dead and buried for years, metaphor has been" resurrected"-today metaphor is
alive and well. Scholars and readers of Scripture, especially those socialised into the …

This dissertation analyzes the metaphorical use of אוֹר/φふぁいῶς in the biblical texts of Isaiah (8:
23-9.1) and Matthew (4: 12-17) with the aim of evaluating its translation in Lugbarati (a Nilo …

For the most part, Lukan parables have been examined primarily as individual parables
without any attempt to connect them to the purpose of Luke's Gospel. I propose, therefore, in …

The argument advanced in this paper is that liturgical language functions as metaphorical
language while contributing to spiritual formation and that this spiritual forming is reflected in …