NTT Journal for Theology and the Study of Religion - Volume 41, Issue 2, 1987

Abstract In this article the view is defended that Am. 5:13 together with Am. 5:12 form a unit, with Am. 5:13 functioning as the conclusion of Am. 5:12. So the maśkīl can be seen as a victim of the injustice of Amos’ days, just as the maśkīl was a victim in the days of Antiochus IV Epifanes as witnessed in Dan. 11:33.35. The verse Am. 5:13 is held to be an authentic part of the message of the prophet Amos.

Abstract This article offers an analysis of Bernard’s treatise De gradibus humilitatis et superbiae on the basis of a description of Benedictine monastic life as codified in the Rule. On the one hand the Rule of Benedict sums up the main elements of monastic life, on the other hand, it leaves room for experiments. It is this flexibility which Bernard fully exploits in this treatise. Rearranging monastic and religious images and pla Read More

Abstract Henricus Oort was an internationally respected Hebrew and Biblical scholar, as well as a liberal and enlightened Christian. In 1880 a popular publication on the Talmud led him into a fierce controversy with the Amsterdam rabbi Tobias Tal. The case got much publicity and Tal became famous by his resolute attack on a respected member of the intellectual establishment. Today, however, not the Jewish side of t Read More

Abstract The aim of this paper is to determine the licitness of research on human embryos by suggesting an answer to the question of their moral status. The paper begins by considering and rejecting various indirect ways of determining the licitness of embryo research or the status of the embryo. These are rejected in favour of tackling directly the question if and when embryos are to be treated as persons. Arguments bas Read More