‘On Earth as it is in Heaven …’ The heavenly sanctuary motif in Hebrews 8:5 and its textual connection with the ‘shadowy copy’ of LXX Exodus 25:40

Steyn, Gert J.

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“…Theologians have demonstrated continuity between the Judaic and Christian traditions through New Testament imagery of the temple 'sanctuary' as a 'type' or 'shadow' of the heavenly sanctuary, which is at once the dwelling place of a holy God but also accessible to all believers through the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ (Mackie, 2011;Steyn, 2011). Others have shown that this basic idea could also be found in other ancient faith traditions, such as city sanctuaries in Ancient Greece in the confines of which those of citizen status were granted divine protection (Marfleet, 2011).…”

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“…Thus Hope sums up the implicit tension in the way that sanctuary "offers asylum, refuge, unconditional love, but true sanctuary will also be the place of judgement, crisis, challenge, risk and change -the place of liberation" (Hope, 1995, p. 196). She thereby captures the paradox of the sanctuary as both a place of escape from the demands, injustices and oppression of the outside world, and a place where the damaging consequences can be confronted and challenged and liberation found.Theologians have demonstrated continuity between the Judaic and Christian traditions through New Testament imagery of the temple 'sanctuary' as a 'type' or 'shadow' of the heavenly sanctuary, which is at once the dwelling place of a holy God but also accessible to all believers through the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ (Mackie, 2011;Steyn, 2011). Others have shown that this basic idea could also be found in other ancient faith traditions, such as city sanctuaries in Ancient Greece in the confines of which those of citizen status were granted divine protection (Marfleet, 2011).…”

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Places of Sanctuary for 'the Undeserving'? Homeless People's Day Centres and the Problem of Conditionality

Bowpitt

Dwyer

Sundin

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British Journal of Social Work

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This paper is an exploration of a dilemma that is central to the place of day centres in tackling single homelessness, and raises issues for social work more generally. On the one hand, day centres provide vital services to a vulnerable group in a safe, nonthreatening and non-judgemental setting; on the other hand, in doing so, they are believed to impede opportunities for personal change. The paper draws on findings from a research study which compared and contrasted the priorities of single homeless people with multiple support needs with the priorities of support services, exploring the role of encounters between service users and agencies in either overcoming or reinforcing multiple exclusion homelessness. This paper focuses on evidence about the use of day centres. It seeks to draw on theological insights to explore day centres as 'places of sanctuary' whose largely unconditional accessibility enables them to serve as both a last refuge for the victims of multiple rejection and a safe place to confront the past. This paper will take the debate about conditionality in welfare provision beyond the field of homelessness to address one of the oldest dilemmas of social work: how to facilitate change while respecting people's free agency. 2Key words: homelessness; sanctuary; day centre; conditionality The contested world of homeless people's day centresThis paper uses evidence from research with single homeless people to explore a dilemma at the heart of day centre provision for this group. How can a service both appeal to service users on their terms and be a vehicle for change? After reviewing research into homeless people's day centres, the concept of 'sanctuary' will be advanced as a way of understanding how day centres seek to resolve this dilemma in practice. Conclusions will be drawn that shed light on one of the oldest issues for social work: how to effect change in people in ways that still respect their free agency. Thirdly, in the 'community work approach', day centres aim to foster personal change, by encouraging service users to tap into their inner resources through, for instance, skill development and work-related activity. While this is a helpful categorisation of the broad character of day centres, most manifest elements of more 4 than one of these approaches, and the dilemma identified at the beginning of this section is obscured. How can a service maintain open accessibility while pursuing personal change agendas for which service access might need to be made conditional? Day centres within broader homelessness strategiesThe criticism that day centres support the very lifestyles they are meant to challenge has become part of the folklore of homelessness policy for at least the last 20 years (Randall and Brown, 2002), and cannot be fully addressed without exploring broader urban developments and homelessness strategies. Two issues are of particular relevance: strategies of social cleansing associated with the 'revanchist' city; and the process of 'responsibilising' disruptive and anti-so...

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Places of Sanctuary for 'the Undeserving'? Homeless People's Day Centres and the Problem of Conditionality

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Dwyer

Sundin

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British Journal of Social Work

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“…his own body as sacrifice 85 in the sanctuary of God (Steyn 2011b) -once and for all -when he died for the sins of humanity. 86 In this manner, he not only demolished death itself but also the slavery of the fear of death (Heb 2:15).…”

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Life in the Pauline Letters (3): Life in the Pastoral Epistles

Genade¹

2021

Reformed Theology in Africa Series

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Peer review declarationThe publisher (AOSIS) endorses the South African 'National Scholarly Book Publishers Forum Best Practice for Peer Review of Scholarly Books'. The manuscript was subjected to rigorous two-step peer review prior to publication, with the identities of the reviewers not revealed to the author(s). The reviewers were independent of the publisher and/or authors in question. The reviewers commented positively on the scholarly merits of the manuscript and recommended that the manuscript be published. Where the reviewers recommended revision and/or improvements to the manuscript, the authors responded adequately to such recommendations.v Research JustificationThis publication deals with 'A Biblical Theology of Life' based on the New Testament. It forms the second of a two-volume publication on A Biblical Theology of Life. These two volumes trace the concept of life throughout the Protestant canon, working with the final form of the biblical books in Hebrew and Greek Scripture. This is done by providing the reader with a book-by-book overview of the concept of life. The introductory chapter of the first volume elucidates the scope for this two-volume publication followed by 12 chapters dealing with Old Testament corpora. The second volume proceeds with 10 chapters dealing with New Testament corpora. This volume concludes with a final chapter synthesising the findings of the respective investigations of the Old and New Testament corpora in order to provide a summative theological perspective of the development of the concept of life through Scripture.Although much has been published on the concept of life in the biblical text, it seems that up to date no comprehensive biblical theology in which the concept of life is traced throughout the different corpora of the Old and New Testament has been published. The current publication intends to fill this research gap. It is assumed that such an approach can provide a valuable contribution to the theological discourse on life and related concepts. From this investigation, it is clear that life forms a central and continuous theme throughout the biblical text. The theme begins with the living God who creates life but is shortly followed by death that threatens life. Despite this threat, God sustains life and awakens life from death. The text concludes with the consummation depicting eternal life in the new heaven and earth.A biblical-theological investigation is chosen as the methodology. It entails a thematic approach as it investigates the concept of life, with contextual foci on what individual books of Scripture teach about life, joined diachronically with an investigation of the progressive use of the concept of life in Scripture, while providing a theology of Scripture as a whole investigating the concept of life in all 66 books of the Protestant canon.No empirical research was conducted, and it does not pose ethical risks. The book is written by scholars for scholars. The target audience is peers and researchers.Except for a portion in Chapter 6, which ...

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“…Steyn (2011a), to the insight that LXX manuscripts ought to be compared to NT manuscripts -but then ancient manuscript witnesses should be compared with manuscripts, not eclectic modern printed text editions with each other (see also Steyn 2010aalso Steyn :211-226, 2010b. Further aspects of this comparative and intertextual research on the LXX and Hebrews include investigations related to Hebrews' possible Egyptian origin (Steyn 2016b:103-122); its composition (Steyn 2011b(Steyn , 2014a; quotations from the Torah (Steyn 2000(Steyn :263-272, 2002(Steyn :207-223, 2006a(Steyn :135-151, 2007(Steyn :152-168, 2011b(Steyn , 2016c, Psalms (Human & Steyn 2010;Steyn 2003aSteyn :493-514, 2003bSteyn :262-282, 2004Steyn :1085Steyn -1103Steyn , 2006bSteyn :119-134, 2009aSteyn :384-406, 2010c and Minor Prophets (Steyn 2009b:119-140); its relationship to the Dead Sea Scrolls (Steyn 2016d); the use of Septuagint terminology (Steyn 2009c(Steyn :583-607, 2014b(Steyn :113-125, 2015d; intertextual connections with the Maccabean literature (Steyn 2015e:271-291); moral language attained from Hebrews' Scriptures (Steyn 2010d:311-329) and inevitably related aspects of its theology (Steyn 2001(Steyn :433-440, 2003c(Steyn :1107(Steyn -1128(Steyn , 2005(Steyn :123-134, 2011c(Steyn :429-450, 2011d.…”

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Celebratory nostalgia: Reflecting on the work and impact of the Department of New Testament Studies at the University of Pretoria

Rensburg

2017

Verbum Eccles.

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In lieu of the centenary celebrations of the FT at the UP, this chapter takes a closer look at the Department of NTS. It does not only want to serve as a reflection on people and events that have led to the department’s present. Making use of introspective examination focused on the Department’s current position, task and impact, the chapter aspires to allow for the generation and evaluation of mental representations of possible futures. It thus anticipates exploring the history, work and impact of the Department of NTS at the UP, briefly by focusing on the variety of methods used by current members of the Department in their various research projects as well as the impact that these projects have and can continue to have. In doing so, the chapter demonstrates that the Department embraces a methodology which holds the diachronic and synchronous approaches in dialogue, thus pursuing a holistic approach. Through this continual pursuit of a holistic approach, the Department of NTS ensures a focus on the distinctive contribution that the NT offers – a better understanding of the dialectic between theological conceptualisations and historical reality.

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‘On Earth as it is in Heaven …’ The heavenly sanctuary motif in Hebrews 8:5 and its textual connection with the ‘shadowy copy’ of LXX Exodus 25:40

Cited by 5 publications

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Places of Sanctuary for 'the Undeserving'? Homeless People's Day Centres and the Problem of Conditionality

Places of Sanctuary for 'the Undeserving'? Homeless People's Day Centres and the Problem of Conditionality

Life in the Pauline Letters (3): Life in the Pastoral Epistles

Celebratory nostalgia: Reflecting on the work and impact of the Department of New Testament Studies at the University of Pretoria

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