Faculty of Theology
Department of Old Testament Studies
Selected Highlights from Research Findings
It has thus far been accepted that the first internet activity in South Africa could be dated to late 1988, when en email message was sent from Rhodes university to a private home in the USA. From this research it seems that an underground email network of the Anglican Church (Church of the Province of South Africa) already existed a few months prior to the Rhodes email. By the end of 1987 or early 1988 this network was used to coordinate the anti-apartheid activities of the CPSA bishops, and to inform interested parties outside of the country about the arrests of church leadership. On one occasion international protests against such arrests reached the authorities before the police had confirmed that the arrest orders had in fact been carried out. The underground internet network was responsible for spreading news at such speeds.
Daar is nog altyd aanvaar dat die eerste internetaktiwiteit in Suid-Afrika na 1988 dateer kan word met die stuur van 'n e-pos vanaf Rhodes universiteit na 'n privaatwoning in die VSA. Uit hierdie ondersoek blyk dit egter dat 'n ondergrondse e-pos netwerk tussen biskoppe van die Anglikaanse Kerk in Suid-Afrika (Church of the Province of South Africa) 'n paar maande vroeër as die Rhodes e-pos gedateer kan word. Teen die einde van 1987 of vroeg in 1988 is hierdie netwerk gebruik om anti-apartheidsaktiwiteite van die CPSA-biskoppe te koördineer, en om belanghebbendes in die buiteland in te lig oor arrestasies van kerkleiers. So het dit per geleentheid gebeur dat die owerhede internasionale protes teen arrestasies ontvang het nog voordat die polisie bevestig het dat die arrestasie-opdrag uitgevoer is. Die ondergrondse internet-netwerk was verantwoordelik vir die spoed waarteen nuus versprei is.
Contact person: Ds CJS Lombaard.
Although Christians confess to regarding the whole Bible as equal, the last third (New Testament) feature much more prominently in their lives of faith than do the first two thirds (Old Testament). A few reasons are offered for this, the most important of which is that the Old Testament is misunderstood. This strange book collection from a strange culture is, quite naturally, liable to be interculturally misunderstood. The Old Testament is, however, an undervalued part of the Bible that could become a rich source for individual and church faith practice.
Hoewel Christene bely dat die hele Bybel vir hulle belangrik is, word in hulle geloofsbelewenis veel meer van die laaste derde daarvan (Nuwe Testament) gemaak as van die eerste twee derdes (Ou Testament). Hiervoor word 'n paar redes aangevoer, waarvan die belangrikste is dat die Ou Testament misverstaan word. Hierdie vreemde boekversameling uit 'n vreemde kultuur kan aan interkulturele misverstande blootgestel word. Die Ou Testament is egter 'n grootliks onderontginde bron van geloofsbelewenis wat 'n ryk deel van individuele en kerklike geloofsinhoud kan word.
Contact person: Ds CJS Lombaard.
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