Old Testament Essays

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Vol. 39 No. 1 (2026)
Published April 7, 2026

ISSN 2312-3621

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Articles

Janson Condren
1-25
Trumpets as Odd Ending or Fitting Closure? Study of the Relationship of Numbers 10:1-10 to the Organisation of the Camp in Numbers 1:1-10:10
https://doi.org/10.17159/2312-3621/2026/v39n1a1
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Michael Seheri
1-25
The Abrahamic Call through Canonical Criticism: Genesis 12:1-9 and the Theological Reorientation of Scripture
https://doi.org/10.17159/2312-3621/2026/v39n1a2
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Philip Suciadi Chia
1-21
Editio Princeps of Rahlfs of 891 and Its Contribution to the Study of LXX
https://doi.org/10.17159/2312-3621/2026/v39n1a3
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Matthew Montgomery
1-13
A Second Temple Priestly Elijah Tradition in Malachi
https://doi.org/10.17159/2312-3621/2026/v39n1a4
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Mlamli Diko
1-27
In Grief, We Remember: A Comparative Interdisciplinary Discourse on Some Mourning Practices and Rituals in the Old Testament and in AmaXhosa Tradition
https://doi.org/10.17159/2312-3621/2026/v39n1a5
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Jakob Boeckle
1-32
Spiritualität und Wissenschaft in ihren Grenzen – der “Humility Gap” bei Ijob und in der modernen Physik
https://doi.org/10.17159/2312-3621/2026/v39n1a6
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Gert TM Prinsloo
1-24
Resilience as Reliance: Brief Reflections on Intergenerational Resilience with Reference to Psalm 131
https://doi.org/10.17159/2312-3621/2026/v39n1a7
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Igor Odintsov
1-12
Two Cases of Akkadian Influence in Isaiah 50
https://doi.org/10.17159/2312-3621/2026/v39n1a8
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Gerald West
1-21
Septuagint Production and Reception: Conceptualising the LXX as ‘African’
https://doi.org/10.17159/2312-3621/2026/v39n1a9
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