• Editorial: This is not the end
• Chronological index
• Index of articles
• Index of book reviews

This is not the end

It started back in 1996, with a Newsletter on African Old Testament Scholarship, a very modest publication, whose aim was to be a forum for exchange of ideas and information related to Old Testament studies in Africa. Then, in 2000, the newsletter was upgraded to a Bulletin for Old Testament Studies in Africa (BOTSA), with an international editorial board, and a fulltext web-edition in addition to the paper edition. However, the aim was still to be a forum for exchange of ideas and information related to Old Testament studies in Africa.
Now, after ten years and twenty issues, the time is ripe for a radical change with regard to the publishing of this bulletin. The aim of BOTSA is still to be a forum for exchange of ideas and information related to Old Testament studies in Africa. But the means of creating this forum will have to change. Positively, due to the now quite general access to electronic communication, and negatively, due to the costs of printing and (not least) posting, BOTSA will from mid-2006 change from a biannually published paper edition (even with a fulltext web-version of this paper edition) to a constantly upgraded web-edition. The last paper issue is the present number 20 (May 2006), and it contains indexes for issues 1 (November 1996) to 20 (May 2006). BOTSA will from now be available on the web, and its material will be grouped in four:

• News: A main purpose of BOTSA has been and will continue to be its function as an instrument for exchange of news related to Old Testament studies in Africa, such as invitations to conferences, calls for papers, information about research projects, information about textbook projects, etc.
• Conference reports: Reports from conferences related to Old Testament studies in Africa have been a major characteristics of BOTSA, and this will continue.
• Articles: BOTSA will also continue publishing articles on pedagogical, methodological and research political questions related to Old Testament studies in Africa. The new format allows for longer articles than what has been the case till now, but brief comments will still be especially welcome.
• Book reviews: BOTSA has a tradition of reviewing books in its area, and this will continue.

It should here be emphasized that the quality and usefulness of BOTSA depends on the readership and the will of this readership to contribute. If BOTSA is going to continue, the editor still - and even more than previously - depends upon the readership, for news about research and conferences, reports from conferences, articles and notes, and book reviews. And "the readership", that is you! Your colleagues in the field of Old Testament studies in Africa are very much interested in your ideas and meanings, your research and your conferences.

Readers of BOTSA who want to be informed - through an e-mail message - when new material is available in BOTSA, are kindly asked to send an e-mail to the editor, requesting to be on BOTSA's mailing list: knut.holter@mhs.no.

Knut Holter
Editor

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Chronological index

The journal was for the first three years published as Newsletter on African Old Testament Scholarship, issues 1 (November 1996) to 7 (November 1999). From issue 8 (May 2000) to the present and final issue 20 (May 2006), it has been published as Bulletin for Old Testament Studies in Africa.

Newsletter 1: November 1996

Newsletter 2: May 1997

Newsletter 3: November 1997

Newsletter 4: May 1998

Newsletter 5: November 1998

Newsletter 6: May 1999

Newsletter 7: November 1999

BOTSA 8: May 2000

BOTSA 9: November 2000

BOTSA 10: May 2001

BOTSA 11: November 2001

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Index of articles

Abe, G.O.: African Journal of Biblical Studies:3 (1997) 12-13.

Adamo, D.T.: Doing Old Testament research in Africa: 3 (1997) 8-11.

———: African influence on ancient Israel: 11 (2001) 11-14.

———: Decolonizing the teaching of the Old Testament in Africa: 19 (2005) 3-10.

Akao, J.O.: Nigerian Association for Biblical Studies: 8 (2000) 5-7.

———: Old Testament textbooks: A West African perspective: 10 (2001) 7-8.

Boniface-Malle, A.: Africa is formless and void and darkness covers the face of Africa: Genesis 2:4b-25 and the portrayals of Africa: 15 (2003) 2-11.

Boshoff, W.: Graduate students in Old Testament from other African countries at South African universities 9 (2000) 2-5.

———: Can ‘white’ South African Old Testament scholarship be African? 12 (2002) 1-3.

Bowen, D.N.: Old Testament literature in the NEGST library: 4 (1998) 20-21.

Chabane, J.S.: Teaching biblical Hebrew to non-theological students: 2 (1997) 8-9.

du Toit, J.S.: Teaching Biblical Hebrew to a historically disadvantaged institution in South Africa in the mid-1990s: A recollection: 18 (2005) 11-16.

Farisani, E.B.: Conference report: Philadelphia, Nov 2005: 19 (2005) 18-19.

Gitau, S., Habtu, T., Zinkuratire, V. & Holter, K.: Contextualized Old Testament programmes? 2 (1997) 3-7.

Githuku, S.: The tree of knowledge of good and evil: An African reading of Gen 2-3: 15 (2003) 11-17.

Golka, F.W.: Biblical and African Wisdom in Proverbs: 6 (1999) 6-8.

Himbaza, I.: La recherche scientifique et la contextualization de la Bible : 13 (2002) 2-7.

———: Contextualization ou pas? Le problème est ailleurs : 14 (2003) 7-8.

Holter, K.: Editorial 1 (1996): Not another journal -?! 1 (1996) 1-3

———: Editorial 2 (1997): This second issue of the newsletter: 2 (1997) 1-2

———: Editorial 3 (1997): Contrary to for example: 3 (1997) 1-2

———: Editorial 4 (1998): Translation: 4 (1998) 1

———: Editorial 5 (1998): What do we mean by African: 5 (1998) 1

———: Some recent studies on postcolonialism and biblical scholarship: 5 (1998) 20-23

———: Editorial 6 (1999): Proverbs: 6 (1999) 1

———: Old Testament proverbs studies in the 1990s

———: Editorial 7 (1999): The question of methodology: 7 (1999) 1

———: Report: Symposium in Nairobi, October 1999: 7 (1999) 8-9

———: Editorial 8 (2000): New name, same vision! 8 (2000) 1-2

———: Is there a need for a pan-African and non-denominational organisation for biblical scholarship? 8 (2000) 10-13

———: Editorial 9 (2000): Documentation: 9 (2000) 1-2

———: Old Testament researchers north of the Limpopo: A bibliography of doctoral dissertations: 9 (2000) 6-21

———: Editorial 10 (2001): The textbook situation: 10 (2001) 1

———: Editorial 11 (2001): Ancient Israel and ancient Africa: 11 (2001) 1

———: Editorial 13 (2002): South Africa – once more: 13 (2002) 1

———: Is it necessary to be black? 13 (2002) 7-8

———: Editorial 14 (2003): Let the discussion continue! 14 (2003) 1

———: The ‘Africanization of Old Testament Studies’ project: 14 (2003) 17-19

———: Editorial 15 (2003): Genesis 2-3: 15 (2003) 1

———: Two recent research contributions from Kinshasa 15(2003) 18-20

———: Editorial 16 (2004): Reading Job in Africa: 16 (2004) 1

———: The Maasai and the Old Testament: 16 (2004) 13-16

———: Editorial 17 (2004) Documentation and analysis: 17 (2004) 1

———: The first generation of African Old Testament scholars: The geographical hermeneutics of their academic training: 17 (2004) 2-18

———: Editorial 18 (2005): Do we really need to learn Hebrew? 18 (2005) 1

———: Recent literature on Old Testament translation in Africa: 18 (2005) 20-23

———: Editorial 19 (2005): This is the second last paper issue of BOTSA: 19 (2005) 1-2

———: Editorial 20 (2006): This is not the end: 20 (2006) 1-2

Jonker, L.C.: Through the eyes of another: A research project on intercultural Bible reading: 10 (2001) 14-15.

———: Social transformation and biblical interpretation: A report on some of the results of a research project: 11 (2001) 17-20.

Kabasele Mukenge, A.: Association panafricaine des exégètes catholiques : 8 (2000) 3-5.

———: L’enseignement de l’Ancien Testament et des cours apparentés aux Facultés Catholiques de Kinshasa : 10 (2001) 9-13.

———: Une lecture populaire de la figure de Job au Congo : 16 (2004) 2-6.

Katho, B.: La légitimité de la contextualization: Une résponse à Innocent Himbaza : 14 (2003) 2-7.

Kawale, W.R.: New data base: Bible in Africa research project: 3 (1997) 3-4.

Kimilike, P.L.: African proverbs: A compilation of proverb collections, studies, bibliographies and other resources for African proverbs on CD-ROM: 6 (1999) 9-10.

Lavik, M.H.: Some critical remarks to leRoux, Wambutda and Adamo: 11 (2001) 15-16.

LeMarquand, G.: The Bible and Africa(ns), and Africa(ns) and the Bible: 10 (2001) 16-20.

LeRoux, J. & Lombaard, C.: The Old Testament in a new medium: Graduate studies in the Old Testament via the Internet at the University of Pretoria: 13 (2002) 12-15.

LeRoux, M.: Are the Balemba in Southern Africa a lost tribe of Israel? 11 (2001) 2-8.

Lombaard, C.: Developing Old Testament diploma courses at TEEC(SA): 2 (1997) 9-12.

Masenya, M.: A mosadi (Woman) reading of Proverbs 31:10-31: 6 (1999) 2-5.

———: Is white South African Old Testament scholarship African? 12 (2002) 3-8.

———: Response to Himbaza and Holter: 13 (2002) 9-12.

Matand Bulembat, J.-B.: Conference report: Kinshasa, Sept 2005: 19 (2005) 15-17.

Mojola, A.O.: Interaction between exegete and translator: A translator’s view: 4 (1998) 2-4.

———: A brief report of the 16th IOSOT congress, Oslo, 2-7 August 1998: 5 (1998) 8-11.

Mugambi, J.N.K.: African and Africanist scholarship: 14 (2003) 9-12.

Muutuki, J.: Library resources for Old Testament research in Nairobi: 3 (1997) 5-7.

———: Report: Workshop in Stellenbosch, May 1999: 7 (1999) 6-7.

Nel, P.: The study of Hebrew and the Old Testament in Africa: 18 (2005) 2-10.

Ntreh, B.A.: Methodological challenges of Old Testament scholarship in the African context: 1 (1998) 2-4.

———: Ghana Association of Biblical Exegetes: 11 (2001) 21-22.

Oosthuizen, R. de W.: What ‘African’ means for South African Old Testament scholarship: 5 (1998) 12-19.

Owan, K.J.N.: Intertestamental literature in Africa: 5 (1998) 5-7.

Snyman, G.: Playing the role of perpetrator in the world of academia in South Africa: 12 (2002) 8-20.

———: Being haunted by the past: A response to Prof Jesse N.K. Mugambi: 14 (2003) 13-16.

Ukpong, J.S.: Can African Old Testament scholarship escape the historical critical approach? 7 (1999) 2-5.

van der Merwe, C.H.J.: The Centre for Bible Translation in Africa: 4 (1998) 4-6.

van Dyk, P.: The tale of two tragedies: The book of Job and HIV/AIDS in Africa: 16 (2004) 7-13.

van Rooy, H.F.: The Old Testament Society of South Africa: 8 (2000) 7-8.

Wambutda, D.N.: Hebrewisms in West Africa: 11 (2001) 9-10.

West, G.O.: Early encounters with the Bible in Africa: 6 (1999) 16-18.

———: The Earth Bible: 6 (1999) 18.

Yorke, G.L.: Translating the Old Testament in Africa: An Afrocentric approach: 4 (1998) 14-19.

———: Conference report: Pietermaritzburg, Sept 2005: 19 (2005) 11-14.

Zinkuratire, V.: The African Bible project: 4 (1998) 7-9.

———: Morphological and syntactical similarities between Hebrew and Bantu languages: 4 (1998) 14-19.

———: Association for Biblical Scholarship in Eastern Africa: 8 (2000) 9-10.

———: A survey of the textbook situation in East Africa: 10(2001) 2-7.

———: Introducing Bible translation skills in Hebrew courses: 18 (2005)16-20.

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Index of book reviews

Abe, G.O.: Yahwism Tradition vis-a-vis African Culture.2004 (16 [2004] 20, Holter).

Abrahams, S.P., Punt, J. & Williams, D.T. (eds.): Theology on the Tyume. Alice 1997 (5 [1998] 27, Holter).

Adamo, D.T.: Africa and Africans in the Old Testament. San Francisco 1998 (5 [1998] 26-27, Holter).

Adamo, D.T.: Decolonizing African Biblical Studies. Abraka 2004 (17 [2004] 23-24, Lokel).

Adamo, D.T.: Explorations in African Biblical Studies. Eugene 2001 (11 [2001] 23-24, Holter).

Adamo, D.T.: Reading and Interpreting the Bible in African Indigenous Churches. Eugene 2001 (11 [2001] 23-24, Holter).

Adewuya, J.A.: Holiness and Community in 2 Cor 6:14-7:1: Paul’s View of Communal Holiness in the Corinthian Correspondence. New York 2001 (Studies in Biblical Literature, 40) (12 [2002] 22, Holter).

Akao, J.O.: A History of Early Israel. Ibadan 1999 (8 [2000] 19-20, Nabofa).

Akao, J.O.: Introduction to Biblical Hebrew. Ibadan 1999. (8 [2000] 17-18, Manus).

Akpunonu, P.D.: The Overture of the Book of Consolations (Isaiah 40:1-11). New York 2004 (19 [2005] 20, Holter).

Akpunonu, P.D.: The Vine, Israel and the Church. New York 2004 (Studies in Biblical Literature, 51) (19 [2001] 21, Holter).

Boshoff, W.S., Scheffler, E.H. & Spangenberg, I.J.J.: Ancient Israelite Literature in Context. Pretoria 2000. (10 [2001] 21-22, van Heerden).

Brueggemann, W.: Theology of the Old Testament: Testimony, Dispute, Advocacy. Minneapolis 1997 (7 9999] 15-16, Lavik).

Byamungu, G.: Stronger than death: Reading David’s Rise for Third Millennium. Rome 1996 (Pontificia Universitas Urbaniana: Varia, 59) (8 [2000] 16-17, Holter).

Conradie, E.M. & Jonker, L.C.: Angling for Interpretation: A Guide to Understand the Bible Better. Belville 2001 (Study Guides in Religion and Theology, 4). (10 [2001] 22, Holter).

de Ward, J.: A Handbook on Isaiah. Wiona Lake 1997 (Textual criticism and the translator, 1) (4 [1998] 22, Holter).

Fischer, S.: Die Aufforderung zur Lebensfreude im Buch Kohelet und seine Rezeption der ägyptischen Harfnerlieder. Frankfurt a.M. 1999 (9 [2000] 24, Holter).

Golka, F.W.: The Leopard’s Spots: Biblical and African Wisdom in Proverbs. Edinburg 1993 (1 [1996] 6-7).

Guides to Higher Education in Africa. New York 2002 (12 [2002] 21-22, Holter).

Himbaza, I.: Le Decalogue et l’histoire du texte. Göttingen 2004 (19 [2005] 21-22, Holter).

Himbaza, I.: Transmettre la Bible: Une critique exégétique de la traduction de l’AT: le cas du Rwanda. Rome 2001 (11 [2001] 24, Holter).

Holter, K.: Old Testament Research for Africa: A Critical Analysis and Annotated Bibliography of African Old Testament Dissertations, 1967-2000. New York 2002 (Bible and Theology in Africa, 3) (13 [2002] 18-19, Himbaza).

Holter, K.: Tropical Africa and the Old Testament: A Select and Annotated Bibliography. Oslo 1996 (Faculty of Theology: Bibliography Series 6) (1 [1996] 7-8).

Holter, K.: Yahweh in Africa: Essays on Africa and the Old Testament. New York 2000 (Bible and Theology in Africa, 1) (10 [2001] 23-24, Boshoff).

Isserlin, B.S.J.: The Israelites. London 1998 (7 [1999] 14, Holter).

Jones, G. (ed.): The Blackwell Companion to Modern Theology. Oxford 2004 (16 [2004] 19-20, Holter)

Jonker, L.C. & Lawrie, D.: Fishing for Jonah (anew): Various Approaches to Biblical Interpretation. Stellenbosch 2005 (Study Guides in Religion and Theology, 7) (19 [2005] 23-24, Lavik)

Kabasele Mukenge, A.: L’unité littéraire du livre de Baruch. Paris 1998 (8 [2000] 18-19, Holter).

Kalugila, L.: Historia ya Israeli. Dodoma 1998 (9 [2000] 23-24, Kimilike).

Kinoti, H.W. & Waliggo, J.M. (eds.): The Bible in African Christianity: Eassays in Biblical Theology. Nairobi 1997 (5 [1998] 27-28, Holter).

Levison, J.R. & Pope-Levison, P. (eds.): Return to Babel: Global Perspectives on the Bible. Louisville 1999 (13 [2002] 19-20, Holter).

leRoux, M.: The Lemba: A Lost Tribe of Israel in Southern Africa? Pretoria 2003 (15 [2003] 23-24, Holter).

Mojola, A.O.: 150 Years of Bible Translation in Kenya: 1844-1994. Nairobi 1996 (1 [1996] 7).

Nash, P.T.: Reading Race, Reading the Bible. Minneapolis 2003 (15 [2003] 23-24, Holter).

Nkemnkia, M.N.: African Vitalogy: A Step Forward in African Thinking. Nairobi 1999 (7 [1999] 12, Holter).

Oduyoye, M.: Le-mah sabach-tha-niy? Ibadan 1995 (7 [1999] 13-14, Holter).

Oduyoye, M.: The Psalms of Satan. Ibadan 1997 (7 [1999] 13-14, Holter).

Oduyoye, M.: The Alphabetical Psalms. Ibadan 1995 (7 [1999] 13-14, Holter).

Oduyoye, M.: The Longest Psalm. Ibadan 1994 (7 [1999] 13-14, Holter).

Owan, K.J.N.: Moments for Meditation. Enugu 2001 (African Proverbial Wisdom Seires, 2) (13 [2002] 24, Holter).

Owan, K.J.N.: Woman’s Rights in Human Rrights. Enugu 2000 (African Proverbial Wisdom series, 1) (13 [2002] 24, Holter).

Pieterse, W. & al. (eds.): The Book of Ruth. Kumba 2005 (19 [2005] 24, Holter).

Poucouta, P.: La Bible en terres d’Afrique: Quelle est la fécondité de la parole de Dieu?Paris 1999 (8 [2000] 15-16, Kabasele Mukenge).

Prior, J.G.: The Historical Critical Method in Catholic Exegesis. Rome 1999 (Tesi Gregoriana: Serie Teologica, 50) (12 [2002] 23-24, Holter).

Schaaf,Y.: On their Way Rejoicing: The history and Role of the Bible in Africa. Carlisle, UK 1994 (1 [1996] 7).

Sugirtharajah, R.S.: Vernacular Hermeneutics. Sheffield 1999 (The Bible and Postcolonialism, 2) (8 [2000] 18, Holter).

van der Merwe, C.H.J., Naudé, J.A. & Kroeze, J.H.: A Biblical Hebrew Reference Grammar. Sheffield 1999 (Biblical Languages: Hebrew, 3) (7 [1999] 14-15, Holter).

Wendland, E.: Analyzing the Psalms: With Exercises for Bible Students and Translators. Wiona Lake 1998 (4 [1998] 21-22, Holter).

West, G.O. & Dube, M.W. (eds.): ‘Reading With’: An Exploration of the Interface Between Critical and Ordinary Readings of the Bible: African Overtures. Atlanta 1996 [= Semeia 73] (5 [1998] 28, Holter).

West, G.O.: The Academy of the Poor: Towards a Dialogical Reading of the Bible. Sheffield 1999 (7 [1999] 12-13, Holter).

Yamamuchi, E. (ed.): Africa and Africans in Antiquity. East Lansing 2001 (12 [2002] 23-24, Holter).

Yamauchi, E.: Africa and the Bible. Grand Rapids 2004 (16 [2008] 18-19, LeMarquand).