The peer reviewers comprise of an international panel which guarantees the journal’s high quality and impartiality. We are also open access on the internet and are total independent from any institution, thereby ensuring objectivity. We are multi-faith in orientation.
EDITOR: Professor Emeritus Thekla Sansaridou-Hendrickx
Our esteemed Editor has a D.Litt. et Phil in Greek Byzantine Chronicles. Thekla is also a highly respected and rated NRF researcher and has been the recipient of multiple awards from a range of organisations. She is a Historian and Cultural Anthropologist also the co-editor of the Encyclopaedic Prosopographical Lexicon of Byzantine History and Civilization (Belgium). Professor Sansaridou-Hendrickx has an outstanding publishing record and has authored 6 books and over 100 articles of the highest quality. She has authored numerous leading texts in Theology, Classical Anthropology, Culture, Greek and French.
Assistant Editor: Rev. Dr. Razvan Vasile Tatu - Greek Orthodox Archbishopric of Johannesburg and Pretoria, South Africa, Graduate - DTh Department of Systematic Theology, Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Bucharest - served as a Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Religious Studies and Arabic, University of South Africa.
EDITORIAL BOARD AND REVIEWERS
Dr. L. Wallace B. H. Carroll Theological Institute, Texas, United States
Prof. Dr. Mark Wilson Asia Minor Research Center, Turkey / University of South Africa / Stellenbosch University
Prof. Dr. James C Skedros Hellenic College and Holy Cross School of Theology, Massachusetts, United States
Prof. Dr. Craig L Nessan Wartburg Theological Seminary, Iowa, United States
Rev. Dr. Christiaan W Kappes St. Vincent’s College and Roman Catholic Seminary, PA, United States
Prof. Dr. Jeremy Painter Urshan Graduate School of Theology, Missouri, United States
Prof. Dr. Stefan Fischer University of Vienna, Austria
Rev. Prof. M.U. Udoekpo Veritas University, Nigeria and Vice President Pan-African Association of Catholic Exegetes
Prof. Rahmah Binti Ahmad H. Osman International Islamic University Malaysia
Dr. P. Ohlmann Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin / University of Botswana
Prof. O.C.C. Polo Luis Amigó Catholic University, Colombia
Prof. Dr. A. Groenewald Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Dr. Jacob Mokhutso University of Pretoria, South Africa
Prof. Dr. Mooko Solomon Kgatle University of South Africa, South Africa- Founding President SA Society of Pentecostal StudiesRev. Dr. Martin Mujinga Research Fellow - Stellenbosch University / University of South Africa
Prof. Dr. Godfrey Harold Cape Town Baptist Seminary, South Africa
Dr. Robert Falconer South African Theological Seminary, South Africa
Prof. D. SJ (Lilly) Nortje-Meyer University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Prof. Dr. Magdel le Roux University of South Africa
Prof. Dr. Christo Lombaard University of Pretoria, South Africa
Prof. Dr. John Arierhi Ottuh Department of Christian Religious Studies, Obong University, Nigeria
Prof. Dr. Peter W Baur University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Rev. E. A. Obulemire ACK Diocese of Beutere, Anglican Church of Kenya
Rev. Prof. Albert Kabiro Gatumu St. Paul’s University, Kenya
Rev. Dr. John Michael Kiboi St. Paul’s University, Kenya
Rev. Eunice Anyanje Anglican Church of Kenya
Rev. Dr H. Mvume Dandala AACC-Nairobi, Kenya
Prof. Dr. Fazel Ebrihiam Freeks North-West University, South Africa
Prof. Dr. M. Masoga University of the Free State, South Africa
Prof. Dr. Bantalem Tadesse University of Gondar, Ethiopia
Very Rev. Dr. A. Akunda Kenya Seminary, Holy Cross-Boston USA - RIP +
Dr. Yunus Demirci École biblique et archéologique française de Jérusalem / Studium Biblicum Franciscanum, Israel
Prof. Dr. Kizobo O’bweng-Okwess University of Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Prof. Dr. Dinesh Vallabh Walter Sisulu University, South Africa
Dr. H.J. van Rensburg University of Pretoria, South Africa
Dr. Zorodzai Dube University of Pretoria, South Africa
Prof. Dr. Raita Steyn University of Pretoria, South Africa
Prof. Dr. Lilian Cheelo Siwila University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Prof. Dr. Herbert Moyo University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Rev. Dr. Razvan Tatu Greek Orthodox Archbishopric of Johannesburg and Pretoria, South Africa
Prof. Dr. B. Hendrickx University of Johannesburg, South Africa - RIP +
Prof. Dr. T. Sansaridou-Hendrickx University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Rev. Prof. Dr. A. Nicolaides University of Zululand, South Africa
Prof. Dr A. Savvides University of the Peloponnesos, Greece
Prof. Dr H. Babounis University of Athens, Greece
Right Rev. H.E. Dr. P. Parginos SA Hellenic Educational Technical Institute/Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Ghana
Prof. Dr H. Babounis University of Athens, Greece
Prof. Dr V. Koukousas University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Dr. A. Photopoulos University of Patras, Greece
Prof. Dr S.L. Varnalidis Universities of Thessaloniki, Greece / Bari, Italy
Prof. Dr P.J. Jordaan North-West University, South Africa
Prof. Dr J.L.P. Wolmarans University of Johannesburg, South Africa
M. Piperides – Triandafillou University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Dr. T. Marevesa Great Zimbabwe University, Zimbabwe
Dr. E. Mavengano Great Zimbabwe University, Zimbabwe
Rev. U. R. Kleinhempel FFS & Bayern Kolleg, Schweinfurt, Germany/Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bavaria
Dr. D. Pietersen University of the Free State, South Africa
Rev. Dr. H.F. Zgambo CCAP Blantyre Synod, Malawi
Mr. M. Brett University of Zululand, South Africa
Rev. Dr. J. Mokhutso University of Pretoria, South Africa
Ass. Prof. Dr. D. Ming Kadesi Theological Seminary, Indonesia
Dr. A. Hlatywayo Midlands State University, Zimbabwe
Dr. M. Sipeyiye Midlands State University, Zimbabwe
Dr. C. Mwandayi Africa University, Zimbabwe
Dr. S. Chirongoma Midlands State University, Zimbabwe
Prof. Dr. E. Chireshe Great Zimbabwe University
Prof. Elias Konyana Great Zimbabwe University
Dr. T. Muyambo Great Zimbabwe University
Dr. G. Museka University of Zimbabwe
Dr. M. Manyonganise Zimbabwe Open University
Prof. E. Gudhlanga Zimbabwe Open University
Dr. Jamil Akhtar University of the Punjab, Pakistan, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Oxford, UK
Dr. Chung Jun Ki Kwangshin University, Gwangju, South Korea
Dr. Yerkinbek Shokay Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan
Prof. Dr. Kieliszek Zdzisław University of Warmia and Mazury, Poland
Dr. Vasyl Dudar Hryhorii Skovoroda University in Pereiaslav, Ukraine
Dr. Siphiwe Ndlovu University of Zululand, South Africa
Dr. Mike Megrove Reddy University of Zululand, South Africa
Dr. Sophia Chirongoma Research Institute for Theology and Religion, UNISA
Prof. Vasyl Dudar Hryhorii Skovoroda University in Pereiaslav, Ukraine
Mr. Nutiu Raul Babeş-Bolyai University, România
Dr. Gracinda Vieira Barros Universidade Federal do Triangulo Mineiro, Brazil
Dr. Leandro Daza D Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia
Dr. Renato Valois Cordeiro Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Dr. Valentyna M. Kryvenchuk Sumy State University, Ukraine
Dr. Pedro Feitoza Centro Brasileiro de Análise e Planejamento , Brazil
Mr. Kevin Singer North Carolina State University, USA
Dr. Muhammad Touseef The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Dr. Diren Çakmak Hitit University, Turkey
Dr. Zan Pol BPP University College, England
Mr. P. Medvediev Dragomanov Ukrainian State University
Prof. Dr. A.H. Muhammed University of Diyala, Iraq
Prof. Dr. J. W. Beukes University of South Africa
Dr. A. J. Chidimma University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Prof. B. O. Igboin Adekunle Ajasin University, Nigeria
Prof. M. L. Credo University of South Africa/International Association of Mission Studies
Prof. P.K. Joseph University of Free State, South Africa
Prof. L. Siwila University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Dr. R. Hove Research Institute of Theology and Religion, University of South Africa
Dr. S. Mukuka United Church of Zambia
EDITOR: Professor Emeritus Thekla Sansaridou-Hendrickx
Our esteemed Editor has a D.Litt. et Phil in Greek Byzantine Chronicles. Thekla is also a highly respected and rated NRF researcher and has been the recipient of multiple awards from a range of organisations. She is a Historian and Cultural Anthropologist also the co-editor of the Encyclopaedic Prosopographical Lexicon of Byzantine History and Civilization (Belgium). Professor Sansaridou-Hendrickx has an outstanding publishing record and has authored 6 books and over 100 articles of the highest quality. She has authored numerous leading texts in Theology, Classical Anthropology, Culture, Greek and French.
Assistant Editor: Rev. Dr. Razvan Vasile Tatu - Greek Orthodox Archbishopric of Johannesburg and Pretoria, South Africa, Graduate - DTh Department of Systematic Theology, Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Bucharest - served as a Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Religious Studies and Arabic, University of South Africa.
EDITORIAL BOARD AND REVIEWERS
Dr. L. Wallace B. H. Carroll Theological Institute, Texas, United States
Prof. Dr. Mark Wilson Asia Minor Research Center, Turkey / University of South Africa / Stellenbosch University
Prof. Dr. James C Skedros Hellenic College and Holy Cross School of Theology, Massachusetts, United States
Prof. Dr. Craig L Nessan Wartburg Theological Seminary, Iowa, United States
Rev. Dr. Christiaan W Kappes St. Vincent’s College and Roman Catholic Seminary, PA, United States
Prof. Dr. Jeremy Painter Urshan Graduate School of Theology, Missouri, United States
Prof. Dr. Stefan Fischer University of Vienna, Austria
Rev. Prof. M.U. Udoekpo Veritas University, Nigeria and Vice President Pan-African Association of Catholic Exegetes
Prof. Rahmah Binti Ahmad H. Osman International Islamic University Malaysia
Dr. P. Ohlmann Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin / University of Botswana
Prof. O.C.C. Polo Luis Amigó Catholic University, Colombia
Prof. Dr. A. Groenewald Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Dr. Jacob Mokhutso University of Pretoria, South Africa
Prof. Dr. Mooko Solomon Kgatle University of South Africa, South Africa- Founding President SA Society of Pentecostal StudiesRev. Dr. Martin Mujinga Research Fellow - Stellenbosch University / University of South Africa
Prof. Dr. Godfrey Harold Cape Town Baptist Seminary, South Africa
Dr. Robert Falconer South African Theological Seminary, South Africa
Prof. D. SJ (Lilly) Nortje-Meyer University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Prof. Dr. Magdel le Roux University of South Africa
Prof. Dr. Christo Lombaard University of Pretoria, South Africa
Prof. Dr. John Arierhi Ottuh Department of Christian Religious Studies, Obong University, Nigeria
Prof. Dr. Peter W Baur University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Rev. E. A. Obulemire ACK Diocese of Beutere, Anglican Church of Kenya
Rev. Prof. Albert Kabiro Gatumu St. Paul’s University, Kenya
Rev. Dr. John Michael Kiboi St. Paul’s University, Kenya
Rev. Eunice Anyanje Anglican Church of Kenya
Rev. Dr H. Mvume Dandala AACC-Nairobi, Kenya
Prof. Dr. Fazel Ebrihiam Freeks North-West University, South Africa
Prof. Dr. M. Masoga University of the Free State, South Africa
Prof. Dr. Bantalem Tadesse University of Gondar, Ethiopia
Very Rev. Dr. A. Akunda Kenya Seminary, Holy Cross-Boston USA - RIP +
Dr. Yunus Demirci École biblique et archéologique française de Jérusalem / Studium Biblicum Franciscanum, Israel
Prof. Dr. Kizobo O’bweng-Okwess University of Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Prof. Dr. Dinesh Vallabh Walter Sisulu University, South Africa
Dr. H.J. van Rensburg University of Pretoria, South Africa
Dr. Zorodzai Dube University of Pretoria, South Africa
Prof. Dr. Raita Steyn University of Pretoria, South Africa
Prof. Dr. Lilian Cheelo Siwila University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Prof. Dr. Herbert Moyo University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Rev. Dr. Razvan Tatu Greek Orthodox Archbishopric of Johannesburg and Pretoria, South Africa
Prof. Dr. B. Hendrickx University of Johannesburg, South Africa - RIP +
Prof. Dr. T. Sansaridou-Hendrickx University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Rev. Prof. Dr. A. Nicolaides University of Zululand, South Africa
Prof. Dr A. Savvides University of the Peloponnesos, Greece
Prof. Dr H. Babounis University of Athens, Greece
Right Rev. H.E. Dr. P. Parginos SA Hellenic Educational Technical Institute/Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Ghana
Prof. Dr H. Babounis University of Athens, Greece
Prof. Dr V. Koukousas University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Dr. A. Photopoulos University of Patras, Greece
Prof. Dr S.L. Varnalidis Universities of Thessaloniki, Greece / Bari, Italy
Prof. Dr P.J. Jordaan North-West University, South Africa
Prof. Dr J.L.P. Wolmarans University of Johannesburg, South Africa
M. Piperides – Triandafillou University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Dr. T. Marevesa Great Zimbabwe University, Zimbabwe
Dr. E. Mavengano Great Zimbabwe University, Zimbabwe
Rev. U. R. Kleinhempel FFS & Bayern Kolleg, Schweinfurt, Germany/Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bavaria
Dr. D. Pietersen University of the Free State, South Africa
Rev. Dr. H.F. Zgambo CCAP Blantyre Synod, Malawi
Mr. M. Brett University of Zululand, South Africa
Rev. Dr. J. Mokhutso University of Pretoria, South Africa
Ass. Prof. Dr. D. Ming Kadesi Theological Seminary, Indonesia
Dr. A. Hlatywayo Midlands State University, Zimbabwe
Dr. M. Sipeyiye Midlands State University, Zimbabwe
Dr. C. Mwandayi Africa University, Zimbabwe
Dr. S. Chirongoma Midlands State University, Zimbabwe
Prof. Dr. E. Chireshe Great Zimbabwe University
Prof. Elias Konyana Great Zimbabwe University
Dr. T. Muyambo Great Zimbabwe University
Dr. G. Museka University of Zimbabwe
Dr. M. Manyonganise Zimbabwe Open University
Prof. E. Gudhlanga Zimbabwe Open University
Dr. Jamil Akhtar University of the Punjab, Pakistan, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Oxford, UK
Dr. Chung Jun Ki Kwangshin University, Gwangju, South Korea
Dr. Yerkinbek Shokay Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan
Prof. Dr. Kieliszek Zdzisław University of Warmia and Mazury, Poland
Dr. Vasyl Dudar Hryhorii Skovoroda University in Pereiaslav, Ukraine
Dr. Siphiwe Ndlovu University of Zululand, South Africa
Dr. Mike Megrove Reddy University of Zululand, South Africa
Dr. Sophia Chirongoma Research Institute for Theology and Religion, UNISA
Prof. Vasyl Dudar Hryhorii Skovoroda University in Pereiaslav, Ukraine
Mr. Nutiu Raul Babeş-Bolyai University, România
Dr. Gracinda Vieira Barros Universidade Federal do Triangulo Mineiro, Brazil
Dr. Leandro Daza D Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia
Dr. Renato Valois Cordeiro Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Dr. Valentyna M. Kryvenchuk Sumy State University, Ukraine
Dr. Pedro Feitoza Centro Brasileiro de Análise e Planejamento , Brazil
Mr. Kevin Singer North Carolina State University, USA
Dr. Muhammad Touseef The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Dr. Diren Çakmak Hitit University, Turkey
Dr. Zan Pol BPP University College, England
Mr. P. Medvediev Dragomanov Ukrainian State University
Prof. Dr. A.H. Muhammed University of Diyala, Iraq
Prof. Dr. J. W. Beukes University of South Africa
Dr. A. J. Chidimma University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Prof. B. O. Igboin Adekunle Ajasin University, Nigeria
Prof. M. L. Credo University of South Africa/International Association of Mission Studies
Prof. P.K. Joseph University of Free State, South Africa
Prof. L. Siwila University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Dr. R. Hove Research Institute of Theology and Religion, University of South Africa
Dr. S. Mukuka United Church of Zambia
