The Jubilee in Leviticus 25: A Theological Ethical Interpretation from a South African PerspectiveLIT Verlag Münster, 2005 - 308 The English idiom "once bitten twice shy" comes to mind in this study, where author Esias Meyer argues that biblical critics have an ethical responsibility to explore the oppressive potential of biblical texts. Meyer does this in the light of the apartheid history and especially the way in which biblical texts were used to both justify and criticise apartheid. An ideological critique of Leviticus 25 is presented, which starts with a thorough synchronic reading and ends with a possible socio-historical context. This interpretation largely disturbs the liberating image that the text has, but is an attempt to be more honest about the way in which theologians could use biblical texts to contribute to a better world. |
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... already hinted at it above when I referred to the fact that " I read with the eyes of a biblical critic . " I argue that , even if we do support the objec- tives of a movement such as Jubilee 2000 , the only role that biblical critics ...
... already hinted at it above when I referred to the fact that " I read with the eyes of a biblical critic . " I argue that , even if we do support the objec- tives of a movement such as Jubilee 2000 , the only role that biblical critics ...
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... already pre- sent in biblical criticism . 18 It is significant to note that Räisänen himself complained that this was what critics did with historical criticism , that a kind of homogeneity was presumed where in fact there were much ...
... already pre- sent in biblical criticism . 18 It is significant to note that Räisänen himself complained that this was what critics did with historical criticism , that a kind of homogeneity was presumed where in fact there were much ...
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... already saw above that he ( 1998b : 13 ) used the words “ at least being honest about our commitment " as a tongue in cheek way of describing what was perceived as lacking in historical criticism , an acknowl- edgement of some or other ...
... already saw above that he ( 1998b : 13 ) used the words “ at least being honest about our commitment " as a tongue in cheek way of describing what was perceived as lacking in historical criticism , an acknowl- edgement of some or other ...
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... already had the elements of " criticism " that engaged scholars are arguing for now within it from the start . This , though , smacks a bit of " defending the center , trivializing the margins " , as Schüssler Fiorenza aptly named her ...
... already had the elements of " criticism " that engaged scholars are arguing for now within it from the start . This , though , smacks a bit of " defending the center , trivializing the margins " , as Schüssler Fiorenza aptly named her ...
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... already built into the text , then Ideologie- kritik will have to scrutinize that text of ideological traces . Thus Ideologiekritik becomes a double scrutiny , of text and reception — of writer and commentator , scrutinizing the ...
... already built into the text , then Ideologie- kritik will have to scrutinize that text of ideological traces . Thus Ideologiekritik becomes a double scrutiny , of text and reception — of writer and commentator , scrutinizing the ...
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Grammatical features of Leviticus 25 | 65 |
Persuasive features of Leviticus 25 | 110 |
Leviticus 25 and surrounding texts | 160 |
Possible sociohistorical context | 221 |
Theologicalethical observations | 256 |
Conclusion | 287 |
Bibliography | 295 |
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Strona 78 - And you shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants; it shall be a jubilee for you, when each of you shall return to his property and each of you shall return to his family.
Strona 70 - I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God.
Strona 72 - You shall not reap the aftergrowth of your harvest or gather the grapes of your untrimmed vines; it shall be a year of complete rest for the land.
Strona 87 - And the land shall not be sold in perpetuity ; for the land is mine : for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.
Strona 101 - You may also acquire them from among the aliens residing with you, and from their families that are with you, who have been born in your land; and they may be your property. You may keep them as a possession for your children after you, for them to inherit as property.
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Strona 94 - Levites does not exercise his right of redemption, then the house that was sold in a city of their possession shall be released in the jubilee; for the houses in the cities of the Levites are- their possession among the people of Israel. But the fields of common land belonging to their cities may not be sold; for that is their perpetual possession.