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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... similar problem : My object in this paper is to study the text of Leviticus 25 anew to tell whether and to what extent it deserves its status as an icon of justice . I think that he expresses a similar discomfort as I just did above ...
... similar problem : My object in this paper is to study the text of Leviticus 25 anew to tell whether and to what extent it deserves its status as an icon of justice . I think that he expresses a similar discomfort as I just did above ...
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... similar laws from the ancient Near East . This issue has been addressed by many ( see Cardellini 1981 , or Chirichigno 1993 ) . Fager ( 1993 : 24-27 ) also offers a very brief overview . One trend that is very clear , though , is ...
... similar laws from the ancient Near East . This issue has been addressed by many ( see Cardellini 1981 , or Chirichigno 1993 ) . Fager ( 1993 : 24-27 ) also offers a very brief overview . One trend that is very clear , though , is ...
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... similar point . The Stendahl essay is especially known for the distinction it draws between what a text " meant " and what a text " means " , and for Stendahl ( 1962 : 422 ) the task of an exegete entailed having " the ' original ...
... similar point . The Stendahl essay is especially known for the distinction it draws between what a text " meant " and what a text " means " , and for Stendahl ( 1962 : 422 ) the task of an exegete entailed having " the ' original ...
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... similar position , but instead of engaging with systematic theology , he engages with what he calls " liberationist approaches . " Histori- cal criticism as exemplified by Stendahl above has often been criticised by these approaches ...
... similar position , but instead of engaging with systematic theology , he engages with what he calls " liberationist approaches . " Histori- cal criticism as exemplified by Stendahl above has often been criticised by these approaches ...
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... description of how these methods were used by mis- sionaries to claim the superiority of Christianity . 13 See also Barr ( 2000 : 35-40 ) for similar remarks . our questions , not our answers , that should be 14 Chapter 2.
... description of how these methods were used by mis- sionaries to claim the superiority of Christianity . 13 See also Barr ( 2000 : 35-40 ) for similar remarks . our questions , not our answers , that should be 14 Chapter 2.
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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.