Göttliche Barmherzigkeit im Alten Orient und im Alten Testament
This article compares the attribution of mercy, expressed by the common Semitic root rhm and its Sumerian equivalent arḫuš, to deities in ancient Near Eastern and Biblical texts. The motif occurs in comparable contexts such as the reconstruction of cities that had been destroyed by divine anger, as...
| Subtitles: | Barmherzigkeit Geschenk und Auftrag: Internationales Symposium am 2. und 3. Juni 2016 an der Katholisch-Theologischen Fakultät der Universität Innsbruck |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | German |
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2016
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Zeitschrift für katholische Theologie
Year: 2016, Volume: 138, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 289-298 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Alttestamentliche Ethik
B Mercy |
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| Summary: | This article compares the attribution of mercy, expressed by the common Semitic root rhm and its Sumerian equivalent arḫuš, to deities in ancient Near Eastern and Biblical texts. The motif occurs in comparable contexts such as the reconstruction of cities that had been destroyed by divine anger, as divine attribute in hymnic praise, and in connection with divine lenience with human sins. While the Babylonian god Marduk's mercy is paradigmatically portrayed in Ludlul bēl nēmeqi, a poem that treats the fate of a suffering person, the motif of mercy is ostentatiously lacking in the biblical book of Job. Jonah's ironic universalization of God's mercy is an example of how the theology of mercy grew out of ancient Near Eastern traditions - both presupposing and transcending them. These comparisons are concluded by a reflection on their theological significance. The Second Vatican Council (Nostra aetate 2) offers a positive perspective in understanding the role of the history of religion for biblical revelation. |
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| ISSN: | 0044-2895 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für katholische Theologie
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