RT Article
T1 Von des Menschen Bestimmung
JF Zeitschrift für Theologie und Kirche
VO 117
IS 2
SP 141
OP 163
A1 Müller, Reinhard 1972-
LA German
YR 2020
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1700596012
AB The article discusses how in the Old Testament the human ability to decide is related to the idea of determination. It begins with an overview of ancient Near Eastern concepts of determination that were included in the broadly attested art of divination, before going on to focus on the mythological motif of the heavenly tablet of destinies which was connected with the tablets that bore the text of vassal treaties (1.). Against this background, it is shown that similar concepts of a predetermination of certain human acts and events by the deity were part of the monarchic cult of Yahweh (2.). On the other hand, early wisdom presupposed that human beings are free to decide between different ways of life. This human ability became a crucial topic after the downfall of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah; the post-monarchic covenant theology revolved around Israel's necessary decision between following or abandoning Yahweh (3.). However, later texts display a tendency of ascribing to Yahweh a fundamental influence on the human will, and in some conspicuous passages it is stated that Yahweh needs to make both Israel as a whole (esp. Deut 30:6; Jer 31:33; Ez 11:19 and 36:26-27) and the pious individual (esp. Ps 51:12-13) follow his will (4.).
K1 Beschneidung des Herzens
K1 Bundestheologie
K1 Entscheidung,
K1 Freiheit
K1 Gebote
K1 Gehorsam
K1 Gut und Böse
K1 Omina
K1 Orakel
K1 Schicksalstafel
K1 Treueeid
K1 Vasallität
K1 Neuer Bund
K1 neuer Geist
K1 neues Herz
DO 10.1628/zthk-2020-0007