Ein Plädoyer für Erbarmen: das Alte Testament und sein Gott

The OT is often seen as transporting a violent and vengeful image of God. This article does not deny that such passages exist in the OT but argues that the dominant image of God is one of mercy and forgiveness. Starting from Ex 34:6-7 the author shows that this text illuminates a host of other OT pa...

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Published in:Zeitschrift für katholische Theologie
Subtitles:Barmherzigkeit Geschenk und Auftrag: Internationales Symposium am 2. und 3. Juni 2016 an der Katholisch-Theologischen Fakultät der Universität Innsbruck
Main Author: Fischer, Georg 1954- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:German
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Published: Echter 2016
In: Zeitschrift für katholische Theologie
Further subjects:B Alttestamentliche Ethik
B Mercy
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Summary:The OT is often seen as transporting a violent and vengeful image of God. This article does not deny that such passages exist in the OT but argues that the dominant image of God is one of mercy and forgiveness. Starting from Ex 34:6-7 the author shows that this text illuminates a host of other OT passages. He concludes that mercy is the dominant characteristic of the image of God in the OT.
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