Jeremiah 34:8-22: a call for the enactment of distributive justice?

This article seeks to determine whether the author of Jeremiah 34:8-22, in his critique of the events relating to the manumission of Hebrew slaves in 589/588 BCE during Nebuchadnezzar's siege of Jerusalem, called for the enactment of distributive justice. Since the book of Jeremiah has a very s...

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Main Author: Terblanche, Marius D. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [2016]
In: Acta theologica
Year: 2016, Volume: 36, Issue: 2, Pages: 148-161
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Intertextuality / Distributive justice / Bible. Jeremia 34,8-22 / Bible. Deuteronomium 15,1-18
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
NCC Social ethics
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Summary:This article seeks to determine whether the author of Jeremiah 34:8-22, in his critique of the events relating to the manumission of Hebrew slaves in 589/588 BCE during Nebuchadnezzar's siege of Jerusalem, called for the enactment of distributive justice. Since the book of Jeremiah has a very strong intertextual character, the intertextual link between Jeremiah 34:8-22 and Deuteronomy 15:1-18 is explored. When Jeremiah 34:8-22 is read through the lens of Deuteronomy 15:1-18, it is clear that brotherliness does not tolerate debt slavery. By using Deuteronomy 15:1-18 as a supplementary text to Jeremiah 34:8-22, the author inspires visions of a counter-community, in which the debt slaves should be set free and be enabled to make a fresh start.
ISSN:2309-9089
Contains:Enthalten in: Acta theologica
Persistent identifiers:HDL: 10520/EJC-5335e326d