Die Gegenwartsbedeutung der Ethik des Alten Testaments: Überlegungen zu Ernst Würthweins Studie »Verantwortung«
The purpose of an 'Ethics of the Old Testament' is not to reconstruct the history of the ethos of Israel but rather to shed light on the ethical statements in Old Testament texts and to put them in a present-day context. In this connection, exegesis should also bring out those elements in...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | German |
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1998
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Zeitschrift für Theologie und Kirche
Year: 1998, Volume: 95, Issue: 3, Pages: 295-312 |
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| Summary: | The purpose of an 'Ethics of the Old Testament' is not to reconstruct the history of the ethos of Israel but rather to shed light on the ethical statements in Old Testament texts and to put them in a present-day context. In this connection, exegesis should also bring out those elements in Old Testament norms (the Old Testament calls these among other things ḥæsæd, 'community spirit', and ̈̈ṣdāqāh, 'righteousness') which do not pertain solely to a certain period in history. |
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| ISSN: | 1868-7377 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für Theologie und Kirche
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