Wie der Mensch zu Gottes Ebenbild wurde. Demokratisierungsprozesse im antiken Israel

With the idea in Genesis 1 that all human beings are created in the image of God - instead of just the king - the Bible formulates an early conceptual prerequisite of egalitarianism, which forms the anthropological foundation of any democracy. Genesis 1 democratizes the traditional ideology of kings...

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Main Author: Schmid, Konrad 1965- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:German
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Published: De Gruyter 2022
In: Evangelische Theologie
Year: 2022, Volume: 82, Issue: 1, Pages: 4-17
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Old Testament / Assur / Image of God / Democratization / King
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
KBL Near East and North Africa
NBE Anthropology
ZC Politics in general
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Summary:With the idea in Genesis 1 that all human beings are created in the image of God - instead of just the king - the Bible formulates an early conceptual prerequisite of egalitarianism, which forms the anthropological foundation of any democracy. Genesis 1 democratizes the traditional ideology of kingship and renders every human capable of (king-like) responsible rule. Important factors in the intellectual history of ancient Israel that prepared the way for the idea of the likeness of all human beings to God can be found: (1) in the subversive reception of Assyrian treaty theology and its transfer to the relationship between God and people; (2) in the criticism of kings within biblical prophecy, which was confirmed as factual by the fall of Judah and Jerusalem in 587 BCE; and (3) in the increasingly critical stance toward slavery in the Torah, which ideally brought the position of slaves ever closer to that of free people.
ISSN:2198-0470
Contains:Enthalten in: Evangelische Theologie
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.14315/evth-2022-820104