A Christological Reflection on Yom Kippur from an Akan Christian Perspective
The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) is arguably the holiest and most important day in ancient Israel’s religious calendar. In the Christian religion, the Yom Kippur ritual is interpreted to foreshadow the ultimate sacrifice made by Christ for the atonement of the sin of humanity. Therefore, a theologi...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| Verificar disponibilidade: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Publicado em: |
2024
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Scriptura
Ano: 2024, Volume: 123, Número: 1, Páginas: 1-18 |
| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Bibel. Levitikus
/ Yom Kippur
/ Expiação
/ Jesus Christus
/ Akan
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| Classificações IxTheo: | HB Antigo Testamento HC Novo Testamento KBN África subsaariana |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Cristão
B Atonement B Leviticus B Yom Kippur B Akan |
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| Resumo: | The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) is arguably the holiest and most important day in ancient Israel’s religious calendar. In the Christian religion, the Yom Kippur ritual is interpreted to foreshadow the ultimate sacrifice made by Christ for the atonement of the sin of humanity. Therefore, a theological study of this Old Testament atoning ritual has the potential to shed light on the salvific ministry of Christ. Using a literary research approach, this article explores how atoning practices associated with Yom Kippur might enhance the Christian understanding of Jesus’ atoning sacrifice. I argue that by fulfilling what the Old Testament sacrificial system prefigured, the cross renders any atoning sacrifice obsolete. Therefore, believers ought to refrain from any form of traditional religious sacrifices because such sacrifices have no salvific value. The paper contributes to the ongoing scholarly discourse on Christian soteriology, particularly the doctrine of atonement. |
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| ISSN: | 2305-445X |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Scriptura
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.7833/123-1-2175 |
