Ethics and Spirituality

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
James C. Harris
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Old Testament ◽  
Group Home ◽  
Attitudes Toward Disabled ◽  
The Future ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
To Come ◽  
Deaf Persons ◽  
Insight Into

This chapter considers ethical and spiritual issues related to intellectual disability. Consideration of the meaning of life of an intellectually disabled person must take into account how society defines and responds to individual differences. There are ethical and religious concerns regarding prenatal diagnosis and questions of how to teach ethical behavior to persons with intellectual disability. Participation in religious practices in the community and in group home settings is important for families and persons with intellectual disability. This chapter reviews these issues in detail. In biblical times, there were edicts about disability that offer insight into attitudes toward disabled people. There is an Old Testament injunction: “Thou shalt not curse the deaf, put a stumbling block before the blind, nor maketh the blind wander out of a path” (Leviticus 19:14). This may be the first Western command to legislate for the protection of the deaf and handicapped. Moreover, deaf persons without speech were viewed as children and provided the same protections as children. Yet, the threat of disability was also an element in biblical injunctions: “If you do not follow his commandments and decrees . . . all these curses will become upon you and overtake you: The Lord will afflict you with madness, blindness, and confusion of mind. At midday, you will grope around like a man in the dark” (Deuteronomy 28:15). Although help for those with disabilities was seen as a charitable obligation, disability was perceived potentially as a punishment from God. Ancient people often believed that illness was inflicted by a deity or supernatural power (Rosen, 1968). In records dating back before 2000 B.C., the birth of children with congenital impairments were used to predict the future of the community. In Babylonia, those who prophesized about the future kept a list of birth deformities and the specific meaning and prophecy that these disabilities foretold. Although a disability was viewed as a portent of things to come (Braddock and Parish, 2002) or punishment for immorality, there also existed the attitude that the disabled should be treated with compassion. The New Testament provides insight into how attitudes about disability evolved.

scholarly journals The future of autonomous vehicles

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-35
Author(s):  
Jelena Pisarov ◽  
Gyula Mester
Keyword(s):  
Cyber Security ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Autonomous Vehicles ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
To Come ◽  
High Level

The future of the modern world faces the appearance of different ways of mobility. Huge strive in today's world have gained autonomous vehicles. The paper explains how autonomous vehicles function as well as their advantages and disadvantages. New developments in autonomous vehicles are being accomplished and introduced to the user's demands. Many car companies have developed their own driverless vehicles and detected the problems within them. The major flaw of autonomous vehicles is cyber security because hackers are still able to break into the car's software system and disrupt it. This is a major issue which is still being dealt with. Autonomous vehicles have modernized the mobility of people, which means that people no longer have to come to the vehicle but the vehicle comes to them and are able to share transportation and thus lowering the traffic congestion and cost. Smartphone applications have been developed facilitating the carsharing system. Users consider these cars comfortable and stylish but expect high level of security. Autonomous vehicles enable the elderly, the disabled and physically limited people move much easier. Furthermore, autonomous vehicles reduce pollution and are environmentally friendly. It is anticipated that autonomous vehicles will take over the roads and are the future of transportation. They offer comfort, safety and good driving conditions. Hereafter, this paper represents important characteristics and features of autonomous cars.

scholarly journals Konsistensi Konsep Keselamatan adalah Anugerah dalam Masa Intertestamental

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Agustin Soewitomo Putri
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Old Testament ◽  
Historical Analysis ◽  
The Bible ◽  
The People ◽  
God's People ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Power Of God

The period between the Old Testament and the New Testament is often referred to as the intertestamental period which is approximately 400 years apart, during which time no prophet appears to be the successor of God's voice. Ended by the prophet Malachi and the book of Chronicles the Bible does not give any record. This certainly raises so many questions as to what happened in that dark age, whether God really did not do anything among God's people, especially the Israelites, while at that time the Israelites had repeatedly experienced good colonization from Persian, Greek or Roman. By using descriptive methods and historical analysis, this discussion will provide an insight into God's faithfulness to His covenant to the people, and how the concept of salvation has not changed even though in the 400 years that God did not speak to His people. Understanding the consistency of the concept of salvation is a gift in intertestamental times will open a new understanding of the power of God in keeping the covenants and His Word.AbstractMasa antara Perjanjian Lama dengan Perjanjian Baru seringkali disebut dengan masa intertesta-men yang berjarak lebih kurang 400 tahun, di mana sepanjang masa tersebut tidak ada nabi yang muncul menjadi penerus suara dari Tuhan. Diakhiri oleh Nabi Maleakhi dan kitab Tawarikh maka Alkitab tidak memberikan catatan apa pun. Hal tersebut tentu memunculkan begitu banyak pertanyaan dengan apa yang terjadi dalam masa kegelapan tersebut, apakah memang Allah betul-betul tidak berbuat sesuatu apapun di tengah-tengah umat Tuhan, khususnya bangsa Israel, sementara pada masa tersebut bangsa Israel berkali-kali mengalami penjajahan baik dari Persia, Yunani ataupun Romawi. Dengan menggunakan metode deskriptif dan analisis historis, pemba-hasan ini akan memberikan pandangan tentang kesetiaan Allah dengan perjanjianNya kepada umat, serta bagaimana konsep keselamatan itu tidak mengalami pergeseran sekalipun dalam keadaan 400 tahun Tuhan tidak berbicara kepada umatNya. Memahami konsistensi konsep keselamatan adalah anugerah dalam masa intertestamental akan membukakan pemahaman baru tentang kekuatan Allah dalam memelihara perjanjian dan FirmanNya.

scholarly journals Teologi Kovenan Sebagai Konsep Dasar Mengenal Allah

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ferdinan Pasaribu
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Old Testament ◽  
Jesus Christ ◽  
Covenant Theology ◽  
The Future ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
The Moment

Covenant theology is a covenant of God. God's compassion also appears in a covenant with humans. God's covenants are binding and eternal, God not only promises for the moment but also for the future. Keeping the covenant with God is not only beneficial for the life of the promised holder, but also the offspring and those around the covenant holder. The Lord's covenant which is primarily to humans is the covenant of salvation in Jesus Christ that has been revealed in the New Testament. Jesus Christ is the fulfillment of all the covenants that God has bound to the earlier prophets and fathers written in the Old Testament. The essence of all the covenants leads to salvation and fulfillment in Jesus Christ.Implementation of the Covenant Theology. Covenant is the sincerity of God-loving humans. Humans must respond and maintain all the agreements that have been bound. The Covenant of God then was transmitted in all generations of people from time to time.Teologia kovenan adalah sebuah perjanjian Allah. Wajud kasih Allah juga tampak dalam sebuah perjanjian-Nya kepada manusia. Perjanjian Allah bersifat mengikat dan kekal, Tuhan tidak hanya berjanji untuk saat itu saja, tetapi juga untuk masa yang akan datang. Memegang teguh perjanjian dengan Tuhan tidak hanya bermanfaat bagi kehidupan pemegang janji tersebut, tetapi juga untuk keturunan dan orang yang berada disekitar pemegang perjanjian Tuhan itu. Perjanjian Tuhan yang terutama kepada manusia adalah perjanjian kesalamatan di dalam Yesus Kristus yang telah dinyatakan dalam Perjanjian Baru. Yesus Kristus adalah penggenap dari semua perjanjian yang telah Allah ikatkan kepada para nabi dan bapa lelulur yang terdahulu yang ditulis dalam kitab Perjanjian Lama. Inti semua perjanjian itu mengarah kepada keselamatan dan penggenapan di dalam Yesus Kristus.Implementasi dari Teologi Perjanjian.Covenan ialah kesungguhan Allah mengasihi manusia. Manusia haruslah meresponi dan memelihara segala perjanjian yang telah diikat. Perjanjian Allah trus dipancarkan dalam seluruh generasi manusia dari zama ke zaman.

Virtuous Prophets

2021 ◽  
pp. 117-146
Author(s):  
Claire Hall
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Old Testament ◽  
Personal Virtue ◽  
The Future ◽  
The New Testament

This chapter examines the roles and characters of individual prophets in Origen’s writing. Origen distinguishes clearly and consistently across his works between prophesying and being a prophet. While there are cases both from the Old Testament and the New Testament—including Balaam and Caiaphas—of non-prophets who make divinely inspired and beneficial prophecies, Origen is clear that there is a threshold of personal virtue that a person has to cross to be considered a true prophet. Origen does not explicitly lay out the conditions for morally judging a prophecy or a prophet, but in this chapter a tripartite set of criteria is suggested: whether somebody is a prophet must be judged against a) the personal virtue of a prophet (the virtue criterion), b) the morality of their inspiration, through God rather than through demons (the inspiration criterion) and c) the benefit of their prophecies for other people, both contemporaries and in the future (the benefit criterion). None of these criteria explicitly address prophetic ecstasy, and while Origen is mildly disapproving of ecstasy, he does not consider it important. These criteria for judging prophets were not developed in a vacuum, but rely upon both Greek pagan and Philonic understandings of ecstasy, inspiration, and personal virtue. The chapter ends with a demonstration of the supreme virtue and moral-pedagogical role of Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Moses in Origen’s thought.

scholarly journals Die een wat sal kom: 'Messiaanse tekste' in die Ou Testament en ander Joodse geskrifte

2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alphonso Groenewald
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Old Testament ◽  
Hebrew Bible ◽  
Jesus Christ ◽  
Ancient Israel ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
Long Time ◽  
To Come ◽  
The One ◽  
The Church

The one who is to come: �Messianic texts� in the Old Testament and other Jewish writingsAccording to the New-Testament authors, the life of Jesus, as Christ, should be seen in light of the Old-Testament texts. It seems that all the messianic texts in the Old Testament had been fulfilled in Jesus. The Messiah, who had been expected for a long time, was born in Bethlehem. This interpretation by the New-Testament authors has caused the church and Christians throughout the centuries to read the Old Testament as a prophecy, which is fulfilled in Jesus Christ. This interpretation has caused impatience with Jews, who did not accept Jesus of Nazareth as the Messiah. This article addresses the question: How did ancient Israel understand the concept �messiah�? It seems that the term is much more complex than a single meaning would allow the reader to believe. This article thus focuses on the theological functioning of the term within the Hebrew Bible as well as in other Jewish writings.

From Good News for Modern Man to Good News Bible: Origins and Early Issues

2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 335-346
Author(s):  
Philip C. Stine
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Old Testament ◽  
Good News ◽  
Marketing Plan ◽  
Archival Material ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
Insight Into

This article draws on interviews with key personnel and archival material to offer insight into the translation of and publishing issues in the Good News Bible. The New Testament was published by the American Bible Society (ABS) in 1966 as Good News for Modern Man: The New Testament in Today’s English. The success of the translation led to a decision to undertake the Old Testament. The ABS translation committee and board reviewed the OT drafts extensively, a process which often put them in conflict with the translators. The article will discuss key decisions taken by ABS. Some, for example the cover and artwork of the New Testament, were successful. Others, for example the marketing plan for the Old Testament, proved to be less so.

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