A Prophetic View of the Exile in the Holiness Code: Literary Growth and Tradition History in Leviticus 26

2010 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Holiness Code

God, People, and Land in the Holiness Code

Canon&Culture ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-204
Author(s):  
Sun-Jong Kim
Keyword(s):  
Holiness Code

scholarly journals Ezekiel 18 and Human rights

2000 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
H.F. Van Rooy
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Old Testament ◽  
Holiness Code ◽  
Book Of The Covenant ◽  
The Will ◽  
Divine Punishment ◽  
Divine Law ◽  
Will Of God

In South Africa the debate on Human Rights gained new impetus after the implementation of the interim constitution in 1994, followed by the new constitution in 1996, containing a charter of fundamental Human Rights. The question to be answered by this paper is whether Ezekiel 18 can contribute to this debate. This paper firstly discusses the question whether the Old Testament can be used in the debate on Human Rights. This is followed by a discussion of Ezekiel 18, with emphasis on the transgressions listed in this chapter in their Israelite context. Many of these injunctions are related to the laws of Deuteronomy, the Book of the Covenant and the Holiness Code. These injunctions are studied against the background of Israelite law in general and the three codes mentioned above in particular. Finally, the implications of Ezekiel 18 for the issue of Human Rights are discussed. The violation of rights of people guaranteed by divine law is seen as one of the major causes of divine punishment. God's law was meant to create a society found on justice. An unjust society is in contradiction to the will of God, according to Ezekiel 18. The implications of this view for the debate on Human Rights in South Africa need to be taken into consideration.

scholarly journals Loving the Immigrant as the Premier Jewish and Christian Ethic

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kendra Sofia Blandon
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Jewish People ◽  
The United States ◽  
Religious Leaders ◽  
World Views ◽  
Holiness Code ◽  
Christian Ethic ◽  
The Many ◽  
Modern Term

The modern term “immigrant” does not appear in the original Jewish and Christian scriptures. While concepts of nations, borders, and formal immigration did not develop until long after Biblical times, several Hebrew words existed for foreigners. An analysis of the words gēr, nēkār, rēa, zār, and tôšāb reveals how foreign strangers were regarded by the Jewish people. The established covenant commanded Jewish people to “love your neighbor (rēa) as yourself” (Lev. 19:18). This commandment, located in the middle of Leviticus and the middle of the Holiness Code, is considered by many to be the highest development of ethics in scripture. Still, a concentrated debate about passages in both Testaments continues among academics and religious leaders, especially about the Christian obligation to follow the laws of the land, but dissent if the laws are unjust. An examination of Jewish and Christian texts, world views, and contemporary scholarship is needed to determine how, if at all, believers should respond to the present immigration crisis in the United States. This paper shares some of the many stories in scripture about migration, concluding that the story of Jewish and Christian scripture, and indeed, the story of mankind, is one of migration.

Ezekiel’s Concept of Covenant

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Strong
Keyword(s):  
Scholarly Work ◽  
Holiness Code ◽  
Important Concept ◽  
The Past ◽  
The People ◽  
The Future

Although explicit covenantal language is largely absent from the book of Ezekiel, covenant remained an important concept for how the prophet understood Israel’s relationship with its national deity. Readings of 11:14–21; 14:1–11; 37:15–23; 16:59–63; and 20:4–5 demonstrate that Ezekiel assumed that eternal covenants established by God in the past remained valid and would be remembered in the future, when the nation would be reconstituted. Moreover, the eternal covenants established by God would not be reworked; rather, the people would be changed by their experience of shame in exile. Another covenant that was mentioned during the text’s redaction, the covenant of peace, affirmed that the conflict between Yahweh and Israel has ceased. This chapter accords with recent scholarly work tying Ezekiel to the covenantal stipulations of the Holiness Code (Leviticus 17–26). It distinguishes, however, the concept of covenant found in Ezekiel from that of Jeremiah, adding to recent studies that contrast these two prophets in general.

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