scholarly journals The Question of Anthropological Dualism in the Old Testament and Intertestamental Literature

2020 ◽  
pp. 163-190
Author(s):  
Lech Stachowiak
Keyword(s):  
Old Testament ◽  
Intertestamental Literature

The Question of Anthropological Dualism in the Old Testament and Intertestamental Literature

scholarly journals Hoe kan God dit toelaat? ’n Bibliologiese verryking van die teodiseevraagstuk uit ’n vergelyking tussen Openbaring en 4 Esra

2011 ◽  
Vol 45 (2/3) ◽  
Author(s):  
J.A. Du Rand
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Old Testament ◽  
History Of Philosophy ◽  
Human Suffering ◽  
Book Of Revelation ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Intertestamental Literature

How can God allow it? A bibliological enrichment of the theodicy issue from a comparison between the Book of Revelation and 4 EzraIn the process of understanding and defining the relationship between God and man, the theodicy issue frequently floats to the surface. A long strand in the history of philosophy and theology has addressed itself to the task of reconciling God’s omnipotence and benevolence with human suffering and the existence of evil. Some of the philosophical and theological views are represented in this article. According to reformed scholarly presentation, theodicy should seriously take into account the soteriological and eschatological hermeneutical views. This is confirmed by the Old Testament, intertestamental literature and the New Testament. The purpose of this article is to draw attention to the apocryphal 4 Ezra which puts surprising views about theodicy on the table.

Zagadnienie starości w literaturze międzytestamentalnej

Vox Patrum ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 56 ◽  
pp. 241-247
Author(s):  
Mirosław S. Wróbel
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Jewish Community ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Old Testament ◽  
Religious Values ◽  
Biblical Sources ◽  
Intertestamental Literature

In the present article the author describes the problem of an old age in the Jewish apo­calyptic literature and in the Qumran texts. Old persons are presented in these texts like sages and teachers. The education given by them for children and grandchildren is based on moral and religious values. They call to observe God’s commandments and to avoid all acts which are against God and other persons. The respect and authority of the old persons described in the texts of intertestamental literature can take in consideration the biblical sources. In the Old Testament the elders of Israel are described as judges who decide about all important aspects of the life in Jewish community.

scholarly journals The Eschatological Spirituality of “the Sons of Light” in Qumran

Verbum Vitae ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 347-363
Author(s):  
Mirosław Stanisław Wróbel
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Old Testament ◽  
New Covenant ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
The Law ◽  
Qumran Community ◽  
Intertestamental Literature

One of the most important features of the members of the Qumran community, who referred to themselves by the name “the sons of light,” was aspiration to holiness by observing the Law, purity and cult. The spirituality of the Qumran community was founded on the New Covenant which would be fulfilled “at the end of the days”. This eschatological reality was stressed in the practical spirituality of the members of the Qumran community. In the present article, the spirituality of the Qumran community will be presented via three points: (1) The origin of the Qumran community; (2) The community of a New Covenant with God; and (3) Eschatological beliefs. Our accumulated knowledge about the spirituality of the Qumran community and its beliefs enables us to better understand many eschatological texts of the Old Testament and Intertestamental Literature. It also indicates to us certain similarities and differences with the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth.

scholarly journals Forgiveness in the intertestamental period

2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sang-Mong Lee ◽  
Gerald T. Hughes ◽  
Francois P. Viljoen
Keyword(s):  
Old Testament ◽  
Second Temple ◽  
Second Temple Period ◽  
Damascus Document ◽  
Intertestamental Literature

The article suggests answers to the following questions: what are the characteristics of God�s forgiveness in the intertestamental literature and what connection do these characteristics have with the Old Testament? Important passages in the late Second Temple period that expose the characteristics of God�s forgiveness, such as certain Qumran texts (1QH 12:35�37, 1QH 13:2 and the Damascus Document 14:18�19), the writings of Philo and Josephus, the Apocrypha and the Pseudepigrapha, are investigated for this purpose.

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