| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 280 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Oudtestamentische studiën = Old Testament studies, 0169-7226 ; v. 50 |
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Oudtestamentische studiën ; d. 50.
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| Contents |
Sin, suffering, and sagacity : Genesis 2-3 / Gerda de Villiers -- Suffering and hope during the Exile / Jurie Le Roux -- Suffering from formlessness : the ban on images in Exilic times / Matthias Köckert -- Interrupting God-language : rethinking the image of God as liberator in Isaiah 42 / L. Juliana M. Claassens -- Myth, metaphor or memory? the allusions to Creation and Exodus in Isaiah 51:9-11 as a theological response to suffering during the Exile / Hendrik Bosman -- The assassination of Gedaliah (Jer. 40:7-41:18) / Eric Peels -- Perspective after the Exile : the King, [ʻvdj], 'My servant' in Jeremiah : some reflections on MT and LXX / Raymond de Hoop -- Exile in Hosea 9:3-6 : where and for what purpose? / Gert Kwakkel -- Perverse delight : some observations on an unpleasant theme in the Old Testament / Klaas Spronk -- Exile and pain : a chapter from the story of God's emotions / Eep Talstra -- Does exile equal suffering? a fresh look at Psalm 137 / Bob Becking -- The poetics of exile and suffering : memory and perceptions : a cognitive-linguistics study of Lamentations / Yehoshua Gitay -- The Exile as Sabbath rest : the Chronicler's interpretation of the Exile / Louis Jonker -- Lamenting the loss of lament, the language for our times / Frances Klopper -- Interpreting 'the Exile' in African Biblical scholarship : an ideo-theological dilemma in post-colonial South Africa / Gerald West |
| Summary |
At the fiftieth anniversary of the Old Testament Society of South Africa a conference was organized on the theme Exile and Suffering. This volume contains a selection of the papers presented, whose focal questions are themes such as: What do we really know about the Exile? How did the Ancient Israelites cope with the disaster? |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- Congresses
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Bible. Old Testament -- History of Biblical events -- Congresses
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Bible. Old Testament fast |
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Bibel Altes Testament gnd |
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Jews -- History -- Babylonian captivity, 598-515 B.C. -- Congresses
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Jews -- History -- 586 B.C.-70 A.D. -- Congresses
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Suffering -- Biblical teaching -- Congresses
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RELIGION -- Biblical Criticism & Interpretation -- Old Testament.
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History of Biblical events
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Jews
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Suffering -- Biblical teaching
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Exil Motiv
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Leid Motiv
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Theodizee Motiv
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| Genre/Form |
proceedings (reports)
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Actes de congrès.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Becking, Bob.
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Human, Dirk J.
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Old Testament Society of South Africa. Congress (50th : 2007 : Pretoria, South Africa)
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| ISBN |
9789047424352 |
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9047424352 |
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9789004171046 |
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9004171045 |
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1282400169 |
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9781282400160 |
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9786612400162 |
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6612400161 |
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