Abraham’s reinterpretation and life’s meaning

Le Roux, J.H. (Jurie Hendrik), 1944-

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dc.contributor.author	Le Roux, J.H. (Jurie Hendrik), 1944-
dc.date.accessioned	2016-02-29T07:06:45Z
dc.date.available	2016-02-29T07:06:45Z
dc.date.issued	2015-11-30
dc.description	This article represents a theological reflection on the Faculty Research Theme (FRT) of the Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, entitled ‘Ecodomy – Life in its fullness’. The theme is portrayed from the perspective of various theological disciplines. A conference on this theme was held on 27–28 October 2014.	en_ZA
dc.description.abstract	This article contributes to the theme of life’s fullness by emphasising the struggle for meaning during the Persian era as reflected in Genesis 15 and 17. The community’s ‘strategy’ was to reflect on their identity in order to find their place in the Persian-ruled society and experience something of life’s meaning. Different answers were given and each must be understood separately. In order to survive, one group opted for a broader view of the community and God (Genesis 17), while others were of the opinion that a narrower view had to be followed (Genesis 15). The arguments of both groups are discussed in this article.	en_ZA
dc.description.librarian	am2015	en_ZA
dc.description.uri	http://www.ve.org.za	en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation	Le Roux, J.H., 2015, ‘Abraham’s reinterpretation and life’s meaning’, Verbum et Ecclesia 36(3), Art. #1452, 7 pages. http://dx.doi. org/ 10.4102/ve.v36i3.1452.	en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn	1609-9982 (print)
dc.identifier.issn	2074-7705 (online)
dc.identifier.other	10.4102/ve.v36i3.1452
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/51578
dc.language.iso	en	en_ZA
dc.publisher	AOSIS OpenJournals	en_ZA
dc.rights	© 2015. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.	en_ZA
dc.subject	Abraham	en_ZA
dc.subject	Life’s fullness	en_ZA
dc.subject	Life’s meaning	en_ZA
dc.subject	Persian era	en_ZA
dc.subject	Genesis 15	en_ZA
dc.subject	Genesis 17
dc.subject	Biblical Interpretation
dc.subject.other	Theology articles SDG-04
dc.subject.other	SDG-04: Quality education
dc.subject.other	Theology articles SDG-16
dc.subject.other	SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
dc.title	Abraham’s reinterpretation and life’s meaning	en_ZA
dc.type	Article	en_ZA