Social values in the book of Obadiah

Botha, Philippus Jacobus

dc.contributor.author	Botha, Philippus Jacobus
dc.date.accessioned	2009-08-14T07:14:27Z
dc.date.available	2009-08-14T07:14:27Z
dc.date.issued	2003
dc.description.abstract	This paper presents a poetic and social-scientific analysis of the book of Obadiah. It suggests that the social and theological problems to which the book forms a response is the attempt of the people of Judah to come to terms with Edom’s betrayal of them. This breach of loyalty by an ally is interpreted as an act of arrogance against Judah’s patron God, Yahweh. The community of believers is urged to find consolation in the faith and hope that Yahweh will restore his honour, and that of his people, by completely shaming the Edomites in the international arena.	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Botha, PJ 2003, 'Social values in the book of Obadiah', Old Testament Essays, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 581-597. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_oldtest.html]	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1010-9919
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/10986
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Old Testament Society of South Africa	en_US
dc.rights	Old Testament Society of South Africa	en_US
dc.subject	Obadiah	en_US
dc.subject	Social values	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Bible -- O.T. -- Obadiah -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.	en
dc.title	Social values in the book of Obadiah	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US