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.
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.
