Ancient Egyptian Ma‘at or Old Testament deed-consequence nexus as predecessors of ubuntu?
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Baumann, Gerlinde, 1962-
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AOSIS OpenJournals
Abstract
The Ancient Egyptian concept of Ma‘at shows some analogies to the concept of ubuntu.
Both concepts seem to presuppose that people in a given society are willing to act for each
other. In Bible exegesis, the concept of Ma‘at has attracted interest in connection with the Old
Testament deed-consequence nexus (i.e. good consequences follow good deeds). The article
looks at significant parallels between ubuntu, Ma‘at and the deed-consequence nexus. Its aim
is to outline questions that have been discussed in the context of those two ancient concepts
and that could be helpful for future research on ubuntu.
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Ma‘at, Ubuntu, Deed-consequence nexus, Old Testament, Deed-consequence nexus, Ethics, Justice, Comparative religion, Ancient Egyptian religion
Sustainable Development Goals
Citation
Baumann, G., 2015,
‘Ancient Egyptian Ma‘at
or Old Testament deedconsequence
nexus as
predecessors of ubuntu?’,
Verbum et Ecclesia 36(2), Art.
#1429, 4 pages. http://dx.DOI.
org/ 10.4102/ve.v36i2.1429.