Micah’s theory of the justice of judgement (Micah 3:1–12)

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dc.contributor.author Boloje, Blessing Onoriode
dc.date.accessioned 2018-04-19T09:13:41Z
dc.date.issued 2017-12
dc.description This article was originally presented as a paper at the 22nd Congress of the International Organization for the Study of the Old Testament (IOSOT) “Project Prophets” Section, Stellenbosch, South Africa 4-9 September 2016. en_ZA
dc.description.abstract This article is an examination of Micah’s theory of justice within the overall context of his oracles of judgements. While there are competing perspectives in the justice of judgement in the book of Micah, particularly in relation to the extent of judgement, this article concerns itself with the interrelatedness and connection between sin and judgement. The judgements envisioned in Micah’s oracles are provoked by the violations of the traditional moral and social solidarities resulting from the Covenant, which formed the basis of society. As an egalitarian society, the social blueprint of Yahweh’s Torah for Israel advocated special concern for weak and vulnerable individuals as fundamental. The gift of Torah inaugurated Israel as a community meant to personify Yahweh’s justice. However, increasing injustice profoundly jeopardized this witness to God’s healing agenda. For failing to uphold justice the perpetrators are liable and the judgements constitute justice. This justice may not necessarily be corrective in quality but punitive. The article therefore examines briefly the background, structure, and approaches to the book of Micah, analyses a unit of judgement oracle (3:1–12), and concludes by synthesising Micah’s theory of justice within the overall context of his oracles of judgements. en_ZA
dc.description.department Old Testament Studies en_ZA
dc.description.embargo 2018-12-01
dc.description.librarian am2018 en_ZA
dc.description.uri http://journals.co.za/content/journal/semit en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation Boloje, B.O. 2017, 'Micah’s theory of the justice of judgement (Micah 3:1–12)', Journal for Semitics, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 688-709. en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn 1013-8471
dc.identifier.other 10.25159/1013-8471/2948
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/64654
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher Unisa Press en_ZA
dc.rights Unisa Press en_ZA
dc.subject Justice en_ZA
dc.subject Judgements en_ZA
dc.subject Book of Micah en_ZA
dc.subject Sin en_ZA
dc.title Micah’s theory of the justice of judgement (Micah 3:1–12) en_ZA
dc.type Article en_ZA


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