Abraham’s reinterpretation and life’s meaning

dc.contributor.authorLe Roux, J.H. (Jurie Hendrik), 1944-
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-29T07:06:45Z
dc.date.available2016-02-29T07:06:45Z
dc.date.issued2015-11-30
dc.descriptionThis 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.abstractThis 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.librarianam2015en_ZA
dc.description.librarianbs2025
dc.description.sdgSDG-04: Quality educationen
dc.description.sdgSDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutionsen
dc.description.urihttp://www.ve.org.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationLe 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.issn1609-9982 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2074-7705 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.4102/ve.v36i3.1452
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/51578
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherAOSIS OpenJournalsen_ZA
dc.rights© 2015. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_ZA
dc.subjectAbrahamen_ZA
dc.subjectLife’s fullnessen_ZA
dc.subjectLife’s meaningen_ZA
dc.subjectPersian eraen_ZA
dc.subjectGenesis 15en_ZA
dc.subjectGenesis 17
dc.subjectBiblical Interpretation
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-04
dc.subject.otherSDG-04: Quality education
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-16
dc.subject.otherSDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
dc.titleAbraham’s reinterpretation and life’s meaningen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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