The People of God. An Inquiry into Christian Origins

This article focuses on the story of the transformation of the city called Zion. Isaiah 1:1–2:5 is the key to the book. This chapter describes the failure of Israel to be the people of God: Israel’s covenant breach, a corrupted cult and imminent punishment. It tells of the existence of two groups within Israel: the righteous remnant who would be saved and the wicked who would be judged. This chapter furthermore presents the reader with a picture of decadent Jerusalem whose sacrifices are rejected and whose prayers are no longer accepted. Isaiah 1 contains a warning of judgement against Jerusalem, whereas Isaiah 2:1–5 sketches the prophetic hope for Zion, which would lead to a pilgrimage of the nations to receive the Torah on Zion.

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What is it to be the people of God in the Ancient Near East? A recension of SandyJo Rogers’ PhD thesis „A Fresh Start Comes from God: Theological, Historical, and Sociological Background of the Clean-Slate Acts of Leviticus 25 and Deuteronomy 15“

arbeitstitel | Forum für Leipziger Promovierende ◽

10.36258/arbeitstitel.v9i1.207 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 27

Author(s):

Anne-Coralie Bonnaire

Keyword(s):

Near East ◽

Ancient Near East ◽

People Of God ◽

Fresh Start ◽

The People ◽

Phd Thesis

Review of SandyJo Rogers’ PhD thesis „A Fresh Start Comes from God: Theological, Historical, and Sociological Background of the Clean-Slate Acts of Leviticus 25 and Deuteronomy 15“

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Intertekstuele aanduidings van die wêreld van die boek Jubileë

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies ◽

10.4102/hts.v59i3.682 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 59 (3) ◽

Author(s):

P.M. Venter

Keyword(s):

Retributive Justice ◽

People Of God ◽

The People ◽

Religious Festivals ◽

The World ◽

The Law

Intertextual indications of the world as portrayed in the book of JubileesAn intertextual analysis of sections containing trends of retributive justice in Jubilees 14:1-28, 24:14-17, 30:1-25 and texts including apoca-lyptic trends in 1:7-29, 23:11-32, gives some indication of the time and world in which the author lived. The article argues that the author reconceptualized ideas of retribution in a unique apocalyptic system. The revealed truth was given in an historical revelation to Moses and is aimed at the collective entity of the people of God who are to stay pure for God. They are to abstain from marriages with members of other nations and keep the law and the religious festivals according to the heptadictical calendar. The author belonged to a tradition running parallel to the Danielic and Enochic stream. He was neither an apoca-lyptic nor an official priest, but was very much influenced by both groups.

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