Oppression interrupted: the Sabbath and justice
The Sabbath commandment establishes the principle of God's regular, gracious intrusion into the economic bondage of life: one day in every seven, work is to stop. From this primary law, the principle of God's gracious intrusion radiates outward so that other aspects of oppressive work and...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2016]
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Word & world
Year: 2016, Volume: 36, Issue: 3, Pages: 219-227 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament NCC Social ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Justice
Biblical teaching
B God Mercy B Work Biblical teaching B Land Biblical teaching B Bible. Deuteronomy 1-12 B Human Beings Relation to nature B Sabbatical year (Judaism) B Sabbath Biblical teaching B Debt B Nature in the Bible B Slavery Emancipation B Property B Slavery in the Bible |
| Summary: | The Sabbath commandment establishes the principle of God's regular, gracious intrusion into the economic bondage of life: one day in every seven, work is to stop. From this primary law, the principle of God's gracious intrusion radiates outward so that other aspects of oppressive work and economic bondage are also affected graciously. |
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| ISSN: | 0275-5270 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Word & world
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