Feeding the Dead as a Complementary Practice to Worshipping Yahweh: Deuteronomy 26:14 Revisited

Within Christian tradition, particularly Protestant, the ritual of making offerings to the dead (i.e., feeding the dead) is often seen as contrary to Christian faith. Justification for this view is often taken from Deuteronomy 26:14. This verse details a pledge to avoid making offerings to the dead...

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Auteur principal: Setio, Robert 1964- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: 2023
Dans: Biblical theology bulletin
Année: 2023, Volume: 53, Numéro: 1, Pages: 16-23
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Mort / Funérailles / Bibel. Deuteronomium 26
Classifications IxTheo:HB Ancien Testament
HD Judaïsme ancien
Accès en ligne: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Édition parallèle:Non-électronique
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Résumé:Within Christian tradition, particularly Protestant, the ritual of making offerings to the dead (i.e., feeding the dead) is often seen as contrary to Christian faith. Justification for this view is often taken from Deuteronomy 26:14. This verse details a pledge to avoid making offerings to the dead out of loyalty to Yahweh. Thus, I review the academic literature on the rationale behind this pledge to explore whether feeding the dead is contrary to the worship of Yahweh. To this end, I will discuss several studies regarding the ritual of feeding the dead in ancient Israelite society that use archaeological and textual evidence. This paper concludes that feeding the dead and worship of Yahweh are not mutually exclusive, but complementary.
ISSN:1945-7596
Contient:Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/01461079231154589