Knowledge of YHWH and true glorification : a contextual reading of Jeremiah 9:22-23
The article analyses the relationship between knowledge of YHWH and the ground for true glorification both for individuals and community (society). More precisely, it discusses three things in which people or nations of this world trust and in which they glory: knowledge, power and wealth. The proph...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2004
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Old Testament essays
Year: 2004, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 78-102 |
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| Summary: | The article analyses the relationship between knowledge of YHWH and the ground for true glorification both for individuals and community (society). More precisely, it discusses three things in which people or nations of this world trust and in which they glory: knowledge, power and wealth. The prophet Jeremiah offers an alternative to this view and argues that there is only one thing in which human beings and nations should glory: knowledge of YHWH. It is this knowledge, says the man from Anathot, which should guide our use of knowledge, power and wealth if we want to build a just community, which is obedient to YHWH. Otherwise, the misuse of knowledge, power and wealth can lead to suffering, destruction and even death of individuals and nations. In the context of Africa in general and the DR Congo in particular, the interpretation of this passage will have a particular focus on the question of the failure of leadership characterised by a selfish and idolatrous use of knowledge, power and wealth as opposed to the godly way of understanding the proper use of power, wisdom and wealth for the building of the nation. |
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| ISSN: | 2312-3621 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/EJC85607 |