THE SECOND COMMANDMENT AND THE QUESTION OF HUMAN DIGNITY IN AFRICA: A CREATION-THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
In a context focusing on the Decalogue in relation to the question of human dignity in Africa, two sets of texts interacting with the Second commandment from a creationtheological perspective are analyzed. One is the core of Deuteronomy 4, the other is four passages in Isaiah 40-55, and it is argued...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2011
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Scriptura
Année: 2011, Volume: 106, Pages: 51-60 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Human Dignity
B Second Commandment B Image B African Biblical Interpretation B Idole |
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| Édition parallèle: | Non-électronique
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| Résumé: | In a context focusing on the Decalogue in relation to the question of human dignity in Africa, two sets of texts interacting with the Second commandment from a creationtheological perspective are analyzed. One is the core of Deuteronomy 4, the other is four passages in Isaiah 40-55, and it is argued that both see the act of making ‘a graven image’ as a perversion of the concept of the human being as created in the image of God. This interpretation of the Second commandment, relating it to a broader creation-theological discourse, may provide an interpretative model for contemporary readers of the Decalogue, in casu in relation to the question of human dignity in Africa. |
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| ISSN: | 2305-445X |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Scriptura
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.7833/106-0-146 |