Open AccessDie Dag van die Here in <i>As Silo kom</i> van Hennie Jones
Author(s) -
Pieter Verster
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
literator
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2219-8237
pISSN - 0258-2279
DOI - 10.4102/lit.v20i1.451
Subject(s) - silo , judgement , theology , philosophy , history , law , political science , archaeology , epistemology
The Day of the Lord in As Silo kom (When Silo comes) by Hennie Jones As Silo kom (When Silo comes) by Hennie Jones is an important novel in view of the fact that biblical themes like those of the Messianic child and the Day of the Lord are incorporated in and dealt with extensively in the novel. The way in which the Day of the Lord is described in the Bible emphasizes that it will be a day of judgement for Israel and the other nations - a given that became a fixed concept for post-exilic prophets. The Day of the Lord, however, holds not only judgement but also salvation for Israel and the other nations. The question asked in this article is whether these functions of the Day of the Lord become clear enough in Jones' novel