Open AccessGeweld, die Ou Testament en ’n nuwe Suid-Afrika
Author(s) -
S.D. Snyman
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
verbum et ecclesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.386
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2074-7705
pISSN - 1609-9982
DOI - 10.4102/ve.v13i2.1056
Subject(s) - theme (computing) , theology , new testament , state (computer science) , relevance (law) , old testament , sociology , philosophy , law , political science , mathematics , algorithm , computer science , operating system
Violence, the Old Testament and a new South Africa In the light of the current violence in South Africa the question posed in the paper is the question on how the appearance of violence in the Old Testament should be evaluated from a theological point of view. After a brief survey of the present state of research on this theme, a theological insight into the problem of violence in the Old Testament is proposed. Finally, the relevance of this theme for a new South Africa is pointed out