Open AccessJesus van Nasaret se bevrydende visie vir ’n geweldadige samelewing
Author(s) -
Stephan Joubert
Publication year - 1993
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.v14i2.1069
Subject(s) - ideology , palestine , judaism , power (physics) , sociology , population , religious studies , politics , theology , law , philosophy , political science , history , ancient history , demography , physics , quantum mechanics
Jesus of Nazareths liberating vision for a violent society All political, economical and religious power in first century Palestine were in the hands of less than 5% of the population. This gave rise to a situation of "social rootlessness" among and different violent responses from many Jewish pedants. Within this society, characterized by "ideological" and physical violence, Jesus of Nazareth proclaimed an encompassing new reality, the Kingdom of God. In this regard He not only offered salvation to the victims of violence, hut also expected a new, violent-free, orientation and code of conduct towards God and all human beings from his followers