dc.contributor.advisor |
Van Heerden, Schalk Willem
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dc.contributor.advisor |
Turkanik, Andrzej (Dr.)
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dc.contributor.author |
Wickham, Andrew Daniel
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dc.date.accessioned |
2010-03-19T14:13:00Z |
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dc.date.available |
2010-03-19T14:13:00Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2009-02 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Wickham, Andrew Daniel (2009) The offering aspect of Israel's cultic observance in the book of Malachi, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/3197> |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10500/3197 |
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dc.description.abstract |
This study looks into Malachi’s emphasis on the offering aspect of the cult within
Israel’s prophetic heritage. Malachi presents a different attitude toward offerings than his
pre-exilic predecessors who spoke harshly against the cult focusing on religion’s ethical
and spiritual aspects.
The thesis of this study argues that pre-exilic anti-cultic statements do not
diminish or reject the cult per se but a corrupted form of it conditioned historically and
religiously. Malachi’s post-exilic pro-cultic emphasis presents a different context in
which criticism of the cult’s corrupted usage takes place while remaining positive toward
the cult itself. The key to understanding properly both anti- and pro-cultic attacks on
different aspects of the cult is the covenantal relationship with Yahweh.
Malachi’s positive attitude toward offerings balances the anti-cultic prophetic
heritage of Israel showing that there was never a rejection of the cult, only
misunderstandings and misuses of it. |
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dc.format.extent |
1 online resource (xi, 256 leaves) |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.subject |
Malachi |
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dc.subject |
Offering |
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dc.subject |
Pre-exilic anti-cultic |
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dc.subject |
Attitude |
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dc.subject |
Sacrifice |
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dc.subject |
Prophetic heritage |
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dc.subject |
Priest |
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dc.subject |
Covenant |
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dc.subject.ddc |
224.9906 |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Bible -- O.T. -- Malachi -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Cults -- Israel |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Bible. -- O.T. -- Malachi -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Cults -- Israel |
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dc.title |
The offering aspect of Israel's cultic observance in the book of Malachi |
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dc.type |
Dissertation |
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dc.description.department |
Biblical and Ancient Studies |
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dc.description.degree |
M. Th. (Old Testament) |
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