THE RELEVANCE OF YAHWEH’S SOCIAL ETHICS IN LEVITICUS FOR CONTEMPORARY NIGERIA SOCIETY

ThebookofLeviticusisoneofthebooksthatreadersintendorseektobypasswhileexaminingtheBiblicalbooks.Somereadersseeitasadifficultbookintermsofcomprehensionandalsoasabooknotapplicabletotheissuesaffectingcontemporarysociety,asemphasisarelaidonthelawsorinjunctionsabouttheofferingofsacrificesandconductsinwors...

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Autore principale: Babalola, Olanrewaju Ajibola (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Stampa Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Mayanjuola Publ 2020
In: Religions' educator
Anno: 2020, Volume: 19, Fascicolo: 1, Pagine: 152-160
Altre parole chiave:B Relevance
B Leviticus
B Social Ethics
B Nigeria
B Yahweh
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Riepilogo:ThebookofLeviticusisoneofthebooksthatreadersintendorseektobypasswhileexaminingtheBiblicalbooks.Somereadersseeitasadifficultbookintermsofcomprehensionandalsoasabooknotapplicabletotheissuesaffectingcontemporarysociety,asemphasisarelaidonthelawsorinjunctionsabouttheofferingofsacrificesandconductsinworship.Hence,suchpracticesareseenasobsoleteorarchaictocontemporarysociety.Interestingly,acarefulobservationofthebookofLeviticusunearthsrichtheologicalpremises,expoundedontherelationshipbetweenYHWH(God’snametransliteratestoYHWHwhichisknownastetragrammaton)andIsrael,wherethelawsofYHWHcanbeinterpretedtobeYHWH’SsocialethicsaimedatguidingtheIsraelitesenforcingorderlinessinallramificationsoflife.ThisarticlepowersonexaminingthebookofLeviticus,usingitasamodeltoshowcasetherelevanceofYahweh’ssocialethicsinLeviticusforcontemporaryNigeriasociety.ThebookofLeviticusasauntowouldbeaccessed,alongwithexaminingcriticalquestionslike:whatsocial-ethicalinjunctionsweregivensinLeviticus?Arethosesocialethicalinjunctionrevelationsforcontemporarysociety?Iftheyare,howcantheybeappliedincontemporaryNigeriasociety?Allthese questions would be exposed as to the rudiments of what this article seeks to communicate.
ISSN:1115-5035
Comprende:Enthalten in: National Association for the Study of Religions and Education, Religions' educator