Abstract
Ex. 32:10 has challenged many exegetes, and many tried to soften the apparent message of the verse. The author pleads for a 'radical exegetical approach that takes the text at face value. That means:
• God did not expect Moses to intervene, and certainly did not invite him to do so.
• God does change his plans, does react to Moses’ argumentation, has to be
remembered of his promises, is sometimes whimsical, and has to be cooled down.
• If these results clash with our systematic theology, that problem should be solved within the systematic theology, not by adapting the exegesis.
• The reason for the author(s) writing this kind of text (a guess): this is the way they experienced God, and this was a way of dealing with that God, besides submission.
• God did not expect Moses to intervene, and certainly did not invite him to do so.
• God does change his plans, does react to Moses’ argumentation, has to be
remembered of his promises, is sometimes whimsical, and has to be cooled down.
• If these results clash with our systematic theology, that problem should be solved within the systematic theology, not by adapting the exegesis.
• The reason for the author(s) writing this kind of text (a guess): this is the way they experienced God, and this was a way of dealing with that God, besides submission.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Nomos and Violence |
Subtitle of host publication | Dimensions in Bible and Theology |
Editors | Viktor Ber |
Place of Publication | Wien/Zürich/Münster |
Publisher | LIT-Verlag |
Pages | 45-54 |
Number of pages | 10 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783643909978 |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2019 |
Event | International Symposium Nomos and Violence in Bible and Theology - Carls University, Protestant Faculty of Theologt, prague, Czech Republic Duration: 24 Apr 2017 → 25 Apr 2017 |
Publication series
Name | Contributions to Understanding the Bible |
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Publisher | LIT-verlag |
Volume | 35 |
Conference
Conference | International Symposium Nomos and Violence in Bible and Theology |
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Abbreviated title | Nomos And Violennce |
Country/Territory | Czech Republic |
City | prague |
Period | 24/04/17 → 25/04/17 |