Forgiveness in the intertestamental period
The article suggests answers to the following questions: what are the characteristics of God�s forgiveness in the intertestamental literature and what connection do these characteristics have with the Old Testament? Important passages in the late Second Temple period that expose the characteristics...
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| author | Sang-Mong Lee Gerald T. Hughes Francois P. Viljoen |
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| description | The article suggests answers to the following questions: what are the characteristics of God�s forgiveness in the intertestamental literature and what connection do these characteristics have with the Old Testament? Important passages in the late Second Temple period that expose the characteristics of God�s forgiveness, such as certain Qumran texts (1QH 12:35�37, 1QH 13:2 and the Damascus Document 14:18�19), the writings of Philo and Josephus, the Apocrypha and the Pseudepigrapha, are investigated for this purpose. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-860dcbdf10d5405288c4221ee44435b02022-12-22T01:57:19ZafrAOSISVerbum et Ecclesia1609-99822074-77052012-02-0133110.4102/ve.v33i1.484605Forgiveness in the intertestamental periodSang-Mong Lee0Gerald T. Hughes1Francois P. Viljoen2North-West UniversityNorth-West UniversityNorth-West UniversityThe article suggests answers to the following questions: what are the characteristics of God�s forgiveness in the intertestamental literature and what connection do these characteristics have with the Old Testament? Important passages in the late Second Temple period that expose the characteristics of God�s forgiveness, such as certain Qumran texts (1QH 12:35�37, 1QH 13:2 and the Damascus Document 14:18�19), the writings of Philo and Josephus, the Apocrypha and the Pseudepigrapha, are investigated for this purpose.http://verbumetecclesia.org.za/index.php/VE/article/view/484ForgivenessIntertestamental PeriodQumranPhilo: JosephusApocryphaPseudepigrapha |
| spellingShingle | Sang-Mong Lee Gerald T. Hughes Francois P. Viljoen Forgiveness in the intertestamental period Verbum et Ecclesia Forgiveness Intertestamental Period Qumran Philo: Josephus Apocrypha Pseudepigrapha |
| title | Forgiveness in the intertestamental period |
| title_full | Forgiveness in the intertestamental period |
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| title_short | Forgiveness in the intertestamental period |
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| topic | Forgiveness Intertestamental Period Qumran Philo: Josephus Apocrypha Pseudepigrapha |
| url | http://verbumetecclesia.org.za/index.php/VE/article/view/484 |
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