Sedeq and Sedaqah in the Hebrew Bible (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780820413495)

Up till now Sedeq was generally interpreted as justice and Sedaqah as righteousness without using comparative research to go beyond the dogmatic interpretation. This first-time in-depth research has shown not only that the three genres (Narrative, Wisdom and the Prophets) use both terms as two separate distinct meanings, but also a clear development and branching-out of meanings (especially of Sedaqah) throughout the Biblical era, a period of about 1000 years. It has also found a definite inter-dependency and influence between Wisdom and the Prophets literatures. Sedeq and Sedaqah are concepts in terms of relationships: between man and man according to social customs and norms, and between man and God according to a special covenant. Contrary to prior interpretation and to the contemporary meaning, there is no evidence that the Biblical Sedaqah took the meaning of Charity.

Author: Ahuva Ho
ISBN-10: 0820413496
ISBN-13: 9780820413495
Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
Language: English
Published: 07/01/1991
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover