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Aspects of Violence in the Old Testament
Aspects of Violence in the Old Testament

Author(s): Adrian Vasile
Subject(s): History, Jewish studies, Ancient World, Theology and Religion, Comparative Studies of Religion, History of Judaism
Published by: EDIS- Publishing Institution of the University of Zilina
Keywords: violence;God;the Old Testament;Cain;Abel;Joshua;sin;war;

Summary/Abstract: Life is a gift from God. It is sacred for God is the absolute holiness. Being received as a gift from God, it is our duty to bring her to its holiness and then give it back to God to render it eternal, not to let it be spoilt by our nature that was corrupted by the original sin. Meant to support human life, the Human Rights Declaration considers life to be the right of rights, which is the greatest right which ultimately surpasses the others. In other words, all the other rights are meant to give quality to life. Based on these realities, according both to divine right and human right, we all have the holy duty to respect our personal life and its proper dignity (values) and in the same time we have the duty to respect in all respects the life of our brother. All attempts to take someone’s life are forbidden.

  • Issue Year: 2/2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 83 - 93
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English