Justice: An Illusive Concept in Christianity
Justice, the value dominant in the Old Testament in general and among the teachings of the Prophets, is absent from the New Testament. The ideal of justice has been replaced in the New Testament by love (agapae). Using a sociological frame of reference, this paper advances reasons for this change. T...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publications
1989
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Review of religious research
Year: 1989, Volume: 30, Issue: 3, Pages: 236-245 |
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| Summary: | Justice, the value dominant in the Old Testament in general and among the teachings of the Prophets, is absent from the New Testament. The ideal of justice has been replaced in the New Testament by love (agapae). Using a sociological frame of reference, this paper advances reasons for this change. The argument is that this change is due to the socio-political conditions that affected the rise of Christianity as a religion and community, as well as the need for developing an identity independent of its Jewish origin. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3511508 |