TY  - JOUR
SN  - 0146-1079
Y1  - 2023/02//
ID  - katalog9076
IS  - 1
TI  - FEEDING THE DEAD AS A COMPLEMENTARY PRACTICE TO WORSHIPPING YAHWEH: DEUTERONOMY 26:14 REVISITED
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1177/01461079231154589
JF  - Biblical Theology Bulletin: Journal of Bible and Culture
AV  - public
VL  - 53
SP  - 16
KW  - feeding the dead
KW  -  ancestor veneration
KW  -  Deuteronomy 26
KW  -  tithe
KW  -  death in the Old Testament
N2  - Within Christian tradition, particularly Protestant, the ritual of making offerings to the dead (i.e., feeding
the dead) is often seen as contrary to Christian faith. Justification for this view is often taken from Deuteronomy 26:14. This verse details a pledge to avoid making offerings to the dead out of loyalty to Yahweh. Thus,
I review the academic literature on the rationale behind this pledge to explore whether feeding the dead is
contrary to the worship of Yahweh. To this end, I will discuss several studies regarding the ritual of feeding
the dead in ancient Israelite society that use archaeological and textual evidence. This paper concludes that
feeding the dead and worship of Yahweh are not mutually exclusive, but complementary
EP  - 23
PB  - Sage
A1  - Robert Setio
ER  -