FEEDING THE DEAD AS A COMPLEMENTARY PRACTICE TO WORSHIPPING YAHWEH: DEUTERONOMY 26:14 REVISITED

Robert Setio (2023) FEEDING THE DEAD AS A COMPLEMENTARY PRACTICE TO WORSHIPPING YAHWEH: DEUTERONOMY 26:14 REVISITED. Biblical Theology Bulletin: Journal of Bible and Culture, 53 (1). pp. 16-23. ISSN 0146-1079

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Abstract

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

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	feeding the dead, ancestor veneration, Deuteronomy 26, tithe, death in the Old Testament
Subjects:	B Filsafat. Psikologi. Agama > B Filsafat (Umum)
Divisions:	Fakultas Teologi
Depositing User:	Admin Repository
Date Deposited:	05 Sep 2024 04:33
Last Modified:	05 Sep 2024 04:33
URI:	http://katalog.ukdw.ac.id/id/eprint/9076

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