Haggai and Zechariah 1-8 : diarchic model of leadership in a rebuilding phase
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2009
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Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology
Abstract
Yahwists in the post-exilic community in Jerusalem envisioned their future in diverse ways. The books of Haggai and Zechariah 1-8 emphasize that in a rebuilding phase God does not merely use a holy place but also special leaders. These books advocate a diarchic model of leadership in which the responsibilities are shared by a religious leader (Joshua) and a political leader (Zerubbabel). This article focuses on this diarchic model of leadership and offers possible responses to the following questions: What do we know of these two leaders? Why did Joshua need purification (Zech 3)? Who was the most influential leader or was there a balance of leadership?
Was there conflict between these leaders? The article concludes with a comparison between the diarchic model of leadership in the post-exilic community in Jerusalem and leadership in the first years of a new democratic South Africa.
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CITATION: O’Kennedy, D. F. 2009. Haggai and Zechariah 1-8 : diarchic model of leadership in a rebuilding phase. Scriptura, 102:579-593, doi:10.7833/102-0-616.
The original publication is available at http://scriptura.journals.ac.za
The original publication is available at http://scriptura.journals.ac.za
Keywords
Bible. Haggai -- Criticism, interpretation, etc., Bible. Zechariah, I-VIII -- Criticism, interpretation, etc., Leadership in the Bible
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O’Kennedy, D. F. 2009. Haggai and Zechariah 1-8 : diarchic model of leadership in a rebuilding phase. Scriptura, 102:579-593, doi:10.7833/102-0-616