Being wise betwixt order and mystery : keeping the commandments and fearing the Lord

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dc.contributor.authorBosman, Hendrik L.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-03T08:19:16Z
dc.date.available2013-07-03T08:19:16Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionCITATION: Bosman, H. L. 2012. Being wise betwixt order and mystery : keeping the commandments and fearing the Lord. Scriptura, 111(3):433-439, doi:10.7833/111-0-25.en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://scriptura.journals.ac.za
dc.description.abstractAny attempt to come to grips with ‘the fear of the Lord’ as a key concept for the interpretation of Old Testament wisdom, must appreciate that it is rooted in texts that presuppose an encounter with God that can cause a variety of responses: a feeling of horror or terror; as well as reverent awe that forms the basis of the pious veneration of the Lord in the form of obedience and praise. Although statistical analysis reveals a concentration of occurrences in Deuteronomy (and the so-called Deuteronomistic History), the Psalms and Wisdom literature, it does not presuppose a clear linear development. The theological interpretation of Old Testament wisdom literature must be aware of the ongoing creative tension between order (keeping the commandments) and mystery (fearing the Lord) – as summarized in the conclusion of the Book of Ecclesiastes (12:13).en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://scriptura.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/25
dc.description.versionPublisher's version
dc.format.extent7 pages
dc.identifier.citationBosman, H. L. 2012. Being wise betwixt order and mystery : keeping the commandments and fearing the Lord. Scriptura, 111(3):433-439, doi:10.7833/111-0-25.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2305-445X (online)
dc.identifier.issn0254-1807 (print)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.7833/111-0-25
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/81988
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherStellenbosch University, Faculty of Theologyen_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthor retains copyright
dc.subjectGod (Christianity)en_ZA
dc.subjectFear of Goden_ZA
dc.subjectWisdom literature -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.en_ZA
dc.subjectBible. Ecclesiastes, XII, 13 -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.en_ZA
dc.titleBeing wise betwixt order and mystery : keeping the commandments and fearing the Lorden_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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