Verbond en sosiale prediking - Sosiale aspekte in die teologie van Deuteronomium

Abstract

<strong>Covenant and social preaching - Social aspects in the theology of Deuteronomy</strong><br /> Deuteronomy is generally viewed as a book containing clear covenant elements. The question posed in this article is to what extent social preaching is connected with covenant preaching within the scope of the theology of Deuteronomy. To answer this question a series of pericopes dealing with matters like slavery, poverty and other ethical and social aspects is scrutenized. Some results are offered giving quite positive answers to the question.