Sedeq and Sedaqah in the Hebrew Bible

by Ahuva Ho

Up till now Sedeq was generally interpreted as justice and Sedaqah as righteousness without using comparative research to go beyond the dogmatic interpretation. This first-time in-depth research has shown not only that the three genres (Narrative, Wisdom and the Prophets) use both terms as two separate distinct meanings, but also a clear development and branching-out of meanings (especially of Sedaqah) throughout the Biblical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820413496
• ISBN13: 9780820413495
• Release Date: July 1991
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 224 Pages