Abstract

TERBLANCHE, M.D.. Jeremiah 34:8-22 - A call for the enactment of distributive justice?. Acta theol. [online]. 2016, vol.36, n.2, pp.148-161. ISSN 2309-9089.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/actat.v36i2.8.

This article seeks to determine whether the author of Jeremiah 34:8-22, in his critique of the events relating to the manumission of Hebrew slaves in 589/588 BCE during Nebuchadnezzar's siege of Jerusalem, called for the enactment of distributive justice. Since the book of Jeremiah has a very strong intertextual character, the intertextual link between Jeremiah 34:8-22 and Deuteronomy 15:1-18 is explored. When Jeremiah 34:8-22 is read through the lens of Deuteronomy 15:1-18, it is clear that brotherliness does not tolerate debt slavery. By using Deuteronomy 15:1-18 as a supplementary text to Jeremiah 34:8-22, the author inspires visions of a counter-community, in which the debt slaves should be set free and be enabled to make a fresh start.

Keywords : Jeremiah 34:8-22; Deuteronomy 15:1-18; Intertextuality; Distributive justice; Intertekstualiteit; Verdelende geregtigheid.

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