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Document Details : Title: Gott und die Gier Subtitle: Altorientalisch-alttestamentliche Erkundungen eines aktuellen Begriffs Author(s): DÖHLING, Jan-Dirk Journal: Biblica Volume: 94 Issue: 2 Date: 2013 Pages: 161-185 DOI: 10.2143/BIB.94.2.3186146 Abstract : The greed motif is found in biblical and in ANE texts. The Baal Cycle characterizes Mot, the god of death and drought, as a destroyer of life. With in Ugarit’s polytheistic system, Mot is nonetheless essential for agricultural growth. Mot’s greed is, thus, a terrible, yet inevitable, factor. The analysis of בלע (to devour, swallow) in the Hebrew Bible reveals a significant alteration. In the Old Testament, 'greed' is a negative human attitude in socio-economic conflicts. In opposing greed the God of Israel addresses those who practice it and those who suffer from it as human beings. |
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