Jayne Svenungsson
Researcher
Justice in the Prophetic Tradition
Author
Summary, in English
In my recent study Divining History: On Prophetism, Messianism and the Development of the Idea of the Spirit (Berghahn, 2016), I explored the notion of justice in the biblical-prophetic tradition. This paper is partly an extraction of the first and the last chapter of the book, but also goes further, as I try to delve deeper into the particular nature of this specific idea of justice. The paper consists of three parts. First, I turn to the Hebrew Bible and describe briefly the context in which the prophetic idea of justice first evolves. Second, I try to capture some of the defining characteristics of this idea. Third and finally, I try to indicate the relevance of this prophetic tradition for our contemporary politico-philosophical debates on justice by relating to the discourse on law and justice initiated by Jacques Derrida in the nineties and followed up by Giorgio Agamben in the last decades.
Department/s
- Studies in Faith and World Views
Publishing year
2017
Language
English
Pages
135-149
Publication/Series
Eco-Ethica
Volume
6
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Document type
Journal article
Topic
- Religious Studies
Keywords
- justice
- Hebrew Bible
- prophetism
- Jacques Derrida
- Giorgio Agamben
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 2186-4802