Review article

RIGHTEOUS AND MERCIFUL GOD

Anđela Jeličić ; Theology of Rijeka, Dislocated Studies of Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Zagreb, Rijeka, Croatia

Abstract

The righteousness and compassionate love of God are two key koncepts of God's revelation and autorevelation through both Old and New Testament. Their importance and relevance are confirmed by the number of occurences of these motives, but also by an ethical and theological dilemma which can eventually rise from the tension between love and justice. The aim of the article is to give a biblicaltheological synchronical review of the themes of love and righteousness, in order to show that God's compassionate and saving love is revealed through the entire Old Testament, as well as to show that the demand of the truth is inherent in any accomplishment of justice and compassion.

Keywords

righteousness; compassionate love; grace; truth; Moses; Aaron; guilt; sin

Hrčak ID:

76124

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/76124

Publication date:

9.1.2012.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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