'Shall not the Judge of all the Earth Do What is Just?' (Gen 18:25): God's Mighty Acts and Basic Moral Rules

Abstrakt

In this study one of the Biblical stories is examined in which explicit limits are expressed to God's sovereign use of violence (Gen 18:16-33). God's 'violent' behaviour is to be governed by the basic principles of righteousness and justice.

Klíčová slova

• Biblical studies
• Genesis
• violence
• righteousness
• sovereignty
• Omnipotent