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100			_aPopolo, Ignatius Kapula _d1981 _9961
245			_aThe Sabbath as Creation and Redemption: A Zambian Contextual Reading
260			_aJohannesburg _bSouth African Theological Seminary _c2023
300			_a200 _bPDF _cA4 _eAbstract, TOC, Works Cited List
502			_bMaster of Theology _cSouth African Theological Seminary _d2023 _gDr Linzay Rinquest
520			_aThis thesis discusses how pastors and church leaders in Zambia may use theologies of creation and redemption to create a contextual understanding of the Sabbath. Having conducted the literature review on the Sabbath, it was discovered that the Sabbath is a highly contested issue, especially with some Sabbath debates predominantly focusing on its validity for Christianity. Such contestations are pivoted on the relationship of the old covenant to the new, the nature and role of the biblical law, interpretation of the Decalogue, Christ’s attitude and teaching about the Sabbath, and how the church has historically related the subject of the Sabbath. Yet it is widely accepted that the abbath in Decalogue encapsulation was motivated by creation and redemption, the two central concepts in the redemptive history climaxed in Christ Jesus. Also, it was discovered that some pastors and church leaders in Zambian Christianity discuss the Sabbath largely in terms of day of worship. Sabbath passages like Gen 2:1-3, Exod 20:8-11, Deut 5:12-15, Lev 23:1-3, and Isa 56:1-8 were examined to determine what the Hebrew Bible (OT) teaches about the Sabbath. It was discovered that the OT understands the Sabbath to be eternally binding on humanity and affected socioreligious relationships. Then, secondary sources on the Sabbath were examined and diverse views informed the Sabbath perspectives in the light of the person and work of Christ. The study discovered that there are diverse Sabbath positions, which sustain the creation and redemptive aspects of the Sabbath. Also, it discovered that Christ did not abrogate the Sabbath, but fulfilled it to be become an everyday life experience for humanity. An analysis of how the church attempts to implement the cause for creation and redemption was done. Since creation and redemptive theologies remain central to the Sabbath, the study attempted to investigate their implications at family and community socioreligious relations in Zambian context. Recommendations were made in the light of identified gaps requiring further explorations to supplement the discoveries of this study.
650		0	_aSabbath _xBiblical teaching _9857
650		0	_aCreation _xBiblical teaching _9575
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