"Why are you making people stop working?”: the wording of the shabat commandment and the cry of the slaves in the Exodus

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https://doi.org/10.19141/1809-2454.kerygma.v18.n1.pe1603

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Rest, Work, Commandment

Abstract

This work will analyze the wording of the fourth commandment of the Decalogue, suggesting the possibility of this text being a response to Pharaoh's question in his previous dialogue with Moses: why are you making the people stop their work? To this end, it will present bibliographical research, supporting a brief exegesis of two versions of the commandment, as presented in the books of Exodus and Deuteronomy, analyzing their historical and literary context. It will verify possible motivations for the author of Exodus to specifically mention Pharaoh's discomfort with the cessation of activities in his domain and how the wording of the fourth commandment opposes the current culture regarding religion and the socioeconomic system based on the production and exploitation of labor.

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Vinicius Cardoso von Mengden, Faculdades EST, Rio Grande do Sul, (Brasil)

Doutorando em Teologia pela Faculdades EST, Rio Grande do Sul, (Brasil). 

Ruben Marcelino Bento da Silva, Faculdades EST, Rio Grande do Sul, (Brasil)

Doutor em Teologia pela Faculdades EST, Rio Grande do Sul, (Brasil). Professor da área de Bíblia e Exegese (Antigo Testamento) na Faculdades EST. 

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2023-01-03

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CARDOSO VON MENGDEN, V.; BENTO DA SILVA, R. M. "Why are you making people stop working?”: the wording of the shabat commandment and the cry of the slaves in the Exodus. Kerygma, Engenheiro coelho (SP), v. 18, n. 1, p. e1603, 2023. DOI: 10.19141/1809-2454.kerygma.v18.n1.pe1603. Disponível em: https://revistas.unasp.edu.br/kerygma/article/view/1603. Acesso em: 3 jul. 2024.

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Vol. 18 No. 1 (2023): Fluxo contínuo

Section

Dossier on Religious Dynamics in the Biblical Context

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