The Jesus Movement: The Am ha-aretz’s Arts of Resistance for Justice and Humanhood
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The person and works of Jesus Christ are taken into consideration to imply for different aspects of life, particularly to the right sides of situation. If it is in the subject of Justice and Humanhood, his personhood and teachings can be used to make judgment or verdict. Likewise he is very inclusive, as well as tyranny but to the unhealthy situation. Meanwhile, to promote indigenous and marginalized people’s resistance for their justice and dignity, He becomes on their sides. And His teachings and His life can be studied in these ways. Then we will discuss more by looking up to the topic called Jesus Movement: The am-ha-aretz arts of resistance for Justice and Humanhood.
1. Definition of the Terms:
1.1. Am-ha-aretz: The word Am-ha-aretz is a Hebrew term combining of two words like ‘am’ (עם) and ‘eretz’(ארץ), which means people and earth/land respectively. The full form ‘am-ha-aretz’ can be translated as ‘people of the land’. It refers to the Jews primarily. It is a Hebrew Biblical term which occurs 52 times (e.g. Genesis 13:7, Leviticus 4:27, Exodus 5:5, etc.) It is appropriate to define it as indigenous people. At the same time there can be another dimension, i.e. calling someone with feeling of putting down from normal level, because it means an ignorant or boorish person.
In today’s contemporary world, when we say am-ha-aretz, we can focus to the people of land of every country, particularly to the native or indigenous dweller who need an upliftment from various kinds of exploitation. It considers the marginalized people in the society. Bringing to the Indian situation, we can term it as Adivasi. 1.2. Justice: The 21st Century Dictionary defines Justice as “the quality of being just; just treatment; fairness”. It is a concept of moral rightness which is based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion or equity. It is also the act of being just or fair. John Rawls claims that, “Justice is the first virtue of Social institutions,
The person and works of Jesus Christ are taken into consideration to imply for different aspects of life, particularly to the right sides of situation. If it is in the subject of Justice and Humanhood, his personhood and teachings can be used to make judgment or verdict. Likewise he is very inclusive, as well as tyranny but to the unhealthy situation. Meanwhile, to promote indigenous and marginalized people’s resistance for their justice and dignity, He becomes on their sides. And His teachings and His life can be studied in these ways. Then we will discuss more by looking up to the topic called Jesus Movement: The am-ha-aretz arts of resistance for Justice and Humanhood.
1. Definition of the Terms:
1.1. Am-ha-aretz: The word Am-ha-aretz is a Hebrew term combining of two words like ‘am’ (עם) and ‘eretz’(ארץ), which means people and earth/land respectively. The full form ‘am-ha-aretz’ can be translated as ‘people of the land’. It refers to the Jews primarily. It is a Hebrew Biblical term which occurs 52 times (e.g. Genesis 13:7, Leviticus 4:27, Exodus 5:5, etc.) It is appropriate to define it as indigenous people. At the same time there can be another dimension, i.e. calling someone with feeling of putting down from normal level, because it means an ignorant or boorish person.
In today’s contemporary world, when we say am-ha-aretz, we can focus to the people of land of every country, particularly to the native or indigenous dweller who need an upliftment from various kinds of exploitation. It considers the marginalized people in the society. Bringing to the Indian situation, we can term it as Adivasi. 1.2. Justice: The 21st Century Dictionary defines Justice as “the quality of being just; just treatment; fairness”. It is a concept of moral rightness which is based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion or equity. It is also the act of being just or fair. John Rawls claims that, “Justice is the first virtue of Social institutions,
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