Transformation
Volume 35, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 91-101

The refugee crisis - A shared human condition: An old testament perspective (Article)

Wright C.J.H.* , Măcelaru M.V.
  • a Langham Partnership International, United Kingdom
  • b ‘Aurel Vlaicu’ University, Pentecostal Theological Institute, Romania, University of Oxford, United Kingdom, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, ‘Aurel Vlaicu’ University, Arad, Romania, Theological Pentecostal Institute, Bucharest, Romania, Centre for Faith and Human Flourishing, Timișoara, Romania

Abstract

This article provides an introduction to what the Old Testament has to say regarding displacement and displaced people - refugees, migrants and the marginalized members of society. It surveys the instructions regarding the correct attitude and protective actions owed to ‘the stranger’ found in the Old Testament Law and it points to the divine preference to side with the suffering and the vulnerable evident in the Old Testament Prophets. Although not an exhaustive treatment of Old Testament passages tackling this topic, the discussion helps mak clear the fact that God is particularly concerned with justice and care for the disadvantaged members of the society, including aliens, refugees and migrants. The conclusion of the article calls the readers to consider some of the missiological-ethical implications of such concern in our contexts today. © The Author(s) 2018.

Author Keywords

Migrants Old testament law Gēr (stranger) in the old testament Social justice Refugees

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85054093563&doi=10.1177%2f0265378818802698&partnerID=40&md5=e816cdd5a5bf886f50a8c58953fe5979
DOI: 10.1177/0265378818802698
ISSN: 02653788
Original Language: English