The Old Testament Among the Semitic Religions
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I, 1. 3.
3 Code, col. XL : 11. 84-88; col. XLI : 11. 1-5, 59-65; col. XL : 11. 59-62.
S2 THE OLD TESTAMENT that material connection. He is also a god of war, in which phase of his character justice was obviously subordinate. His justice had to do with externals. He favored kings not because they were righteous, but because they claimed to be righteous. He is prominent in the incantation texts, where no clear idea of justice can be per- ceived. These things limit the conception of jus- tice, eve...n in the case of Shamash.
In the Egyptian religion Osiris is the only prominent god whose character shows a concep- tion of justice. He was originally a man, it is said, conspicuous for righteousness and mercy. In his character as judge of men after death he takes into account prominently their moral char- acter as determining their destiny. Yet in other representations of the future life, ritual observ- ances have chiefly to do with the final condition. In general, the prominence of ritual and magic obscures the Egyptian conception of divine justice.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
I, 1. 3.
3 Code, col. XL : 11. 84-88; col. XLI : 11. 1-5, 59-65; col. XL : 11. 59-62.
S2 THE OLD TESTAMENT that material connection. He is also a god of war, in which phase of his character justice was obviously subordinate. His justice had to do with externals. He favored kings not because they were righteous, but because they claimed to be righteous. He is prominent in the incantation texts, where no clear idea of justice can be per- ceived. These things limit the conception of jus- tice, eve...n in the case of Shamash.
In the Egyptian religion Osiris is the only prominent god whose character shows a concep- tion of justice. He was originally a man, it is said, conspicuous for righteousness and mercy. In his character as judge of men after death he takes into account prominently their moral char- acter as determining their destiny. Yet in other representations of the future life, ritual observ- ances have chiefly to do with the final condition. In general, the prominence of ritual and magic obscures the Egyptian conception of divine justice.
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