Leadership in a Time of Transition: An Analogy between Post-exilic Judah/Yehud and Post-apartheid South Africa
In: Old Testament Essays, Jg. 30 (2017-04-01), Heft 1
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There are certain analogies between the post-exilic community in Judah (or Persian Yehud) and post-apartheid South Africa. According to the OT two prominent leaders took responsibility for the rebuilding of post-exilic Judah: the governor Zerubbabel and the high priest Joshua (cf. Ezra, Neh, Hag and Zech). Two prominent leaders made a major contribution in post-apartheid South Africa: president Nelson Mandela as political leader and bishop Desmond Tutu as religious leader. This article will make a comparison between these two different communities and their leaders. The article will briefly discuss the respective leaders and will focus on the following analogies: both communities had an influential political leader and a religious leader; the diarchic model of leadership lasted only a few years in Judah and in South Africa; the concept of forgiveness played a significant role in both communities (cf. Zech 3 and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission); there was a temple building process in Judah and a process of nation building in South Africa.
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Leadership in a Time of Transition: An Analogy between Post-exilic Judah/Yehud and Post-apartheid South Africa
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Daniel Francois O'Kennedy |
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Zeitschrift: | Old Testament Essays, Jg. 30 (2017-04-01), Heft 1 |
Veröffentlichung: | Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2017 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1010-9919 (print) ; 2312-3621 (print) |
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