Abstract

CITATION: Cezula, N. S. 2018. The concept of the holy seed as a coping strategy in Ezra-Nehemiah and its implications for South Africa. Acta Theologica, 38(1):15-36, doi:10.18820/23099089/actat.v38i1.2.

Highlights

  • The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) (2014:6) reported that, in 2013, the southern African region recorded over four million migrants, the largest number of whom is found in South Africa, followed by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Zimbabwe

  • This article takes Majodina (1995:223) seriously when she states that the psychological study of reintegration of refugees/ exiles deserves a place in mainstream psychological research and must not remain on the fringes

  • The first section explains the psychological theories to be employed; the second deals with the books of Ezra-Nehemiah and Chronicles, and the third section focuses on the implications for southern Africa

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INTRODUCTION

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) (2014:6) reported that, in 2013, the southern African region recorded over four million migrants, the largest number of whom is found in South Africa, followed by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Zimbabwe. For this reason, forced migration of people and their ultimate integration into either their host countries or their countries of origin deserve a high-priority status in the agenda of southern Africa, in general, and South Africa, in particular. Against this background, this article takes Majodina (1995:223) seriously when she states that the psychological study of reintegration of refugees/ exiles deserves a place in mainstream psychological research and must not remain on the fringes. The first section explains the psychological theories to be employed; the second deals with the books of Ezra-Nehemiah and Chronicles, and the third section focuses on the implications for southern Africa

INSIGHTS FROM PSYCHOLOGY
REINTEGRATION IN EZRA-NEHEMIAH
Coping strategies during the Babylonian exile
The concept of “empty land”
Coping strategies during reintegration in Yehud
IMPLICATIONS FOR SOUTH AFRICA
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