MIGRATION AND THE THIRD WORLD DEVELOPMENT

SACRIFICE IN THE OLD TESTAMENT: A RELVANT THEME IN BIBLICAL THEOLOGY

Franklin Uchechukwu Ezeorah

Department of Religious Studies

University of Nigeria, Nsukka

ABSTRACT

Throughout its long history, the Christian religion has almost constantly highlighted sacrifice as a relevant theme. Yet various epochs of the same religion have differently interpreted this theme. This study critically examines the contributions of some contemporary scholars to the understanding of sacrifice in the Old Testament with a view to enlarging our scope about the teaching of the Church around this topic. In what follows, the study seeks to offer a teaching that will be truly Christian and authentically African and at the same time addresses the needs of the contemporary society.