The aim of the present diploma thesis with the title Exegetical and theological analysis of Leviticus 26:3-13 is to present the blessings in the verse Lev 26:3-13. The author has divided the contents of the thesis into four chapters. The first chapter is an attempt to explain some key features of the verse, where the author concludes that it represents part of God’s speech that is given after the end of the Holiness Code after the Exile Israel. In the second chapter, the author attempts to explain the verse exegetically and discusses the relevance of the division of Lev 26:4-12 into four parts. With the help of the explanation of the features of the parallel verse Deut 28:1-14, the author aims to illuminate some key features of Lev 26:3-13. The author concludes that both chapters about blessings are included at the end of sections about two codes: Lev 26 comes at the end of the Holiness Code and Deut 28 at the end of the Deuteronomic Code. The author also concludes that the speakers in both verses are not the same, and notes that in Lev 26:3-13 the Israel is addressed in the second person plural, whereas in Deut 28:1-14 they are addressed as the second person singular. The author points to the use of merism in Deut 28, which emphasises the blessing of Israel in both the city and in the field, and thus everywhere. In the last chapter, the author searches for parallels between Lev 26:3-13, the New Testament and the present time. In the New Testament the difference and relation between the blessings and beatitudes are highlighted, while the author notes 2 Cor 6:16 and Rev 21:3 as passages where references to Lev 26 can be found. In connection with the present day, the author establishes that the whole of mankind is now blessed.
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