RT Article
T1 Pillar of Fire Theories
JF Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
VO 32
IS 2
SP 217
OP 235
A1 Baukal, Charles E. 1959-
LA English
PB Taylor & Francis
YR 2018
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1582147728
AB The pillar of fire was a unique phenomenon that led the Israelites at night through the wilderness for forty years. Many theories have been offered to explain this phenomenon such as it was mythical or metaphorical and never occurred. Other explanations include burning jets of natural gas, a brazier elevated on a pole, volcanic activity, brush fires, lightning, and a comet. The large and controlled shape of the pillar of fire, its appearance only at night for forty years, and its carefully directed path have been explained as miraculous. This article includes a scientific discussion of how the pillar might have been produced, reviews the many theories offered to explain the pillar of fire, and offers several new theories.
K1 Feuersturm
DO 10.1080/09018328.2018.1470847