Ezekiel, Prophet of the Spirit: rûaḥ in the Book of Ezekiel
Numerous texts refer to the activities of the spirit of God in relation to the life and work of the Old Testament prophets. This is the case for both the former prophets as well as the latter prophets. The focus of this paper will be the book of Ezekiel. The noun rûaḥ occurs 52 times in Ezekiel. A s...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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SA ePublications
[2018]
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Old Testament essays
Year: 2018, Volume: 31, Issue: 3, Pages: 553-570 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ezechiel, Prophet
/ God
/ Ascetic theology
/ Prophet
/ rūaḥ
/ Ezekiel
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism |
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| Summary: | Numerous texts refer to the activities of the spirit of God in relation to the life and work of the Old Testament prophets. This is the case for both the former prophets as well as the latter prophets. The focus of this paper will be the book of Ezekiel. The noun rûaḥ occurs 52 times in Ezekiel. A selection of these texts that refer to rûaḥ will be analysed. Various issues regarding the Spirit’s function in Ezekiel will be discussed as they arise from the texts. The purpose of the article can be formulated as follows: What is the role and function of the rûaḥ in the Book of Ezekiel? |
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| ISSN: | 2312-3621 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.17159/2312-3621/2018/v31n3a9 HDL: 10520/EJC-13f6c129e0 |