Mourning for Tammuz: Prophecy and Projection in Ezekiel 8:14
While many commentators take Ezek 8:14 at face value, ancient Near Eastern parallels call this understanding into question. Both East and West Semitic sources indicate that mourning rituals for a goddess's dead consort were carried out in state-sponsored temples that symbolized the goddess. Sin...
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| Language: | English |
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Scholar's Press
2022
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Journal of Biblical literature
Year: 2022, Volume: 141, Issue: 4, Pages: 653-672 |
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Bible. Ezechiel 8,14
/ Mourning rites
/ God
/ Tammuz
/ Woman
/ Temple (Jerusalem)
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
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