Scattered bones but a single stick: a rhetorical-stylistic overview of the gospel in Ezekiel 37
Chapter 37 of Ezekiel is one of the most familiar portions of the entire book and certainly among the better known passages of Old Testament prophetic literature. This is in large measure due to its graphic vision of a valley full of scattered human bones that are dramatically resurrected to life by...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1999
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Old Testament essays
Year: 1999, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Pages: 149-172 |
| Further subjects: | B
Prophetic Literature
B Ezekiel 34-37 B Ezekiel 37 B Prophetic imagery B Christianity |
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| Summary: | Chapter 37 of Ezekiel is one of the most familiar portions of the entire book and certainly among the better known passages of Old Testament prophetic literature. This is in large measure due to its graphic vision of a valley full of scattered human bones that are dramatically resurrected to life by the LORD. But this chapter also contains the account of an equally surprising prophetic and symbolic action, namely, the binding together of two distinct sticks of wood. What is the significance of the juxtaposition of these two quite different modes of prophetic communication in this climatic chapter of Ezekiel's gospel core(34-37). |
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| ISSN: | 2312-3621 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/AJA10109919_806 |
