Word and Spirit in Ezekiel

Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-0-567-02622-4
Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL

Buch, Englisch, Band No: 447, 340 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 685 g

Reihe: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies

The book argues that the relationship between Yahweh's ruah and Yahweh's word in the book of Ezekiel is to be understood not so much in terms of the inspiration and authentication of the prophet but in terms of the transformation of the book's addressees.

- Provides an analysis of prophetic spirit-inspiration in Ezekiel and more generally in the Old Testament using carefully circumscribed notions of inspiration
- Provides a different perspective on the conundrum of the presence in the book of calls to repentance alongside declarations of Yahweh's unilateral salvific actions
- Provides an integrated account of the different occurrences of rûaÊ in relation to the rhetorical function of the book of Ezekiel
- Provides an analysis of the prophet Ezekiel as persona and paradigm
- Provides a reading of Ezekiel informed by speech-act theory and pragmatics.

Two fundamental experiences of Yahweh in the Old Testament are an encounter with the 'word' of Yahweh and an encounter with the 'spirit' or 'wind' or 'breath' (rva-) of Yahweh. This thesis explores 'word', rva-, and their relationship in the book of Ezekiel. According to the dominant paradigm for explaining the emphasis on rva- and its relation to Yahweh's word within the book of Ezekiel, the prophet Ezekiel is recovering from the pre-classical prophets, or even pioneering, an emphasis on rva- in prophecy that is conspicuously absent from the classical, writing prophets. This reading interprets the emphasis on rva- in Ezekiel in terms of the self-authentication of the ministry of the prophet. This book examines the relationship between rva- and prophecy in Ezekiel and in the rest of the Old Testament, and shows that the dominant paradigm requires modification. The emphasis on Yahweh's rva- in Ezekiel, even the 'prophetic spirit', is best understood in relation to the book's concern for the transformation of its addressees. The prophet Ezekiel's experience of Yahweh's rva- and his own obedience to Yahweh's call are clearly contrasted with the disobedience of the prophet's addressees in order to present Ezekiel as a model for the addressees of the book. His experience illuminates for them how the dramatic vision of the future can become a reality in their experience. Yahweh's rva- has a fundamental role in the envisaged obedient response to Yahweh's word, both of Ezekiel and of the book's addressees.

Zielgruppe

Academic

Autoren/Hrsg.

Robson, James

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Altes Testament: Exegese, Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Bibelwissenschaften: Sachbuch, Erbauung, Didaktik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Gathering the Data
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Exploring Word and Spirit in Ezekiel Part II: Word, Spirit, and Inspiration
Chapter 3: Inspiration and Ezekiel
Chapter 4: Diachronic Perspectives on Prophetic Inspiration Part III: Word, Spirit, and Transformation
Chapter 5: Responding to Yahweh's Word - Disobedience and Obedience
Chapter 6: Responding to Yahweh's Word - The action of Yahweh's Spirit
Chapter 7: Summary and Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

James E. Robson joined the faculty of Oak Hill College, Southgate, England, in 2000, and lectures in Old Testament and Hebrew.