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- Title
Renounced and Abandoned: The Legal Meaning of ... in Ezekiel 8:12 and 9:9.n.
- Authors
KEMP, JOEL B.
- Abstract
Ezekiel 8-11, the so-called Temple Vision, describes the departure of the ... ("glory of Yhwh") from Jerusalem and the temple precincts. In this article, I argue that the consistent presence of juridical elements in this vision reveals that the Judahites' statements in Ezek 8:12 and 9:9 are a quasi-legal fonnula describing their perception of the legal relationship among them, Yhwh, and the land. Specifically, ... in these verses carries a legal valence related to the renunciation or disclaimer of a legally enforceable claim to an object. This legal understanding of Ezek 8:12 and 9:9 also provides additional insight into the narrative logic of the Temple Vision by asserting that these verses are not predictive but performative.
- Subjects
BIBLE. Ezekiel; VISIONS in the Bible; OLD Testament criticism &; interpretation; EZEKIEL (Biblical prophet); GOD in Christianity; NAME of God
- Publication
Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2017, Vol 79, Issue 4, p593
- ISSN
0008-7912
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/cbq.2017.0080