A Near Eastern Treaty Parallel to Ezekiel’s Dry Bones
An unnoticed parallel between Ezekiel 37:7 and a line from Esarhaddon’s Succession Treaty bolsters the claim that Ezekiel’s vision of dry bones was drawn from the Near Eastern treaty curse tradition.
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2018
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| In: |
Vetus Testamentum
Year: 2018, Volume: 68, Issue: 2, Pages: 337-345 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Ezechiel 37,7
/ Esarhaddon Assyria, King -669 BC
/ Succession
/ Contract
/ Curse
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| IxTheo Classification: | BC Ancient Orient; religion HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Dry Bones
Ezekiel
Esarhaddon
treaty
curse
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
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| Summary: | An unnoticed parallel between Ezekiel 37:7 and a line from Esarhaddon’s Succession Treaty bolsters the claim that Ezekiel’s vision of dry bones was drawn from the Near Eastern treaty curse tradition. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5330 |
| Contains: | In: Vetus Testamentum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685330-12341315 |