The Spirit of God in Haggai 2:5: Prophecy as a Sign of God’s Spirit
In Hag 2:5b, a statement unique within the Hebrew Bible appears: ורוחי עמדת בתוככם (“my spirit is standing in your midst”). Some interpret this clause as stating that God will empower the entire community by his spirit to rebuild the temple. Others interpret this as a promise that God will be presen...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2020]
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| In: |
Vetus Testamentum
Year: 2020, Volume: 70, Issue: 4/5, Pages: 511-520 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Haggai ca. 800 BC
/ Babylonian Captivity
/ Temple
/ rūaḥ
/ Spirit
/ Prophet
/ Bible. Haggai 2,5
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism |
| Further subjects: | B
Nachexil
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| Summary: | In Hag 2:5b, a statement unique within the Hebrew Bible appears: ורוחי עמדת בתוככם (“my spirit is standing in your midst”). Some interpret this clause as stating that God will empower the entire community by his spirit to rebuild the temple. Others interpret this as a promise that God will be present to protect his people by his spirit, as he had with the Pillar of Cloud in exodus traditions. After a critique of these standard interpretations, the case is made to support a marginal view that Hag 2:5b refers to the spirit of God in prophetic activity in the post-exilic era. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5330 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Vetus Testamentum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685330-12341416 |