Gradations of Degradation: Ezekiel’s Underworld as a Temple of Doom

Ezekiel’s underworld is characterised by hierarchy and gradation. Insofar as that is also true of sacred spaces in the Bible, Ezekiel’s underworld can also be imagined, heuristically, as a kind of unholy temple. Each of the three primary descriptions of holy space in the Hebrew Bible (the Priestly t...

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Authors: Wells, Sarah (Author) ; Hays, Christopher B. 1973- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2020
In: Old Testament essays
Year: 2020, Volume: 33, Issue: 3, Pages: 490-514
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Underworld / Hierarchy / Sanctuary / Sheol / Pit / Reihung / Tabernacle / Ezekiel / Bible. Ezechiel 31
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
HD Early Judaism
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