Renounced and Abandoned: The Legal Meaning of עזב in Ezekiel 8:12 and 9:9
Ezekiel 8–11, the so-called Temple Vision, describes the departure of the כבוד־יהוה (“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...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2017
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The catholic biblical quarterly
Year: 2017, Volume: 79, Issue: 4, Pages: 593-614 |
| Further subjects: | B
Renunciation
B Law B abandon B disclaim B Temple Vision B Ezekiel |
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| Summary: | Ezekiel 8–11, the so-called Temple Vision, describes the departure of the כבוד־יהוה (“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 formula describing their perception of the legal relationship among them, Yhwh, and the land. Specifically, עזב 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. |
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| ISSN: | 2163-2529 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The catholic biblical quarterly
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/cbq.2017.0080 |