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Building on existing motive clause research, this work extends the analysis of motive clauses by examining statements of divine motive across the whole of the Hebrew Bible. Anscombe's three motive categories: backward-looking motives, motives-in-general, and intentions are used …
This study explores the topic of menstruation in the Hebrew Bible. The main texts examined include ritual-legal material (Leviticus 15), narrative (Genesis 31 and 2 Samuel 11) and prophecy (Ezekiel 7, 16, 18, 22, 36). For the most part this study employs the historical-literary …
Land is required for human existence. Land also has a symbolic aspect that goes beyond its necessity for food production and living space. Drawing on models and methods used in cultural geography this study examines the key role played by the land of Israel in the book of Ezekie…
The objective of the dissertation is to probe Ezekiel's perspective of judgment and deliverance in the light of temple ideology. The focus of the investigation is the role of the temple in the formation of the theology of judgment and deliverance in the temple visions of Ezekiel…
The thesis of this study is that Ezekiel 40–48 presents its temple as a type. The purpose of Ezekiel 40–48 is not to describe a temple to be physically constructed, either after the exile or in an eschatological future. Instead, clues within the text indicate typological feature…
The aim of this dissertation is to advance the exegesis of Ezekiel's obscure lament over the King of Tyre (28:11–19) by examining it from a number of perspectives. Because of the passage's numerous textual and interpretive difficulties, the study begins with a detailed discussio…
This dissertation examines the motif of the vindication of the divine reputation in the book of Ezekiel. A study of the specific language of the motif, along with its meanings and functions, reveals that the motif is vital to the rhetorical strategy of the entire book: it fulfil…
The biblical book Ezekiel, often castigated by its critics, has in recent years found those who draw comparisons between the literary descriptions in the book and the art of the ancient Near East. But while drawing such parallels is helpful, it does not illuminate the intense pr…
The Hebrew Bible says relatively little directly about the inner thoughts and emotions of the prophets, yet it does use a variety of techniques to portray the prophets' distinct personal characteristics. Most prophetic books use a combination of third person narration and the pr…
The purpose of this study is to determine the rhetorical functions of citations of popular sayings in the book of Ezekiel. The study focuses specifically on the popular sayings quoted in 8:12; 9:9; 11:3,15; 12:22, 27; 18:2; 33:10, 17, 20, 24, 30, and 37:11. Chapter 2 reviews pre…
In this study I argue that many of the numerous locutions common to Ezekiel and Lev 17-26 are due to Ezekiel's purposeful and creative use of an earlier text. After establishing the direction of dependence, I demonstrate that the frequency and distribution of these locutions, Ez…
The Book of Ezekiel, composed in response to the devastating events of the siege and destruction of Jerusalem in 587 B.C.E. and the resulting exile of the Judeans, confronts readers with a wide array of intricate, strange, and disturbing imagery. Drawing on a conversation with c…