A Theological Examination Of Symbolism In Ezekiel With Emphasis On The Shepherd Metaphor
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Author | : Joel K. T. Biwul |
Publisher | : Langham Publishing |
Total Pages | : 331 |
Release | : 2013-12-14 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1783689943 |
This book addresses one of the ever-aching problems of human society – failed leadership in secular and sacred domains. It points out, from Ezekiel’s use of symbolism and shepherd motif, what society stands to suffer and or lose under a bad human leadership structure and bad governance. This plays out in the book’s x-ray of the characteristics of sheep needing a shepherd. Dr. Biwul contends that Ezekiel used symbolic sign-acts to indict both Israel’s bad and imperfect human shepherds as well as the Babylonian exiles as being responsible for their plight for not upholding the norms of Deuteronomic theology. Particularly, he argues forcefully from Ezekiel’s shepherd motif that a major factor responsible for the exile of Israel as a covenant community is the massive failure of its bad and imperfect human shepherds who did not possess the requisite shepherding qualities inherent in Yahweh as chief shepherd of Israel. Biwul therefore draws particular attention to the reality of Ezekiel’s use of the recognition formula when Yahweh acts at last to restore his people. This is rooted in the theological-eschatological motif which would come to its full reality in the anticipated eschatological community when Yahweh would shepherd his people.
Author | : Joel K. T. Biwul |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 331 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
This book addresses one of the ever-aching problems of human society - failed leadership in secular and sacred domains. It points out, from Ezekiel's use of symbolism and shepherd motif, what society stands to suffer and or lose under a bad human leadership structure and bad governance. This plays out in the book's x-ray of the characteristics of sheep needing a shepherd. Dr. Biwul contends that Ezekiel used symbolic sign-acts to indict both Israel's bad and imperfect human shepherds as well as the Babylonian exiles as being responsible for their plight for not upholding the norms of Deuterono.
Author | : Colin Semwayo |
Publisher | : Langham Publishing |
Total Pages | : 287 |
Release | : 2019-12-14 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 178368769X |
We live in a world gone awry. Social injustice pervades our societies, the poor are disdained, despotic leaders and nations seem to control world events, and racism and hatred abound. Yet, while it might appear that evil reigns, the sovereign God is in control. Such is the message of the book of Micah, a text that underscores God’s presence in the world, righting wrongs, delivering the marginalized, and restoring the intended order of creation. In this careful explication of the minor prophet, Dr Semwayo challenges those who would question the text’s unity, revealing Micah as a powerful theological reflection on the reestablishment of Yahweh’s sovereignty on earth. Connecting the Zion/Davidic traditions to the Abrahamic covenant, Semwayo articulates a vision of hope that is as relevant for us in the twenty-first century as it was for Micah’s original audience.
Author | : Arno Clemens Gaebelein |
Publisher | : Good Press |
Total Pages | : 315 |
Release | : 2021-04-25 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition is an essay by Arno C. Gaebelein. The book of Ezekiel describes Israel's fall in 586 BC to the Babylonians, here meticulously analyzed in this religious historical study.
Author | : LaMar Eugene Cooper |
Publisher | : B&H Publishing Group |
Total Pages | : 378 |
Release | : 1994-04-05 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1433672634 |
THE NEW AMERICAN COMMENTARY is for the minister or Bible student who wants to understand and expound the Scriptures. Notable features include:* commentary based on THE NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION;* the NIV text printed in the body of the commentary;* sound scholarly methodology that reflects capable research in the original languages;* interpretation that emphasizes the theological unity of each book and of Scripture as a whole;* readable and applicable exposition.
Author | : John Skinner |
Publisher | : Good Press |
Total Pages | : 413 |
Release | : 2021-05-19 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Ezekiel has aroused a lot of religious controversy in Christian circles concerning the End of Days, the Day of the Lord and the re-establishment of Israel as God's people. This work has tried to make the exposition a fairly adequate guide to the sense of the text, and to supply such information as seemed necessary to elucidate the historical importance of the prophet's teaching.
Author | : Bruce Vawter |
Publisher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780802803313 |
Vawter's study on the Book of Ezekiel is a contribution to the International Theological Commentary, whose goal is to bring the Old Testament alive in the worldwide church. In moving beyond the usual critical-historical approach to the Bible, the series offers a distinctive theological interpretation of the Hebrew text.
Author | : Ronald M. Hals |
Publisher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780802803405 |
This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable. Hals analyzes in detail the structure and intention of the unusually long prophecies of Ezekiel. Because this prophet genuinely qualifies for the designation "theologian," Hals devotes much attention to examining Ezekiel's theological perspective and style. He argues that Ezekiel, despite his proclamations of judgment, is not a prophet of despair. Rather, Ezekiel affirms the stubborn grace of Israel's sovereign Lord -- the God who follows his people into the death of exile and loss of nationhood and promises them life out of death via a new exodus, a new "peoplehood," and a new temple.
Author | : Stefano Salemi |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 263 |
Release | : 2024-03-28 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9004691227 |
Delve into Ezekiel’s tumultuous world, discovering his role as YHWH’s מוֹפֵת, a unique ‘sign’, among many others, and a divine communicator. Does the Exile’s trauma find an ‘ameliorating’ perspective through Ezekiel’s symbolic actions and identity? From temple absence to YHWH’s ‘glory’ departure, from loss and prohibited grief to intermittent mutism, is Ezekiel a response to a communication crisis between YHWH and Israel? Uncover how מוֹפֵת’s elusive meaning sheds light on Ezekiel’s role as an ‘embodiment’ of YHWH’s presence, a bridge in YHWH’s intricate relationship with Israel. Through meticulous exegesis and linguistic-theological analysis, you will experience afresh Ezekiel’s narrative and theology.
Author | : Sharon Moughtin |
Publisher | : Oxford Theology and Religion M |
Total Pages | : 329 |
Release | : 2008-06-05 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0199239088 |
Sharon Moughtin-Mumby explores the complex, and potentially subversive, power of metaphor as a tool of persuasion in the prophetic books of the Hebrew Bible. Often such language is used to speak of the worship of gods other than Yhwh, of undesirable cultic practices, or of political alliances with foreign nations. Evaluating several schools of language and biblical criticism, including a Traditional approach, a Feminist critique and a Literary-historical investigation, Moughtin-Mumby brings lucid new readings with a fresh perspective to these dramatic texts. The study emphasises the importance of context for understanding metaphorical meaning and challenges previous scholarship which has read such language in terms of the traditional concept of 'the marriage metaphor' and the hypothetical background of cultic prostitution.