Ezekiel's Adaptation of Mesopotamian Melammu
Ezekiel's visions, particularly that of the chariot (chapter 1), integrate radiance imagery with allusions to earlier Biblical traditions. The radiance imagery has specific connections to a long Mesopotamian tradition of melammu as indicating divine and royal power. This essay explores how the...
| Published in: | Die Welt des Orients |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | German |
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
[2015]
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| In: |
Die Welt des Orients
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| RelBib Classification: | HB Old Testament TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East |
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| Summary: | Ezekiel's visions, particularly that of the chariot (chapter 1), integrate radiance imagery with allusions to earlier Biblical traditions. The radiance imagery has specific connections to a long Mesopotamian tradition of melammu as indicating divine and royal power. This essay explores how the radiance imagery works together with Biblical allusions in shaping the rhetoric and message of this vision, and of three other related visions in Ezekiel. |
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| ISSN: | 2196-9019 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Die Welt des Orients
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.13109/wdor.2015.45.1.10 |