Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Read, James C" <K0434995 AT kingston.ac.uk>]

I'm sorry but you couldn't get more figurative than the language used in 
Ezekiel.

Ezekiel talks about drips of water that flow from the temple and eventually 
become 
a fuming river with trees of life growing on their banks. Nobody in their 
right 
mind could ever interpret this as literal language. It is a vision. And in it 
we 
see many figurative things based on physical things.

-----Original Message-----
From: b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org on behalf of Jim West
Sent: Mon 8/8/2005 4:33 PM
To: Dave Washburn; b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Josiah's book of the Law
 
Ezekiel is doubtless, doubtless, doubtless, describing events between 
his own exile in 597 and the destruction of the Temple in 587.  That 
there were odd things going on in the temple during that interim (and 
even before) seems borne out by lots of prophetic denunciation of temple 
activities.  notably Jeremiah.  So, it is a good trick- but one 
reflective of actual practice.

Jim

-- 
D. Jim West

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