From: "Read, James C" <K0434995 AT kingston.ac.uk>
To: "Jim West" <jwest AT highland.net>
Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Josiah's book of the Law
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 16:50:08 +0100
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.
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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.