A Marzēaḥ in Ezekiel 8
7–13
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20289928 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susan Ackerman (Dartmouth College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 267-282 |
| Publication date | 1989-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Harvard Theological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0017-8160 • E-ISSN: 1475-4517 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0017816000016205 |
| OpenAlex | W2336226370 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
In 592 bce , at the midpoint between the two Babylonian invasions of 597 bce and 587 bce , Ezekiel, who was exiled to Babylon after the first invasion, finds himself transported back to Jerusalem in a divine vision (Ezekiel 8–11). In the first part of this vision, Ezekiel 8, Ezekiel sees Jerusalem in a state of religious collapse, as God shows the prophet four strange cultic abominations: the image of jealousy (8:3–6), elders burning incense in a room of reliefs (8:7–13), women wailing over Tammuz (8:14–15), and men worshiping the sun (8:16–18). Of these four cultic abominations, the character of the last two, the mourning over Tammuz and the worship of the sun, is clear. Less certain is the nature of the first cultic abomination, the image of jealousy. Still, there has recently emerged in the literature a consensus that the image ( semel ) in question is an ʾăšērâ , the wooden cult object associated with the goddess Asherah. However, there has been no agreement among scholars concerning the cult act referred to in Ezek 8:7–13, where elders burn incense in a room of reliefs
Ancient history · Art · Character (mathematics) · Cult · Incense · Jealousy · Literature · Theology · Worship · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Philosophy · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.11 |
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| Citation span | 2017 - 2017 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |