Ezekielâs ×ר: Reassigning the Liminal Other within a Trauma-Forged Identity
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The small, two-verse interpolation of Ezekiel 47:22-23 is widely considered one of the most inclusive texts in the Hebrew Bible. Its instruction regarding the ×ר×× allowed for full inclusion into the community that Ezekiel believed to be the true Israel. However, interpretations that view these verses as hyper-inclusive often view the ×ר×× as foreigners. Such a view is largely based on understanding the term ×ר along linguistic rather than anthropological lines. This paper will explore the use of the term ×ר in both Ezekiel and the Holiness School to better understand the group envisioned by the author of Ezekiel 47:22-23. In so doing, I will demonstrate that these verses should not be understood simply along a binary of inclusive versus exclusive, but rather as part of a larger project of identity reformulation that occurred as part of a trauma process around the Babylonian exile.
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Ezekielâs ×ר: Reassigning the Liminal Other within a Trauma-Forged Identity
In: Biblical InterpretationSearch for other papers by J. Christiaan Faul in
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Abstract
The small, two-verse interpolation of Ezekiel 47:22-23 is widely considered one of the most inclusive texts in the Hebrew Bible. Its instruction regarding the ×ר×× allowed for full inclusion into the community that Ezekiel believed to be the true Israel. However, interpretations that view these verses as hyper-inclusive often view the ×ר×× as foreigners. Such a view is largely based on understanding the term ×ר along linguistic rather than anthropological lines. This paper will explore the use of the term ×ר in both Ezekiel and the Holiness School to better understand the group envisioned by the author of Ezekiel 47:22-23. In so doing, I will demonstrate that these verses should not be understood simply along a binary of inclusive versus exclusive, but rather as part of a larger project of identity reformulation that occurred as part of a trauma process around the Babylonian exile.
| All Time | Past 365 days | Past 30 Days | |
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| Abstract Views | 348 | 88 | 7 |
| Full Text Views | 52 | 15 | 0 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 239 | 47 | 0 |
