Gradations of Degradation: Ezekiel’s Underworld as a Temple of Doom

Ezekiel’s underworld is characterised by hierarchy and gradation. Insofar as that is also true of sacred spaces in the Bible, Ezekiel’s underworld can also be imagined, heuristically, as a kind of unholy temple. Each of the three primary descriptions of holy space in the Hebrew Bible (the Priestly t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sara Wells, Christopher B Hays
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Old Testament Society of South Africa 2020-12-01
Series:Old Testament Essays
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Online Access:https://ote-journal.otwsa-otssa.org.za/index.php/journal/article/view/406