The gēr [immigrant] in postexilic prophetic eschatology: The perspectives of Ezekiel 47:22–23 and Malachi 3:5
In this article the relationship between Ezekiel 47:22–23 and Malachi 3:5, on the topic of the status of the immigrant in postexilic Judaism, is examined. The research has two focal points: the prophetic eschatological context of both prophetic pronouncements and the normative impact of the Law of M...
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| description | In this article the relationship between Ezekiel 47:22–23 and Malachi 3:5, on the topic of the status of the immigrant in postexilic Judaism, is examined. The research has two focal points: the prophetic eschatological context of both prophetic pronouncements and the normative impact of the Law of Moses on both, although the first is guided by the ‘Holiness Code’ and the last by the ‘Deuteronomic Code’. This requires a discussion of the relationship between both ‘codes’ and an evaluation of their teaching on the status of the immigrant. This is followed by an examination of the literary and theological context in which the immigrant appears in both the texts examined. This article contends that Malachi 3:5, denoting the present time in prophetic eschatology, should be read against the background of Ezekiel 47:22–23, denoting the future time in prophetic eschatology. Compliance with the Law of Moses is in both cases a covenantal obligation anchored in the redemptive past. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c815472c56e44514af4941318b3ccf3d2022-12-22T02:10:23ZafrAOSISIn die Skriflig1018-64412305-08532020-08-01541e1e910.4102/ids.v54i1.26172397The gēr [immigrant] in postexilic prophetic eschatology: The perspectives of Ezekiel 47:22–23 and Malachi 3:5Bob Wielenga0Unit of Reformational Theology, Faculty of Theology, North-West University, PotchefstroomIn this article the relationship between Ezekiel 47:22–23 and Malachi 3:5, on the topic of the status of the immigrant in postexilic Judaism, is examined. The research has two focal points: the prophetic eschatological context of both prophetic pronouncements and the normative impact of the Law of Moses on both, although the first is guided by the ‘Holiness Code’ and the last by the ‘Deuteronomic Code’. This requires a discussion of the relationship between both ‘codes’ and an evaluation of their teaching on the status of the immigrant. This is followed by an examination of the literary and theological context in which the immigrant appears in both the texts examined. This article contends that Malachi 3:5, denoting the present time in prophetic eschatology, should be read against the background of Ezekiel 47:22–23, denoting the future time in prophetic eschatology. Compliance with the Law of Moses is in both cases a covenantal obligation anchored in the redemptive past.https://indieskriflig.org.za/index.php/skriflig/article/view/2617immigrant (gēr)holiness codedeuteronomic codetheological reading of ezekiel 47:22–23 and malachi 3:5prophetic eschatology. |
| spellingShingle | Bob Wielenga The gēr [immigrant] in postexilic prophetic eschatology: The perspectives of Ezekiel 47:22–23 and Malachi 3:5 In die Skriflig immigrant (gēr) holiness code deuteronomic code theological reading of ezekiel 47:22–23 and malachi 3:5 prophetic eschatology. |
| title | The gēr [immigrant] in postexilic prophetic eschatology: The perspectives of Ezekiel 47:22–23 and Malachi 3:5 |
| title_full | The gēr [immigrant] in postexilic prophetic eschatology: The perspectives of Ezekiel 47:22–23 and Malachi 3:5 |
| title_fullStr | The gēr [immigrant] in postexilic prophetic eschatology: The perspectives of Ezekiel 47:22–23 and Malachi 3:5 |
| title_full_unstemmed | The gēr [immigrant] in postexilic prophetic eschatology: The perspectives of Ezekiel 47:22–23 and Malachi 3:5 |
| title_short | The gēr [immigrant] in postexilic prophetic eschatology: The perspectives of Ezekiel 47:22–23 and Malachi 3:5 |
| title_sort | ger immigrant in postexilic prophetic eschatology the perspectives of ezekiel 47 22 23 and malachi 3 5 |
| topic | immigrant (gēr) holiness code deuteronomic code theological reading of ezekiel 47:22–23 and malachi 3:5 prophetic eschatology. |
| url | https://indieskriflig.org.za/index.php/skriflig/article/view/2617 |
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