You Shall Know that I Am Yahweh
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You Shall Know that I Am Yahweh

An Inner-Biblical Interpretation of Ezekiel’s Recognition Formula

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You Shall Know that I Am Yahweh

An Inner-Biblical Interpretation of Ezekiel’s Recognition Formula

About this book

The recognition formula, "you/they shall know that I am Yahweh," is repeated more than seventy times in the book of Ezekiel. And yet, surprisingly, this refrain has not been analyzed in detail in recent research. In this study, John F. Evans attempts to uncover the literary and theological intent of the recognition formula in Ezekiel by comparing it with other instances of the phrase found elsewhere in the Bible.

Complementing his analysis of the recognition formula in Ezekiel, Evans examines its use in Deuteronomy, 1 Kings, Isaiah, Joel, and, in particular, Exodus. In addition to some strong continuities between the formula in Exodus and Ezekiel, he finds a jarring disjunction: in Ezekiel the prophecy repeatedly declares that Israel "shall know that I am Yahweh" in judgment, while elsewhere in Scripture the formula typically sounds a positive note when spoken to God's covenant people.

Recent years have witnessed a renewed interest in the book of Ezekiel, especially as a book that reflects the experience of Jews in exile as parallel to their captivity in Egypt prior to the exodus. Biblical scholars and students interested in the theology of exile and the theological reaction to the destruction of the Judean state in 586 BCE will find this book enlightening and useful.

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Information

Publisher
Eisenbrauns
Year
2019
eBook ISBN
9781646023653
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Biblical Studies

Table of contents

  1. COVER Front
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Introduction
  6. Chapter 1: The Law and Prophets in Historical Criticism and Strategies for Approaching the Formula
  7. Chapter 2: Past Scholarship on Ezekiel’s Formula
  8. Chapter 3: Details of the Formula’s Usage in Ezekiel
  9. Chapter 4: The Origin of Ezekiel’s Formula and Questions of Inner- Biblical Exegesis
  10. Chapter 5: The Sociohistorical and Religious Context of Ezekiel’s Oracles
  11. Chapter 6: Intertextuality and Theological Interpretation of the Formula
  12. Chapter 7: Conclusion: Defining the Rhetoric and Theological Meaning of Ezekiel’s Formula
  13. Bibliography
  14. Index