In this Book
- Spirit and Reason: The Embodied Character of Ezekiel's Symbolic Thinking
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: Baylor University Press
summary
By comparing and contrasting the pictures gained from Greek and Mesopotamian cities with Ezekiel's Jerusalem, Launderville masterfully shows how Ezekiel fosters a type of symbolic thinking focused on making the Israelites into living symbols of God. The Spirit is the reality that connects humans with the cosmic order and enables the workings of the human heart—the place within which reason functions, according to ancient Israelite anthropology. Ezekiel's symbolic thinking is an integrative rationality in which reason is regarded as operating within the heart through the empowerment and guidance of the Spirit.
Table of Contents
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- Abbreviations
- pp. xiii-xiv
- Introduction
- pp. 1-42
- 2: The Pure versus the Impure
- pp. 95-146
- 3: The Heart of the Matter
- pp. 147-188
- 6: Death and Afterlife
- pp. 289-346
- 7: Spirit and Holiness
- pp. 347-384
- General Index
- pp. 385-394
- Scriptural Index
- pp. 395-402
- Index of Mesopotamian Texts
- pp. 403-406
- Index of Greek Texts
- pp. 407-411
- Index of Authors
- pp. 412-418
Additional Information
ISBN
9781602580893
Related ISBN(s)
9781481301657, 9781602580053
MARC Record
OCLC
191748219
Pages
432
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No