![]() ![]() This thesis examines the relationship between rfiab and prophecy in Ezekiel and in the rest of the Old Testament, and shows that the dominant paradigm requires modification. This reading interprets the emphasis on rfiab in Ezekiel in terms of the self-authentication of the ministry of the prophet. According to the dominant paradigm for explaining the emphasis on rfiab and its relation to Yahweh's word within the book of Ezekiel, the prophet Ezekiel is recovering from the pre-classical prophets, or even pioneering, an emphasis on rfiab in prophecy that is conspicuously absent from the classical, writing prophets. It argues that the relationship between Yahweh's rüah and Yahweh's word is to be understood not so much in terms of the inspiration and authentication of the prophet but in terms of the transformation of the book's addressees. This thesis explores `word', raah, and their relationship in the book of Ezekiel. ![]() ![]() and Spirit in Ezekiel A thesis submitted to Middlesex University in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy James Edward Robson Oak Hill College Middlesex University July 2004Ģ 1 ABSTRACT Two fundamental experiences of Yahweh in the Old Testament are an encounter with the `word' of Yahweh and an encounter with the `spirit' or `wind' or `breath' (rüah) of Yahweh. ![]()
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