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THREAD: Ezekiel’s temple, John 19-21, and lots of numbers (153 included).
SPOILER: Not for the faint-hearted. Over 100 posts to come.
WHY? A general lack of material on two-cubit-jambs, five-cubit-vestibules, and their relevance to Peter’s haul of fish.
#JambsMatter
SPOILER: Not for the faint-hearted. Over 100 posts to come.
WHY? A general lack of material on two-cubit-jambs, five-cubit-vestibules, and their relevance to Peter’s haul of fish.
#JambsMatter
In what follows, I will seek to outline:
a] some of the more distinctive features and numerical harmonies of Ezek. 40-48;
b] how the apostle John patterns his gospel--and in particular its passion and resurrection narratives--on Ezekiel’s vision.
a] some of the more distinctive features and numerical harmonies of Ezek. 40-48;
b] how the apostle John patterns his gospel--and in particular its passion and resurrection narratives--on Ezekiel’s vision.
Briefly, Ezek. 40-48 depicts a new temple and a new temple order--an Edenic hub where the righteousness of the law is fulfilled and flows forth to water/restore all Creation, and where YHWH is permanently present.
These themes are brought out by our text in a number of ways.
These themes are brought out by our text in a number of ways.
