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Can these bones live? : the problem of the moral self in the book of Ezekiel /

Lapsley, Jacqueline E., 1965-

Can these bones live? : the problem of the moral self in the book of Ezekiel / Jacqueline E. Lapsley. - 1 online resource (xi, 208 pages) - Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ; Band 301 . - Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ; 301. .

Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Emory University.

Includes bibliographical references.

Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- I. Imagining the Moral Self -- II. Practical Matters -- Chapter 2: A History of Scholarship -- I. Early Concerns -- II. Individualism -- III. Wrestling with the Tension -- IV. A New Framework -- Chapter 3: Biblical Portraits of the Human Moral Self Outside of Ezekiel -- I. Virtuous Moral Selfhood: The Dominant View -- II. Neutral Moral Selfhood: The Minority View -- III. Summary And Conclusion -- Chapter 4: The Shift in the Origin of Moral Selfhood from Intrinsic in Human Beings to Gift from God -- I. The Tension II. The Language of RepentanceIII. The Language of Determinism -- IV. Conclusion -- Chapter 5: The Shift in the Form of Moral Selfhood from Action to Knowledge -- I. The Knowledge of God -- II. Human Self-Knowledge -- III. Conclusion -- Chapter 6: The Shift in the Origin and Form of Moral Selfhood and the Portrait of Human Beings in the Restoration Chapters (Chapters 36-48). -- I. Divine Re-Creation and the Waning of Action (Chapters 36-39) -- II. The Centrality of Knowledge in Chapters 40-48 -- III. Action as Secondary Consequence of the New Identity IV. Summary and Conclusion to the ChapterChapter 7: Conclusion -- I. Summary of the Argument -- II. Implications for Ezekiel -- III. Implications for Us -- Bibliography

9783110822977 3110822970


Bible.--Ezekiel--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible.--Ezekiel


Ethics in the Bible.
Morale dans la Bible.
RELIGION--Biblical Studies--Old Testament.
RELIGION--Judaism--Sacred Writings.
Ethics in the Bible


Criticism, interpretation, etc.

BS410 / .Z5 vol. 301eb

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