- Tytuł:
- Numbers 5:11–31 as the Old Testament Background for Revelation 8:11
- Autorzy:
- Siemieniec, Tomasz
- Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/43469334.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2024
- Wydawca:
- Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
- Tematy:
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Revelation of John
Book of Numbers
Sotah ritual
bitter water
idolatry
adultery - Opis:
- The article examines possible links between the ritual of bitter water, described in Numbers 5:11–31, and one of the aspects of the plague, described as the event following the third trumpet in the Book of Revelation (Rev 8:11). Such a connection has not been analysed by scholars so far. The ritual described in Numbers 5 not only has a legal meaning but it is also the starting point for a theological tradition of understanding adultery as a metaphor for Israel’s unfaithfulness to YHWH. The prophetic texts of the OT use motifs taken from Num 5 to depict the lawsuit that YHWH brings against the unfaithful people. According to the author of this article, the use of the motif of drinking bitter water in Rev 8:11 falls into a similar pattern. This is a ritual performed to reveal the guilt of the sinners described in Rev as hoi anthrōpoi.
- Źródło:
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The Biblical Annals; 2024, 14, 1; 93-113
2083-2222
2451-2168 - Pojawia się w:
- The Biblical Annals
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki