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No Rest for the Dead – The Reversal of Death in Ezekiel's Valley of Dry Bones
- Author(s):
- Matthew Suriano (see profile)
- Date:
- 2018
- Group(s):
- Biblical archaeology, Biblical Studies
- Subject(s):
- Ezekiel (Biblical prophet), Bible. Ezekiel, Archaeology, Middle East, Funeral rites and ceremonies
- Item Type:
- Conference paper
- Conf. Title:
- Deathless Hopes: Reinventions of Afterlife and Eschatological Beliefs
- Conf. Org.:
- Lautenschlaeger Symposium
- Conf. Loc.:
- Oranim Academic College
- Conf. Date:
- July 9–11, 2016
- Tag(s):
- burial rites, Ezekiel, Archaeology of the Southern Levant, Mortuary ritual, Hebrew bible
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/122e-bm90
- Abstract:
- Ezekiel 37 is based upon Judean mortuary culture, and the revivification of bones is a reversal of death. Rather than a resurrection event, Ezekiel's metaphor of Israel as a mass of dry bones is based upon the burial customs that occurred inside the family tomb.
- Notes:
- A version of this paper was also presented at a conference at UCLA, "Imagining Life After Death: Past, Present, and Future." (May 9–10, 2018)
- Metadata:
- xml
- Published as:
- Book chapter
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 3 years ago
- License:
- All Rights Reserved
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