http://bluecord.org/biblioblog/2006/06/finishing-up-my-research/ A biblioblog Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:09:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://bluecord.org/biblioblog/2006/06/finishing-up-my-research/#comment-10082 Blue Cord » The Sin of the Levites Wed, 21 Feb 2007 18:31:44 +0000 http://bluecord.org/biblioblog/2006/06/finishing-up-my-research/#comment-10082 [...] Steve Cook did a great deal to further the discussion when he recognized that Ezekiel 44 is making explicit reference to the Levitical rebellion in Numbers 16-18.1 It seems to me that Ezekiel is reading the situation in late preexilic Judah (c.620-586 BCE) through the lens of Numbers 16-18. The people of Judah are going astray, and the Levites — who have been granted leadership positions by Josiah — are participating in this idolatry. The Zadokites, on the other hand, did not participate in the idolatry (Ezek 44:15).  For more on my thoughts on the relationship between Numbers 16-18 and Ezekiel, see my post from last summer. [...] […] Steve Cook did a great deal to further the discussion when he recognized that Ezekiel 44 is making explicit reference to the Levitical rebellion in Numbers 16-18.1 It seems to me that Ezekiel is reading the situation in late preexilic Judah (c.620-586 BCE) through the lens of Numbers 16-18. The people of Judah are going astray, and the Levites — who have been granted leadership positions by Josiah — are participating in this idolatry. The Zadokites, on the other hand, did not participate in the idolatry (Ezek 44:15).  For more on my thoughts on the relationship between Numbers 16-18 and Ezekiel, see my post from last summer. […]

]]> http://bluecord.org/biblioblog/2006/06/finishing-up-my-research/#comment-418 Blue Cord » P, H, and Ezekiel Sun, 02 Jul 2006 03:12:54 +0000 http://bluecord.org/biblioblog/2006/06/finishing-up-my-research/#comment-418 [...] Steve Cook was kind enough to respond to my post on Ezekiel and the Levites. Steve just made full professor at Virginia Theological Seminary and would be a great addition to the biblioblogging world. (I am trying to convince him to start a blog. I wanted to address several of the points he made. [...] […] Steve Cook was kind enough to respond to my post on Ezekiel and the Levites. Steve just made full professor at Virginia Theological Seminary and would be a great addition to the biblioblogging world. (I am trying to convince him to start a blog. I wanted to address several of the points he made. […]

]]> http://bluecord.org/biblioblog/2006/06/finishing-up-my-research/#comment-407 Stephen L. Cook Thu, 29 Jun 2006 15:51:34 +0000 http://bluecord.org/biblioblog/2006/06/finishing-up-my-research/#comment-407 Hi Kevin, I certainly hope the retreat is proving refreshing. Catherine and I are flying off to New England later today. Meanwhile, I am wondering why you imply here that for the HS source everyone is equally holy. I would argue just the opposite that HS sees significant hierarchies of holiness. For my arguments, see p. 11 of my _Ezekiel's Hierarchical World_ volume. Note 26 argues with Saul Olyan on this point. Also, I am wondering if it is possible to think that Ezekiel innovates a demotion of the Levites. If Ezekiel does not find this demotion already in HS, then we are back to the old problem: Where in Israel's history is the event to which Ezekiel refers in Ezek 44? I thought that I had solved this problem once and for all in my JBL article. I can't think of any other possible referent that Ezek 44 has in mind than the rebellion of the Levites in HS. I hope I'm not sounding too self-confident, but I researched this for about a year back about a decade ago and I'm pretty sure this is solid. Anyway, that's my two cents... Hi Kevin,
I certainly hope the retreat is proving refreshing. Catherine and I are flying off to New England later today. Meanwhile, I am wondering why you imply here that for the HS source everyone is equally holy. I would argue just the opposite that HS sees significant hierarchies of holiness. For my arguments, see p. 11 of my _Ezekiel’s Hierarchical World_ volume. Note 26 argues with Saul Olyan on this point. Also, I am wondering if it is possible to think that Ezekiel innovates a demotion of the Levites. If Ezekiel does not find this demotion already in HS, then we are back to the old problem: Where in Israel’s history is the event to which Ezekiel refers in Ezek 44? I thought that I had solved this problem once and for all in my JBL article. I can’t think of any other possible referent that Ezek 44 has in mind than the rebellion of the Levites in HS. I hope I’m not sounding too self-confident, but I researched this for about a year back about a decade ago and I’m pretty sure this is solid. Anyway, that’s my two cents…

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