The Anti-Eschatological Elijah and the Reinterpretation of the "Day of YHWH" in Malachi 3:23–24.
A major theme of Israel's prophetic tradition is the concept of the coming "day of YHWH," understood to be a divine intervention in history consisting of judgment and vindication. The concluding verses of Malachi (3:23–24) contain a striking appropriation of that prophetic tradition, associating it...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Biblical Literature Vol. 144; no. 1; pp. 105 - 124 |
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