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The Merkabah as a Substitute for Messianism in Targum Ezekiel?

This article questions the theory that Targum Ezekiel holds a distinctive position within the corpus of Targum Jonathan to the Prophets with regard to Messianism. According to the hith-erto unchallenged studies by Samson Levey, Targum Ezekiel is proof that Merkabah mysticism functioned as a substitu...

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Published in:Vetus Testamentum Vol. 62; no. 4; pp. 515 - 534
Main Author: Damsma, Alinda
Format: Article
Published: Brill Academic Publishers Oct2012
Subjects:
Merkava
Messianism
Ezekiel (Biblical prophet)
Prophets
Eschatology
Mysticism
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