Ezekiel as a Surrealist Author: 20th Century Art as a Key to a 6th Century BC Prophet

In Ezekiel’s extensive vision reports, reality is combined with the supra-mundane world in a way which resembles modern surrealism, especially as a literary art form. The comparison with surrealism helps to get a better understanding of the visions. The combination of realistic and surrealistic imag...

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Authors: van den Herik, Hans (Author) ; Spronk, Klaas 1957- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2022
In: Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
Year: 2022, Volume: 36, Issue: 2, Pages: 296-305
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Ezechiel, Prophet / Surrealism / Prophetic action / Ezekiel
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
HD Early Judaism
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Summary:In Ezekiel’s extensive vision reports, reality is combined with the supra-mundane world in a way which resembles modern surrealism, especially as a literary art form. The comparison with surrealism helps to get a better understanding of the visions. The combination of realistic and surrealistic images has a shocking affect and revolutionizes human understanding and experience. In this way, the audience is challenged to remodel its understanding of reality.
ISSN:1502-7244
Contains:Enthalten in: Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/09018328.2022.2114191