The Influence of Ezekiel the Tragedian's Exagoge on the Writing of Hebrews

<p> Ezekiel the Tragedian&rsquo;s Exag&omacr;g&emacr;, a circa second-century BCE play, incorporates Jewish traditions that may associate Moses with resurrection and that describe Moses as having a vision in which he ascends to heaven, where he is elevated above the angels to a cosmic kingship. The extra-biblical traditions in this drama present Moses as more similar to the Jesus of the NT than does the biblical tradition of Moses. New Testament depictions of Jesus&rsquo;s ascent to heaven and portrayals of Jesus through a Moses typology may be influenced by these traditions. This study will focus on traditions represented in the ascent-to-heaven scene (Ezek. Trag. 68&ndash;89) and in the scout&rsquo;s report (Ezek. Trag. 243&ndash;69) and will examine the likely influences of such traditions in the Letter to the Hebrews.</p><p>

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:PROQUEST/oai:pqdtoai.proquest.com:10617935
Date12 October 2017
CreatorsCostello, Robert P.
PublisherRegent University
Source SetsProQuest.com
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
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