Malachi's vision of the temple : an emblem of eschatological hope (Malachi 3:1-5) and an economic centre of the community (Malachi 3:10-12)

dc.contributor.authorBoloje, Blessing Onoriode
dc.contributor.authorGroenewald, Alphonso, 1969-
dc.contributor.emailalphonso.groenewald@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-09T12:56:18Z
dc.date.available2015-03-09T12:56:18Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThis article shows how temples were viewed in biblical Israel and how the prophets understood the temple in their different contexts. The temple is emphasised as the abode of Yahweh by the prophets before the exile. During the exile, it is seen as a symbol of the reestablishment of the people as community of faith, and in the post-exilic era, the temple is conceived as an emblem of the restoration and revival of the people and as a representation of an eschatological hope. These prophetic conceptions of the temple are used by the prophets in their respective contexts to challenge people to move towards their aim. In keeping with these prophetic traditions, the article highlights the fact that in the book of Malachi the temple is discerned as an emblem of eschatological hope, wherein Yahweh’s last judgment is determined and the triumph of his people is declared and granted (Malachi 3:1-5) and as an economic centre of the community (Malachi 3:10-12). The consistency of Malachi’s vision validates similar prophetic formulae and theological themes.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianhb2015en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.sasnes.org.za/SASNES_Journal_for_Semitics.htmen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBoloje, BO & Groenewald, A 2014, 'Malachi's vision of the temple : an emblem of eschatological hope (Malachi 3:1-5) and an economic centre of the community (Malachi 3:10-12', Journal for Semitics, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 354-381.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1013-8471
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/43902
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherUnisa Pressen_ZA
dc.rightsPublished for Southern African Society for Near Eastern Studies (SASNES) by Unisa Pressen_ZA
dc.subjectTempleen_ZA
dc.subjectBiblical Israelen_ZA
dc.subjectProphetsen_ZA
dc.subjectBook of Malachien_ZA
dc.titleMalachi's vision of the temple : an emblem of eschatological hope (Malachi 3:1-5) and an economic centre of the community (Malachi 3:10-12)en_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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