TOWARDS THE NEW AGE OF THE SPIRIT
The Old Testament Vision of Society as a Spirit-Energized Movement
Keywords:
NEW AGE, SPIRIT, Spirit-Energized, Old TestamentAbstract
The Hebrew term ruah, which occurs 389 times in the Old Testament (O.T), basically means wind, moving air and bre~thl. As breath is the vital element in a living being, it stands for life, dynamism and basic activity of a person. Hence, when we speak of the spirit of God, ruah denotes the most important characteristic of the deity. Although the OT speaks of the spirits of humans, animals and supernatural beings, our focus in the study will be on the spirit of God.
References
R. Albertz and C. Westermann, Aruah Geist" in Theologisches HandworterbuchZum_Alten Testament, Vol. II, Col 726-753. The Greek for spirit is pneuma see Sjoberg in Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, Vol. VI, pp. 282-289
K.D. Schunck, Wesen and Wirken des Geistes nach dem Alten Testament, SLAG 18 (1979) pp. 7-30.
J. Blenkinsopp, Ezekiel (Interpretation), John Knox Press, Louisville, 1990,pp.170-174.
H.W. Wolff, Confrontations with Prophets. Fortress Press, Philadelphia, 1983,pp.49-62
L.E. Cooper, Ezekiel (The New American Commendary), Broadman & Holman Publishers, Nashville, 1994, pp. 142-144
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Paul Kalluveettil, "The Transcending and Transgressing Man", Bible Bhashyam 2( 1986) pp. 94-96
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