The twelfth chapter of the book of Zechariah is timid about neither the Zion-centered nationalism that it celebrates nor the corresponding defanging of the nations that besiege Jerusalem ‘in that day’. To the contrary, the Lord announces through his prophet that he will make Jerusalem ‘a cup that sends all the surrounding peoples reeling’. Then, [...]
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mixed emotion: Zechariah 12
Posted in textures, tagged biblical reflection, textures, Zechariah on December 28, 2011 | 2 Comments »
ease and unease: Revelation 18, Psalm 146
Posted in textures, tagged biblical interpretation, Psalms, Revelation, textures on December 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The biblical witness privileges the anxiety that we resist. Taking up a motif that is common to the Old Testament prophets, the Book of Revelation celebrates the demise of ‘Babylon’ by mocking the ease in which she had luxuriated. Give her (that is, to Babylon) as much torture and grief as the glory and luxury [...]
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