The ontological impasse in the bookends of numbers

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  • Tiago Arrais

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Ontology, Context, Impasse, Presence.

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It is no easy task to address the ontological significance and implications of a specific Biblical text. The ontological importance of Biblical texts are assumed by scholars but vaguely described in its philosophical context. Throughout this study I will attempt to demonstrate how scholars generally agree that the textual evidence in the bookends of Numbers confirms that a “Divine resident” was ontologically in the midst of the Israelites. Secondly, how scholars leave aside the ontological significance of such affirmations making these untouched philosophical conclusions that depict the worldview of Biblical writers and their understanding of reality ultimately irrelevant. The ontological impasse I will address throughout this study finds significance in the backdrop of this scholarly confusion in relation to the presence of God in the world (the God-world relationship) as depicted in the bookends of Numbers, that is, in Numbers 5:3 and Numbers 35:34.

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2011-02-04

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ARRAIS, T. The ontological impasse in the bookends of numbers. Kerygma, Engenheiro coelho (SP), v. 7, n. 1, p. 90–111, 2011. Disponível em: https://unasp.emnuvens.com.br/kerygma/article/view/157. Acesso em: 22 nov. 2024.

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