Papers by Gerald Klingbeil
Journal of the Adventist Theological Society, 2005
Eating and drinking not only represent basic human needs for life sustenance, but are important e... more Eating and drinking not only represent basic human needs for life sustenance, but are important elements in biblical narrative, prophecy, and apocalyptic literature. 1 They provide life sustenance (Gen 47:24; 1 Sam 28:20) and are often used in symbolic or theological contexts. 2 Metaphorical usage of the eating/drinking activity is also fairly common in both the OT and NT context, 3 as can be seen in Num 21:28, where fire "eats" cities, or where invading armies "eat up" territories (Isa 1:7). Jeremiah "eats" the word of YHWH (Jer 15:16; also Rev 10:10), and an evil-doer can "drink" evil like water (Job 15:16). 4 1 The present study has been presented in 2002 at the Fifth Biblical-Theological South American Symposium, held at the campus of UNASP, São Paolo, Brazil, July 28, 2002. 2 Israel was not to eat the blood of the slaughtered animals, since blood represented life (Lev 7:26; 17:10-11, 14; Deut 12:23). The prohibition is already present in the post-diluvial narrative in Gen 9:4. The theology of the prohibition of eating blood involves reverence for life. Compare here also Jirí Moskala,
Bulletin for Biblical research, 2015
Bulletin for Biblical research, Apr 1, 2020
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Papers by Gerald Klingbeil