The Valley of Dry Bones (Ezekiel 37, 1 – 14). Wood engraving by Gustave Doré (French illustrator, 1832 – 1883), published in 1886. ZU_09/Getty Images who’ll sinew sinecured survive. Jon D. Levenson, ...

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This is French artist Gustave Dore's depiction of the Valley of Dry Bones from the 37th Chapter of the prophetic Book of Ezekiel. Dore lived from 1832-83. (Courtesy Photo) There is nothing else in the ...

The divine functions of infusing humans with knowledge and life through linguistic and material media are integral to Ezekiel's vision of the dry bones (Ezek 37:1-14). This article brings together and ...

When the promising young Hebrews were dragged into exile in Babylon, they were not kept in prisons or even camps. They were free to marry, build homes, plant crops and exchange goods. Some became ...

One of the most powerful images in all of the Bible comes from the Old Testament prophet, Ezekiel Ch. 37. “The hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brought me out in the spirit of the Lord and set me ...

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O my people, I am going to open your graves and bring you up from them; I will bring you back to the land of Israel." -- Ezekiel 37:12 Like many of us in New Orleans, the Old Testament prophet Ezekiel ...

(RNS) — I was struck by the gospel reading on Sunday (Aug. 25) in which John, speaking about Jesus’ followers, wrote that “many of his disciples returned to their former way of life and no longer ...

I suspect that not many daily homilies this past week have been preached on the first readings from the prophet Ezekiel. On Monday, the sudden death of his wife was the basis for his prophecy of the ...