The Mechanics of the Two Sticks: Ezekiel 37 and the Architectural Realignment of Global Monotheism
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Traditional Christian commentary isolates the fulfillment of the thirty pieces of silver in 33 AD (Zechariah 11:12–13) from the immediate legal consequence that follows: the breaking of the second staff, Union, to sever the brotherhood between Judah and Israel (Zechariah 11:14). This creates an unyielding chronological anomaly for interpretations that project the split backward to the 722 BC Assyrian exile. This paper introduces a linear text-critical framework proving that the macro-corporate entities of Judah and Israel actively coexisted past the New Testament era. Decoupling the Josephite birthright from institutional erasure, the study outlines how the structural mechanics of the shattered staff find clear, physical alignment within the modern geopolitical landscape of the Middle East, paving a legal pathway toward systemic reunification.
Author: Stansfield, Michael
Language: English
Subfield: Religious studies
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7225580180