Ezekiel’s Vision Accounts as Interrelated Narratives
Title | Ezekiel’s Vision Accounts as Interrelated Narratives PDF eBook |
Author | Janina Maria Hiebel |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Pages | 416 |
Release | 2015-06-16 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 3110406659 |
Ezekiel is one of the best-structured books in the Old Testament. It is commonly recognized that the strongly interrelated vision accounts (Ez 1:1–3:15; 8–11; 37:1–14; 40–48) contribute greatly to this impression of unity. However, there is a marked lacuna in publications focusing on the vision accounts in Ezekiel as an interconnected text corpus. The present study combines redaction-critical analysis with literary methods that are typically used in a synchronic approach. Drawing on the paradigm of Fortschreibung, it is the first to present a united redaction history that takes into account the growing interconnections and dependencies between the vision accounts. Building on these results, the second part follows the development of selected themes, such as the relationships between characters, the roles of intermediate figures and anthropological and theological implications, throughout the stages of redaction. The study thus represents an important step towards an understanding of the complex redaction history of the book of Ezekiel, and indeed of its theology. The combination of diachronic and synchronic methods makes it relevant for scholars of both directions and is itself a methodological statement.
The Vision Accounts in the Book of Ezekiel as Interrelated Narratives
Title | The Vision Accounts in the Book of Ezekiel as Interrelated Narratives PDF eBook |
Author | Janina Maria Hiebel |
Publisher | |
Pages | 870 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Bible |
ISBN |
Ezekiel’s Vision Accounts as Interrelated Narratives
Title | Ezekiel’s Vision Accounts as Interrelated Narratives PDF eBook |
Author | Janina Maria Hiebel |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Pages | 415 |
Release | 2015-06-16 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 3110406829 |
Ezekiel is one of the best-structured books in the Old Testament. It is commonly recognized that the strongly interrelated vision accounts (Ez 1:1–3:15; 8–11; 37:1–14; 40–48) contribute greatly to this impression of unity. However, there is a marked lacuna in publications focusing on the vision accounts in Ezekiel as an interconnected text corpus. The present study combines redaction-critical analysis with literary methods that are typically used in a synchronic approach. Drawing on the paradigm of Fortschreibung, it is the first to present a united redaction history that takes into account the growing interconnections and dependencies between the vision accounts. Building on these results, the second part follows the development of selected themes, such as the relationships between characters, the roles of intermediate figures and anthropological and theological implications, throughout the stages of redaction. The study thus represents an important step towards an understanding of the complex redaction history of the book of Ezekiel, and indeed of its theology. The combination of diachronic and synchronic methods makes it relevant for scholars of both directions and is itself a methodological statement.
Ezekiel's Vision Accounts As Interrelated Narratives
Title | Ezekiel's Vision Accounts As Interrelated Narratives PDF eBook |
Author | Janina Maria Hiebel |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter |
Pages | 464 |
Release | 2015-04 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9783110406665 |
This study on the vision accounts in the book of Ezekielcombines redaction criticism with questions ofrhetorical and narrative criticism. It offers a united redaction history that reflects the growing interrelationship of the vision accounts over time. A second, more theological part follows the development of selected themes in the visions discourse and theology throughout the stages of redaction."
Ezekiel's Visionary Temple in Babylonian Context
Title | Ezekiel's Visionary Temple in Babylonian Context PDF eBook |
Author | Tova Ganzel |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Pages | 231 |
Release | 2021-09-07 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 3110740990 |
Ezekiel's Visionary Temple in Babylonian Context examines evidence from Babylonian sources to better understand Ezekiel's vision of the future temple as it appears in chapters 40–48. Tova Ganzel argues that Neo-Babylonian temples provide a meaningful backdrop against which many unique features of Ezekiel's vision can and should be interpreted. In pointing to the similarities between Neo-Babylonian temples and the description in the book of Ezekiel, Ganzel demonstrates how these temples served as a context for the prophet's visions and describes the extent to which these similarities provide a further basis for broader research of the connections between Babylonia and the Bible. Ultimately, she argues the extent to which the book of Ezekiel models its temple on those of the Babylonians. Thus, this book suggests a comprehensive picture of the book of Ezekiel’s worldview and to contextualize its visionary temple by comparing its vision to the actual temples surrounding the Judeans in exile.
Ezekiel's Message of Hope and Restoration
Title | Ezekiel's Message of Hope and Restoration PDF eBook |
Author | Hei Yin Yip |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Pages | 297 |
Release | 2021-04-19 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 3110711575 |
The first twenty-four chapters of the book of Ezekiel are characterised by vehement declarations of judgement. This observation leaves the impression that Ezekiel 1–7 is devoid of references to hope and restoration. However, there is a redactional stratum in this section that supplemented the texts with material that conveys restoration and hope for the future. In Ezekiel 1–7, many of these additions focus on priestly topics. The motif of restoration in the redactional material of Ezekiel 3–5 is expressed by the reinstatement of Ezekiel in his priestly role. This editorial emphasis on Ezekiel as priest in the redactional material suggests that the redaction was influenced by Zechariah 3, a text that depicts the reinstitution of the exiled Zadokite priesthood. Moreover, the redactional material of Ezekiel 6-7 drew inspiration from the Law of the Temple in Ezekiel 43-46, as the redactors sought to enhance Ezekiel’s priestly role. The study provides new insights into how redactors, who may have been associated with the Zadokite priesthood, inserted the message of hope and restoration into the literary unit Ezekiel 1-7 during the post-exilic period.
The Oxford Handbook of Ezekiel
Title | The Oxford Handbook of Ezekiel PDF eBook |
Author | Corrine Carvalho |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 561 |
Release | 2023-08-30 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0190634510 |
The current state of scholarship on the book of Ezekiel, one of the three Major Prophets, is robust. Ezekiel, unlike most pre-exilic prophetic collections, contains overt clues that its primary circulation was as a literary text and not a collection of oral speeches. The author was highly educated, the theology of the book is "dim," and its view of humanity is overwhelmingly negative. In The Oxford Handbook of Ezekiel, editor Corrine Carvalho brings together scholars from a diverse range of interpretive perspectives to explore one of the Bible's most debated books. Consisting of twenty-seven essays, the Handbook provides introductions to the major trends in the scholarship of Ezekiel, covering its history, current state, and emerging directions. After an introductory overview of these trends, each essay discusses an important element in the scholarly engagement with the book. Several essays discuss the history of the text (its historical context, redactional layers, text criticism, and use of other Israelite and near eastern traditions). Others focus on key themes in the book (such as temple, priesthood, law, and politics), while still others look at the book's reception history and contextual interpretations (including art, Christian use, gender approaches, postcolonial approaches, and trauma theory). Taken together, these essays demonstrate the vibrancy of Ezekiel research in the twenty-first century.