Overall, this is a very interesting and stimulating book. The essays have unearthed a wealth of insights that can be of help to us when we approach the difficult book of Ezekiel and seek to come to terms wit its theology and its worldview.

- Review of Biblical Literature,

It makes use not only of religious texts, but also of artistic representations. It therefore offers a kaleidoscopic montage of themes and images from Ezekiel as they make an impact in a wide variety of contexts...Each of these pieces is a detailed scholarly analysis of its particular topic. The collection as a whole conveys a sense of Ezekiel not as a dry text whose ‘problems’ need to be solved, but as a living book, in continuous conversation with its interpreters.

- Ann Conway-Jones, Reviews in Religion & Theology

This title includes essays on the reception history of the book of "Ezekiel", arising from the work of the SBL section "Theological Perspectives on the Book of Ezekiel". "Ezekiel" has long been considered the most difficult of all the prophetic books to understand. The prophet's bizarre visions, extraordinary behaviour, and extravagant imagery have perplexed and fascinated readers for more than 2,500 years. The prophet has had an impact not only on theology and the life of Church and Synagogue, but also on culture, art and architecture. The volume brings together 15 new essays on "Ezekiel's" impact by leading scholars, and they focus on a range of different parts of the book and periods of reception. Historically they cover the reception of "Ezekiel" from the New Testament to the present day, and include both Jewish and Christian readings of the book. Methodologically, they offer a wide sample of the different approaches to reception/history of interpretation current in contemporary biblical studies. Over the last 30 years this pioneering series has established an unrivaled reputation for cutting-edge international scholarship in Biblical Studies and has attracted leading authors and editors in the field. The series takes many original and creative approaches to its subjects, including innovative work from historical and theological perspectives, social-scientific and literary theory, and more recent developments in cultural studies and reception history.
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"Ezekiel" has long been considered the most difficult of all the prophetic books to understand. The prophet's bizarre visions, extraordinary behaviour, and extravagant imagery have perplexed and fascinated readers for more than 2,500 years. This volume brings together 15 essays on "Ezekiel's" impact by leading scholars.
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List of Illustrations; Preface; Abbreviations; List of Contributors; John F. A. Sawyer; Ezekiel in the History of Christianity; Marvin A. Sweeney; The Problem of Ezekiel in Talmudic Literature; Gary T. Manning, Jr.; Shepherd, Vine, and Bones: The Use of Ezekiel in the Gospel of John; Steve Moyise; Ezekiel and the Book of Revelation; Hector M. Patmore; Adam or Satan? The Identity of the King of Tyre in Late Antiquity; Robert A. Harris; The Reception of Ezekiel among Twelfth-Century Northern French; Rabbinic Exegetes; Dalit Rom-Shiloni; Jerusalem and Israel, Synonyms or Antonyms? - Jewish Exegesis on Ezekiel's Prophecies against Jerusalem; Margaret S. Odell; Reading Ezekiel, Seeing Christ: The Ezekiel Cycle in the Church of St. Maria and St. Clemens, Schwarzrheindorf; Jaime Lara; Half-Way between Genesis and Apocalypse: Ezekiel as Message and Proof for New World Converts; Andrew Mein; Ezekiel's Women in Christian Interpretation: The Case of Ezekiel 16. Steven Shawn Tuell; The Meaning of the Mark: New Light on Ezekiel 9 from the History of Interpretation; William A. Tooman; Of Puritans and Prophets: Cotton Mather's Interpretation of Ezekiel in the Biblia Americana; Christopher Rowland; William Blake and Ezekiel's merkabah; Dale C. Allison, Jr.; Ezekiel, UFOs, and the Nation of Islam; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors.
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Essays on the reception history of the book of Ezekiel, arising from the work of the SBL section ‘Theological Perspectives on the Book of Ezekiel'
Its breadth of scope makes a significant advance in reception-historical study of the book.
Over the last 40 years this pioneering series has established an unrivaled reputation for cutting-edge international scholarship in Biblical Studies and has attracted leading authors and editors in the field. The series takes many original and creative approaches to its subjects, including innovative work from historical and theological perspectives, social-scientific and literary theory, and more recent developments in cultural studies and reception history.
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ISBN
9780567533692
Publisert
2011-02-03
Utgiver
Vendor
T.& T.Clark Ltd
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
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Antall sider
304

Biographical note

Andrew Mein is Tutor in Old Testament, Westcott House, Cambridge. Paul M. Joyce is University Lecturer in Theology in the University of Oxford and a Fellow of St Peter's College, Oxford. He is author of Divine Initiative and Human Response in Ezekiel (Sheffield, 1989) and numerous articles on Ezekiel, and currently chairs the Society of Biblical Literature's 'Theological Perspectives on the Book of Ezekiel' Section.