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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. 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.

Author Biography

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.Andrew Mein is Tutor in Old Testament, Westcott House, Cambridge.

Table of Contents

List of IllustrationsPrefaceAbbreviationsList of ContributorsJohn F. A. SawyerEzekiel in the History of ChristianityMarvin A. SweeneyThe Problem of Ezekiel in Talmudic LiteratureGary T. Manning, Jr.Shepherd, Vine, and Bones: The Use of Ezekiel in the Gospel of JohnSteve MoyiseEzekiel and the Book of RevelationHector M. PatmoreAdam or Satan? The Identity of the King of Tyre in Late AntiquityRobert A. HarrisThe Reception of Ezekiel among Twelfth-Century Northern French Rabbinic ExegetesDalit Rom-ShiloniJerusalem and Israel, Synonyms or Antonyms? -Jewish Exegesis on Ezekiel's Prophecies against JerusalemMargaret S. OdellReading Ezekiel, Seeing Christ: The Ezekiel Cycle in the Church of St. Maria and St. Clemens, SchwarzrheindorfJaime LaraHalf-Way between Genesis and Apocalypse: Ezekiel as Message and Proof for New World ConvertsAndrew MeinEzekiel's Women in Christian Interpretation: The Case of Ezekiel 16Steven Shawn TuellThe Meaning of the Mark: New Light on Ezekiel 9 from the History of InterpretationWilliam A. ToomanOf Puritans and Prophets: Cotton Mather's Interpretation of Ezekiel in the Biblia AmericanaChristopher RowlandWilliam Blake and Ezekiel's merkabahDale C. Allison, Jr.Ezekiel, UFOs, and the Nation of IslamBibliographyIndex of ReferencesIndex of Authors

Review

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 *

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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'

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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.

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