Ezekiel's Message of Hope and Restoration

Redaction-Critical Study of Ezekiel 1–7
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-11-071126-4
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, Band 532, 283 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 559 g

Reihe: Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft

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.

Zielgruppe

Scholars, students, and institutes of the Hebrew Bible, textual c

Autoren/Hrsg.

Yip, Hei Yin

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien: Literatur & Kunst
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Europäische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Geschichte des Judentums
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Altes Testament: Exegese, Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Hei Yin Yip, China Graduate School of Theology, Hong Kong, China.