Ezekiel's Visionary Temple in Babylonian Context

Tova Ganzel

Published by De Gruyter 2021

Ezekiel's Visionary Temple in Babylonian Context

Tova Ganzel

Volume 539 in the series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110740844

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About this book

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.

Author / Editor information

Tova Ganzel, Bar-Ilan University, Israel.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgements Tova Ganzel Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
1 Ezekiel’s Temple Vision: An Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 Studying the Book of Ezekiel in Its Babylonian Context Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	12
3 The Language of the Temple Vision Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	30
4 Ezekiel’s Temple Compound and the World of Babylonian Temples Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
5 Officials’ Roles in the Temple Vision Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
6 First-Month Temple Rituals in Ezekiel’s Vision Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131
7 Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	150
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	153
Abbreviations of Periodicals, Reference Works, and Series Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	171
Index of Sources Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
Index of Modern Authors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
Subject Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars, institutes, libraries of the Hebrew Bible and ancient Judaism.
Pages
- Front matter: 8
- Main content: 183
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 6
Keywords: Ezekiel; Neo-Babylonian; Biblical temples; Temple Vision.

eBook

Published: September 7, 2021
ISBN: 9783110740844

Hardcover

Published: September 7, 2021
ISBN: 9783110740677