Ezekiel: Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching - Softcover

Blenkinsopp, Joseph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0664238637 ISBN 13: 9780664238636

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press, 2012

Synopsis

This major work explores the message and meaning of Ezekiel, one of the longest and most difficult of the prophetic books. An introduction explains what is involved in reading a prophetic book, and how the book of Ezekiel was put together and structured. It looks at the form of speech used and discusses Ezekiel's author and those who transmitted, edited, and enlarged upon what he had to say. The destruction of Jerusalem is a primary concern, and attention is focused on the political and social situation of the time in order to provide a clear understanding of the political and religious crisis facing the prophet's contemporaries.

About this title

About the Author:

Joseph Blenkinsopp is John A. O'Brien Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana. He is the author of Sage, Priest, Prophet: Religious and Intellectual Leadership in Ancient Israel and coauthor of Families in Ancient Israel.

About this edition

• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0664238637
• ISBN 13: 9780664238636
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 254