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Ezekiel, book of
Ezekiel, book of In its present form, the book was probably edited soon after the prophet's death, some time after 571 BCE, the date of the last prophecy. (Nothing is recorded in the OT of his death, but a later tradition has it that he was murdered and buried near Babylon.)
The book divides into three sections:chs. 1–24 are messages of judgement upon Judah before the fall of the capital. Chs. 25–32 are oracles against foreign nations, and chs. 33–48 are about the future restoration of the people in the promised land. The final section (chs. 40–8) contains detailed plans for the new Temple and its staff of priests of the line of Zadok (to which Ezekiel himself belonged); thus it was the foundation for later Judaism. These nine chapters are often held to be a late addition; but the vision of Yahweh's return and re-enthronement is a satisfying conclusion and fits well into the rest of the book. |
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "Ezekiel, book of." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "Ezekiel, book of." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Ezekielbookof.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "Ezekiel, book of." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Ezekielbookof.html |
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Ezekiel, Book of
Ezekiel, Book of. One of the three ‘Major’ Prophetic Books of the OT. It prophesies the destruction of Jerusalem and Judah at the hands of the Babylonians, doom for various foreign nations, and the redemption and restoration of the Jewish people. It ends with a vision of the ideal theocracy and especially the form and worship of the restored Temple.
Ezekiel was a Jerusalem priest, probably taken captive to Babylon in 597 BC. His experience there seems to have convinced him of the universality of God's rule. Traditionally the whole Book was regarded as the work of Ezekiel. A majority of scholars now regard the bulk of the Book as coming from Ezekiel, with most of the rest deriving from prophetic circles influenced by the tradition of his words. A few regard only a small part as going back to Ezekiel or question whether he was ever in Babylon at all. The Book had great influence in post-Exilic Israel. |
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Ezekiel, Book of." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Ezekiel, Book of." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-EzekielBookof.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Ezekiel, Book of." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-EzekielBookof.html |
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