Ezekiel's Hierarchical World: Wrestling With a Tiered Reality
Stephen L. Cook, Corrine Patton
Can
we live with the God of Ezekiel? Can we relate to a God who has
established a multilayered hierarchy that separates the divine from the
human, who creates boundaries that segregate people from the temple, the
priesthood, and the glory of the Lord? In contrast to those who suggest
that Ezekiel should no longer be read as an authoritative part of the
canon, the essays in this volume engage Ezekiel's hierarchical world
directly, neither dismissing it out of hand nor accepting it
uncritically. By wedding theological interest and reflection with
serious biblical exegesis and criticism, this work helps readers to
understand Ezekiel's hierarchical theology -- especially the book's
views on creation, priesthood, and land. It thus equips readers to form
their own evaluations of the relevance of Ezekiel's theology for today.
Contributors include Daniel I. Block, Keith Carley, Stephen L. Cook,
Katheryn Pfisterer Darr, Iain M. Duguid, Friedrich Fechter, Julie
Galambush, Norman Habel, Risa Levitt Kohn, Corrine L. Patton, David L.
Petersen, Baruch J. Schwartz, Daniel L. Smith-Christopher, and Steven
Shawn Tuell.
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