Mapping Ezekiels Oracles Against The Nations (Ancient Near East Monographs) - 9781628371512

Ezekiel 25-32 contains some of the most virulent speeches directed against Judah's neighboring nations. Some scholars emphasize that the destruction of the nations in chapters 25-32 means the upcoming salvation of God's people. Other scholars presuppose that the nations are judged by a separate moral standard and render the judgment executed upon the nations irrelevant to that upon Judah. In this study, Lydia Lee postulates a third way to perceive the rhetorical roles of the nations in Ezekiel 25-32. Unraveling the intricate connections between the oracles against the nations and those against Judah, Lydia Lee argues that Ezekiel 25-32 contains a daring message directed not only against the foreign nations, but also against Judah's land, temple, and nation. Lee places Ezekiel 25-32 in a broader context, considering how samples of its early reception within the prophetic book affirm or transform the bleak message about the oblique judgment for the house of Judah

• | Author: Lydia Lee
• | Publisher: SBL Press
• | Publication Date: Oct 03, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 378 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Religion
• | ISBN-10: 162837151X
• | ISBN-13: 9781628371512