Priestly Rule: Polemic and Biblical Interpretation in Ezekiel 44

by Nathan MacDonald

Whilst prophetic oracles in late prophetic books evidence tensions about the Jerusalem temple and its priesthood, MacDonald demonstrates that the relationships between prophetic oracles have been incorrectly appraised. Employing an interpretative method attentive to issues of redaction and inner-biblical interpretation, MacDonald show that Ezekiel 44 is a polemical response to Isaiah 56, and not the reverse as is typically assumed. This has significant...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110410036
• ISBN13: 9783110410037
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary