Swallowing the Scroll: Textuality and the Dynamics of Discourse in Ezekiel's Prophecy

by Ellen F. Davis

Book Overview

In this original study, Dr Davis argues that Ezekiel's place in the history of prophecy is overdue for reassessment. As against current views that Ezekiel represents the collapse of prophetism into priestly and scribal forms, she argues that something radically different in prophecy begins with Ezekiel. Ezekiel represents the creation of a new literary idiom for prophecy. He develops an archival speech form oriented less toward current events than...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441142991
• ISBN13: 9781441142993
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"