Ezekiel and the Ethics of Exile (Oxford Theological Monographs) [Hardcover]

Andrew Mein (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 7, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0198299923 | ISBN-13: 978-0198299929

Mein aims to set Ezekiel's ethics firmly in the social and historical context of the Babylonian Exile. Ezekiel's moral concerns and priorities, Mein suggests, are substantially shaped by the social experience of deportation and resettlement. They also represent a creative response to the crisis, providing significant impetus for social cohesion and the maintenance of a distinctively Jewish community.

Editorial Reviews

Review

The author considers the prophet's ethical message, and he does so with great success ... An excellent contribution to prophetic studies. International Review of Biblical Studies Fine contribution to both a more rigorous methodology for examining Ezekiel texts, and a distinct advance in understanding the unity and purpose of the judgment oracles in Ezekiel. Biblica A valuable contribution to the study of the prophet. Its chief importance lies in its careful inquiry into a basic feature of ethics that has not been taken into account in the main studies of Old Testament ethics: the close relation between ethics and social situation. Mein has shown how a detailed examination of one prophet in the light of sociological theory can take us a considerable way in understanding this. Theology In this very fine study Andrew Mein both stimulates our interest in the work of the prophet and makes a major advance in the study of Old Testament ethics. Theology

About the Author

Tutor in Old Testament, Westcott House, Cambridge

Product Details

• Hardcover: 312 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (February 7, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198299923
• ISBN-13: 978-0198299929
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,192,559 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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