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Ezekiel And The Ethics Of Exile

by Andrew Mein (tutor In The Old Testament, Westcott House, Cambridge)

  • Hardback
  • 310 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • 14.6 x 22.5 x 2.2 cm

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Whereas much recent work on the ethics of the Hebrew Bible addresses the theological task of using the Bible as a moral resource for today, this book aims to set Ezekiel's ethics firmly in the social and historical context of the Babylonian Exile. The two 'moral worlds' of Jerusalem and Babylonia provide the key. Ezekiel explains the disaster in terms familiar to his audience's past experience as members of Judah's political elite. He also provides ethical strategies for coping with the more limited possibilities of life in Babylonia, which include the ritualization of ethics, an increasing emphasis on the domestic and personal sphere of action, and a shift towards human passivity in the face of restoration. Thus, the prophet's moral concerns and priorities 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.
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  • Author

    Andrew Mein (tutor In The Old Testament, Westcott House, Cambridge)

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Oxford University Press

  • Published

    November 2001

  • Weight

    491g

  • Page Count

    310

  • Dimensions

    14.6 x 22.5 x 2.2 cm

  • ISBN

    9780198299929

  • ISBN-10

    0198299923

  • Eden Code

    1006682

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