By the River Chebar: Historical, Literary, and Theological Studies in the Book of Ezekiel [Paperback]

The present volume reflects the author's longstanding interest in Ezekiel, the man and his book. This collection is arranged as follows: a general essay on preaching the message of Ezekiel; a synthetic essay on the theology of the book; a series on more specific theological topics, two literary studies focused on specific texts that frame the first half of the Book (chs. 1 and 24). Additional essays dealing mostly with the second half of the book will available in the companion volume, 'Beyond the River Chebar: Studies in Kingship and Eschatology in Ezekiel'.

List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Credits
List of Abbreviations
1 Preaching Ezekiel
2 The Theology of Ezekiel
3 The God Ezekiel Wants Us to Meet
4 Divine Abandonment: Ezekiel’s Adaptation of an Ancient Near Eastern Motif
Excursus A: The Prophetic Speech of Marduk
5 Chasing a Phantom: The Search for Historical Marduk
6 The Prophet of the Spirit: The Use of ????? in the Book of Ezekiel
7 Beyond the Grave: Ezekiel’s Vision of Death and Afterlife
8 Text and Emotion: A Study in the "Corruptions" in Ezekiel’s Inaugural Vision (Ezekiel 1:4-28)
Excursus B: Ezekiel 1:6, 8-10 and 10:9-22 in Parallel
9 Ezekiel’s Boiling Cauldron: A Form-Critical Solution to Ezekiel 24:1-14
Appendix: In Praise of Moshe: A Tribute to Moshe Greenberg
Bibliography
Index of Modern Authors
Index of Selected Subjects
Index of Scripture References