Priestly rule: polemic and biblical interpretation in Ezekiel 44
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-bib...
| Published in: | Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft |
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| Language: | English |
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Berlin Bosten
De Gruyter
[2015]
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Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (476)
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| Reviews: | Priester und Leviten im Alten Testament (2016) (Kilchör, Benjamin, 1984 -)
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| Series/Journal: | Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft
476 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Ezechiel 44
/ Exegesis
B Bible. Jesaja 56 / Intertextuality B Historical background |
| Further subjects: | B
Levites
B Priests, Jewish Biblical teaching B Zadokites |
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| Summary: | 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 consequences for the dating of Ezekiel 44 and for its relationship to other biblical texts, especially Pentateuchal texts from Leviticus and Numbers. Since Ezekiel 44 has been a crucial chapter in understanding the historical development of the priesthood, MacDonald's arguments affect our understanding of the origins of the distinction between Levites and priests, and the claims that a Zadokite priestly sept dominated the Second Temple hierarchy. 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 consequences for the dating of Ezekiel 44 and for its relationship to other biblical texts, especially Pentateuchal texts from Leviticus and Numbers. Since Ezekiel 44 has been a crucial chapter in understanding the historical development of the priesthood, MacDonald's arguments affect our understanding of the origins of the distinction between Levites and priests, and the claims that a Zadokite priestly sept dominated the Second Temple hierarchy. Nathan MacDonald, University of Cambridge and St John's College, Cambridge, United Kingdom. |
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| ISBN: | 3110412012 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/9783110411867 |