The God Ezekiel Creates

Description

This powerful collection of essays focuses on the representation of God in the Book of Ezekiel. With topics spanning across projections of God, through to the implications of these creations, the question of the divine presence in Ezekiel is explored. Madhavi Nevader analyses Divine Sovereignty and its relation to creation, while Dexter E. Callender Jnr and Ellen van Wolde route their studies in the image of God, as generated by the character of Ezekiel. The assumption of the title is then inverted, as Stephen L. Cook writes on 'The God that the Temple Blueprint Creates', which is taken to its other extreme by Marvin A. Sweeney in his chapter on 'The Ezekiel that God Creates', and finds a nice reconciliation in Daniel I. Block's chapter, 'The God Ezekiel Wants Us to Meet.' Finally, two essays from Christian biblical scholar Nathan MacDonald and Jewish biblical scholar, Rimon Kasher, offer a reflection on the essays about Ezekiel and his God.

Paul M. Joyce is Samuel Davidson Professor of Old Testament/Hebrew Bible, King's College London, UK. Dalit Rom-Shiloni is Senior Lecturer in Hebrew Bible, Tel Aviv University, Israel.

An exceptional set of essays that reflects the depth and breadth of scholarship on Ezekiel. The variety of topics addressed, the careful attention to the literary details, and the thoughtful consideration of Ezekiel's portrait of YHWH make this a compelling volume. * Review of Biblical Literature *