| Ezekiel and the Ethics of Exile Contributor(s): Mein, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198299923 ISBN-13: 9780198299929 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $86.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2002 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament |
| Dewey: 224.406 |
| LCCN: 2001036753 |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 5.72" W x 8.82" (1.08 lbs) 310 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |