By the River Chebar [first edition]

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'.Table of ContentsList of IllustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgementsList of CreditsList of Abbreviations1 Preaching Ezekiel2 The Theology of Ezekiel3 The God Ezekiel Wants Us to Meet4 Divine Abandonment: Ezekiel’s Adaptation of an Ancient Near Eastern MotifExcursus A: The Prophetic Speech of Marduk5 Chasing a Phantom: The Search for Historical Marduk6 The Prophet of the Spirit: The Use of ????? in the Book of Ezekiel7 Beyond the Grave: Ezekiel’s Vision of Death and Afterlife8 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 Parallel9 Ezekiel’s Boiling Cauldron: A Form-Critical Solution to Ezekiel 24:1-14Appendix: In Praise of Moshe: A Tribute to Moshe GreenbergBibliographyIndex of Modern AuthorsIndex of Selected SubjectsIndex of Scripture References