2002/01/10 by Risa Levitt Kohn · 7 citations
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Archaeology and Historical Studies #Biblical Studies and Interpretation #Development, Ethics, and Society #Judaism #Philosophy #Theology #Torah
paper · doi:10.1515/zatw.2002.013
published in Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft 114(2) (De Gruyter)
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The article examines the Priestly and Deuteronomic Sources' influence on the book of Ezekiel. Analysis of Priestly and Deuteronomic terms and expressions common to Ezekiel indicates that the prophet's writing is not merely a product of their influence or tradition. Ezekiel appropriates this terminology byt situates it in new contexts creating a unique synthesis of P's and D's differing interpretations of Israelite history. The composition and compilation of Ezekiel took place in the same period as the compilation and redaction of the sources that comprise the Torah. The synthesis achived by the Redactor of the Torah lay to rest the exclusivity apparent whan these sources are read separately. Ezekiel, in essence, achived a similar synthesis. The priests in Exile, with their Temple destroyed and ideology discredited, acepted what were rival streams of thought in pre-exilic Israel. While Ezekiel's affinity to P is usually highlighted, it is truly the Redactor he most resembles.