Swallowing the Scroll - Textuality and the Dynamics of Discourse in Ezekiel's Prophecy (Paperback, NIPPOD)

In this original study, Dr Davis argues that Ezekiel's place in the history of prophecy is overdue for reassessment. As against current views that Ezekiel represents the collapse of prophetism into priestly and scribal forms, she argues that something radically different in prophecy begins with Ezekiel. Ezekiel represents the creation of a new literary idiom for prophecy. He develops an archival speech form oriented less toward current events than to reshaping the tradition. He has taken a step backward from direct confrontation with an audience as the basic dynamic of communication, and has made the medium of prophecy not the person of the prophet but the text. Like the postexilic prophets, Ezekiel participated in the transformation of the social role of prophecy, and thereby saved himself from oblivion.

General

Imprint:	Continuum Publishing Corporation
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
Release date:	October 2009
First published:	October 2009
Authors:	Ellen F. Davis
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	184
Edition:	NIPPOD
ISBN-13:	978-1-4411-4299-3
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-4411-4299-1
Barcode:	9781441142993

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