The book of Ezekiel and Mesopotamian city laments
By: Donna Lee Petter
Series: Orbis biblicus et orientalis -- 246; Orbis biblicus et orientalis -- 246.
Publisher: Academic Press; Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Fribourg; Göttingen
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9783727816901; 9783525543672
Subjects: Gråtkväden; Bible; 11.43 Old Testament in relation to other cultures; Relation to the Old Testament; Ezechiël (bijbelboek); Assyro-Babylonian literature; Stadt; Bibeln; Laments in the Bible; Ritus; Klaagliederen; Ezechiel <Buch>; Klage <Religion>; Form Criticism; Middle Eastern literature; History and criticism; Akkadisk litteratur; Historia; Laments
Description: "I am arguing that the Mesopotamian city lament genre likely affected the composition of the book of Ezekiel....The book of Ezekiel might be viewed as a prophetic reuse of this ancient lament genre, albeit, in a modified form, one that would suit the purposes of the exilic community."--Introduction, p. 5-6.
Notes: Slightly Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D)--University of Toronto, 2009.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-181) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction --; title: City laments in Mesopotamia --; title: City laments in Israel --; title: Understanding Ezekiel's role in light of the genre of the MCL : the scroll incident --; title: Understanding Yahweh's anger and abandonment of Jerusalem in light of the MCL --; title: Understanding sin and judgment in Ezekiel of Jerusalem in light of two features of the MCL --; title: Understanding restoration in Ezekiel in light of the MCL --; title: Conclusions.