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 Author Name: RENZ T
Title: The rhetorical function of the book of Ezekiel
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Brill 2002
ISBN: 0391041622 / 9780391041622
ISBN: 9780391041622
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In this study, Renz argues that the book of Ezekiel functions as a single rhetorical unit designed to address a specific rhetorical situation: shaping the self-understanding of the second generation of Judaean exiles and defining the true Israel. After examining the historical context of the book, Renz argues that the intent of the book is to differentiate its readers (second-generation exiles) from Ezekiel's audience in the book, thereby actively involving the readers in questions of identity, ethnicity, and leadership that will lead to their distancing themselves from Jerusalem in order to become the true Israel. Renz addresses the overall literary arrangement of the book and the individual rhetorical techniques in the book. In a final chapter, he explores the book's rhetorical effectiveness in presenting a suitable response to the issues the exilic community faced. Renz offers both a convincing analysis of the book fo Ezekiel and a model for the fruitful integration of traditional critical methods with more recent literary, rhetorical, and sociological approaches. This book will interest all those who study the history, literature, and theology of ancient Israel.
Thomas Renz teaches Old Testament and Hebrew at Oak Hill College, London.
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