Ezekiel 38-48: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary

360 Pages·2018·2.698 MB·English

by  Stephen L. Cook

Ezekiel
38–48
volume 22b
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THE ANCHOR YALE BIBLE
Ezekiel
38– 48
A New Translation with
Introduction and Commentary
STEPHEN L. COOK
THE ANCHOR YALE BIBLE
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Contents
List of Illustrations, ix
Preface, xi
Acknowledgments, xiii
List of Abbreviations, xvii
Secondary Sources xvii
Textual Witnesses xx
Greek and Latin Authors xx
Traditional Jewish Texts
and Scholars xx
Modern English Bible
Translations xxi
introduction, 1
I. The Literary Character of
Ezekiel 38–48 3
II. Ezekiel 38–48 as Part of the
Book of Ezekiel 8
III. Ezekiel 38–48 in Historical and
Social Contexts 12
IV. The Thinking and Theology of
Ezekiel 38–48 18
V. This Commentary’s Translation
of Ezekiel 38–48 26
bibliography, 29
translation, 51
notes and comments, 71
Prophecy Against Gog (38:1–17) 73
Notes 74
Comments 78
Expansion of the Gog Oracles
(38:18–23, 39:11–16) 86
Notes 87
Comments 89
The Fall of Gog (39:1–10) 94
Notes 94
Comments 97
Sacred Feasting on Gog (39:17–20) 99
Notes 99
Comments 101
Israel Restored to the Land
(39:21–29) 104
Notes 104
Comments 108
The Temple Compound and Gate
Towers (40:1–27) 110
Notes 111
Comments 124
The Inner Court and Gatehouses
(40:28–46) 133
Notes 134
Comments 138
The Altar Square and Temple
Building Proper (40:47–41:4) 144
Notes 144
Comments 149
The Temple Building’s Annexes
and Surroundings (41:5–15a) 153
Notes 154
Comments 157
Wall Decoration and Interior
Structures (41:15b–26) 161
Notes 161
Comments 164
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The Priests’ Chambers (42:1–14) 169
Notes 170
Comments 173
The Measuring Completed
(42:15–20) 178
Notes 178
Comments 180
Return of the Kābôd of the Lord
(43:1–12) 182
Notes 183
Comments 186
The Altar and Its Consecration
(43:13–27) 193
Notes 194
Comments 198
The Outer East Gatehouse Sealed
(44:1–3) 202
Notes 202
Comments 202
Ordinances for Priests and Levites
(44:4–31) 206
Notes 207
Comments 213
The Land’s Central Strip (45:1–9) 224
Notes 225
Comments 227
Weights and Measures for Offerings
(45:10–17) 231
Notes 231
Comments 234
Regulations for Major Festivals
(45:18–25) 236
Notes 236
Comments 239
Offerings at the East Inner
Gatehouse (46:1–15) 243
Notes 244
Comments 247
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The Chieftain and the Land
(46:16–18) 251
Notes 251
Comments 252
Sacrificial Kitchens (46:19–24) 255
Notes 255
Comments 257
The Sacred River (47:1–12) 261
Notes 262
Comments 267
Boundary and Allotment
Instructions (47:13–23) 274
Notes 275
Comments 278
Tribal and Holy-District
Allotments (48:1–29) 282
Notes 284
Comments 287
The New Central City (48:30–35) 293
Notes 293
Comments 294
Appendix: Online Images, 299
Index of Subjects, 301
Index of Modern Authors, 312
Index of Ancient Sources, 316
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Illustrations
1. Akkadian cylinder seal, 91
2. The utopian temple, 114
3. Utopian temple gatehouse plan, 116
4. Mari investiture panel, 126
5. The Terumah, 129
6. Ezekiel’s temple building, 146
7. Preexilic temple building, 147
8. Ezekiel’s central altar, 195
9. Sumerian seal of Gudea, 263
10. Land boundaries and tribal allotments, 266
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