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| General preface | |
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| Author's preface | |
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| Chief abbreviations | |
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| Select bibliography | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Ezekiel and his times | |
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| Ezekiel and his mission | |
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| Ezekiel and his book | |
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| Wheels withing wheels: Ezekiel's call vision (1:1--3:15) | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Who, when and where? (1:1-3) | |
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| The vision of God's glory (1:4-28) | |
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| The reality of God's presence | |
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| The hardness of God's people (2:1-17; 3:4-7) | |
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| The mission of God's prophets (2:8--3:3; 3:8-11) | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Back home (3:12-15) | |
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| Theatre of the doomed: Ezekiel's first years in ministry (3:16--5:17) | |
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| The actors (3:16--5:17) | |
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| The drama (4:1--5:4) | |
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| The message (5:5-17) | |
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| Appendix 1 | |
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| Notes on Ezekiel 6, 7 and 123 | |
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| Exit the glory (8:1--11:25) | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The glory of God offended (8:5-18) | |
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| The glory of God defended (9:1-11) | |
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| The glory of God suspended (10:1-22; 11:1-23) | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| History with attitude (16:1-62; 23:1-49; 20:1-49) | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Jerusalem: My Fair Lady (16:1-63; 23:1-49; 20:1-49) | |
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| Cinderella and the two ugly sisters (in reverse) (16:44-63; 23:1-49) | |
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| Israel - the video: rewind and fast-forward (20:1-44) | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Appendix 2 | |
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| Notes on Ezekiel 15, 17 and 195 | |
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| Who then can be saved? (14:12-23; 18:1-32; 33:10-20) | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Only the righteous will be saved (14:12-23) | |
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| Only the wicked need die (18: 1-29; 33:1-33) | |
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| Only repentence makes the difference (18:21-32; 33:10-20) | |
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| The turning-point (24:1-27; 33:1-33) | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The end of the old world (24:1-27) | |
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| The beginning of a new world (33:1-33) | |
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| A preview of Ezekiel's new message | |
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| 'Then the nations will know that I am the Lord' (25:1--32:32) | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Against aggression and revenge: Judah's four nearest neighbours (25:1-17) | |
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| Against economic arrogance: Tyre and Sidon (26:1--28:19) | |
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| Against imperial delusions: Egypt (29:1--32:32) | |
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| God and the nations: the message | |
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| The gospel according to Ezekiel (34:1--37:28) | |
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| Introduction | |
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| From tyranny to theocracy (34:1-31) | |
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| From abandonment to abundance (35:1--36:15) | |
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| From profanity to purity (36:16-38) | |
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| From rigor mortis to resurrection (37:1-14) | |
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| From enmity to unity (37:15-28) | |
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| The glory of God revealed to the world and restored to his people (38:1--48:35) | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The defeat of Gog and the universal acknowledgement of Yaweh (38:1--39:29) | |
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| The temple vision and the return of God's glory (40:1--48:35) | |