By the River Chebar

Daniel I. Block is the Gunther H. Knoedler Professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL.

This collection of essays demonstrates clearly why Block is one of the leading Ezekiel scholars of recent years. He succeeds in letting the audience participate in his deep familiarity with this biblical book and in transporting the prophet's message into contemporary times. With this two volumes, Block has produced a splendid tool for the Ezekiel scholar that lays a formidable foundation for further discussion and these volumes should not be lacking from any private or university library.Anja Klein, in "The expository Times", vol. 126, issue 5, February 2015The two volumes provide a thorough grounding in Block's scholarship, offering a resource for preaching and teaching Bible for those who want to draw upon scholarship as fundamental to the task of interpretation.Mary E Mills, Theological Book Review, volume 26, no 1, 2014

• List of IllustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgementsList of CreditsList of Abbreviations1 Preaching Ezekiel2 The Theology of Ezekiel3 The God Ezekiel Wants Us to Meet4 Divine Abandonment: Ezekiel's Adaptation of an Ancient Near Eastern MotifExcursus A: The Prophetic Speech of Marduk5 Chasing a Phantom: The Search for Historical Marduk6 The Prophet of the Spirit: The Use of ????? in the Book of Ezekiel7 Beyond the Grave: Ezekiel's Vision of Death and Afterlife8 Text and Emotion: A Study in the "Corruptions" in Ezekiel's Inaugural Vision (Ezekiel 1:4-28)Excursus B: Ezekiel 1:6, 8-10 and 10:9-22 in Parallel9 Ezekiel's Boiling Cauldron: A Form-Critical Solution to Ezekiel 24:1-14Appendix: In Praise of Moshe: A Tribute to Moshe GreenbergBibliographyIndex of Modern AuthorsIndex of Selected SubjectsIndex of Scripture References