Visualising the Vision: A study of the plan of Ezekiel’s temple: 83 (Oudtestamentische Studiën, Old Testament Studies, 83) - Hardcover

Stijkel, Konstantin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9004546316 ISBN 13: 9789004546318

Publisher: Brill, 2024

Synopsis

In Visualizing the Vision, the author presents a detailed analysis of Ezekiel’s temple vision from an architectural, linguistic, and historical approach. The study demonstrates that the vision was not meant as a building instruction, but as a sign of hope for the exiles in Babylon, showing the temple as it will be built in a distant future, when it will never again be defiled and the Glory of the Lord will return to His house forever. The author takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the description of the vision’s temple and provides architectural drawings of its possible construction, situating these within the larger framework of Ancient Near Eastern building styles.

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About the Author

Konstantin Stijkel, Ph.D. (2021), Protestant Theological University, is a retired town planner and nowadays a researcher of Old Testament. He has published two articles on Ezekiel in Dutch magazines (ACEBT cahier 26; Schrift 286).

Edition details

• Publisher: Brill
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004546316
• ISBN 13: 9789004546318
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 336