Swallowing the scroll: Textuality and the dynamics of discourse in Ezekiel's prophecy

by Ellen F. Davis

Hardcover, no dust jacket. Previous owner's name penned on ffep. Otherwise VG

184 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1989

Reviews

[Neil White · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ellen Davis is one of those scholars who when I find she has written on a topic I always want to consider her viewpoint because it is always insightful and gently delivered. This originated as her doctoral dissertation so the demands of that helps to determine the form and function of the work. Her perspective of Ezekiel as a "fundamentally literate mind" whose work as a prophet may have been as much through written text as oral presentation, particularly in the context of the first exile of the elites to Babylon. Her insights into the scene of Ezekiel swallowing the scroll is also incredibly helpful.