Visualising the Vision: A Study of the Plan of Ezekiel's Temple (Oudtestamentische Studiën, Old Testament Studies, 83)

Front Cover
Half Title
Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
Contents
Preface
Figures, Table, and Maps
Abbreviations
1
Introduction
	1	Scope of the Study
	2	State of the Art
	3	Thesis and Research Questions
	4	Outline of the Study
	5	On Method
	6	Structure of the Book of Ezekiel
	7	Structure of Ezekiel 40–48
	8	Conclusions
2 The Vision Report: A Text Critical and Philological Exploration
	1	The Character of the Final Vision
	2	The Text of the Vision Report
	3	Studying the Text of the Vision Report
	4	A Text Critical and Philological Exploration
	5	Conclusions
3
On Imagination
	1	The Character of Biblical Visions
	2	Concepts of Imagination in Western History
	3	Imagination
	4	Symbolism and Concepts of Sacred Space in the Ancient Near East and Israel
	5	Imitating and Depicting Biblical Examples of Sacred Space
	6	Imitating and Depicting the New Jerusalem
	7	Conclusions
4 Temple Building in the Ancient Near East: A Historical and Architectural Overview
	1	Introduction
	2	Temple Ideology
	3	Description of Ancient Near Eastern Temples
	4	Egyptian Temples
	5	Mesopotamian Temples
	6	Canaanite Temples
	7	Conclusions
5 Israelite Sanctuaries: Plan and Arrangement of Israelite Sanctuaries from the Tabernacle to Herod’s Temple
	1	Introduction
	2	Tabernacle
	3	Israelite Precursors of the Temple in Jerusalem
	4	Solomon’s Temple
	5	The Elephantine Temple
	6	Zerubbabel’s Temple
	7	Post-exilic Building Activities on the Temple Mount
	8	Herod’s Temple Complex
	9	The Temple in the Dead Sea Scrolls
	10	Description of the New Jerusalem
	11	Conclusions
6 Ezekiel’s Visionary Temple: Its Plan and Arrangement
	1	Introduction
	2	“I Will Put My Sanctuary among Them for Ever” (Ezek 37:26b)
	3	The Design and Architecture of the Temple Compound with Its Structures
	4	The Design and Architecture of the Temple Platform with Its Structures
	5	The Design and Architecture of the Temple Proper
	6	Ezekiel’s Temple Compared to Its Predecessors
	7	Conclusions
7
Ezekiel’s Temple as the Ultimate Imagination
	1	Ezekiel’s Temple Vision Account a Rhetorical Masterpiece
	2	Temple Ideology and Conceptualisation
	3	A New Image Paradigm
	4	Some Iconic Concepts from the Field of Spatial Design
	5	The Formation of a Spatial Plan
	6	The Future Temple
	7	Some Theological Considerations on the Shape of Ezekiel’s Temple
	8	Reflections on the Nature of Ezekiel’s Temple
	9	Conclusions
Architectural and Technical Terms
Bibliography
Index of Biblical References
Index of Ancient Sources
Index of Names and Subjects
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