Ezekiel And The World Of Deuteronomy

Jason Gile argues that the ideas of Deuteronomy influenced Ezekiels response to the crisis surrounding the fall of Jerusalem and the Babylonian exile in significant ways shaping how he saw Israels past history of rebellion against Yahweh present situation of divine judgment and future hope of restoration. By examining Ezekiels use of Deuteronomys language and concepts Giles stresses that the prophet not only accepted distinctive elements of Deuteronomic theology but in some cases drew from speci