Content

This unit provides an in-depth exegetical study of the Book of Ezekiel, known for its vivid imagery of God and its themes of divine abandonment, idolatry and right worship. The course will ask students to examine the text as a prophetic response to trauma located in a particular historical, religious, and social setting. We will then consider how such themes might offer a way of thinking about the prophetic voice in the face of trauma and change in today’s world.

Unit code: BA3409T

Unit status: Archived (New unit)

Points: 18.0

Unit level: Undergraduate Level 3

Unit discipline: Old Testament

Delivery Mode: Online

Proposing College: Trinity College Theological School

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Learning outcomes

1.

Demonstrate an awareness of the dating, authorship, social setting and key themes of Ezekiel

2.

Critically interpret the text of Ezekiel in its ancient literary and historical setting

3.

Discuss, with exegetical support and consideration of a range of secondary scholarship, the theological themes of Ezekiel

4.

Apply creative, critical, and reflective analysis of Ezekiel as a prophetic voice in the face of trauma and change in today’s world

Unit sequence

Introductory unit in OT

Pedagogy

Lectures and seminars or similar

Indicative Bibliography

  • NRSV or Harper Study Bible (Recommended for purchase)
  • Allen, Leslie. *Ezekiel 1-19 / Ezekiel 20-37*7. Word Biblical Commentary, Waco: Word, 1994
  • Blenkinsopp, Joseph. Ezekiel. Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching & Preaching, Louisville, KY: WJK Press, 1990 (Recommended for purchase)
  • Block, Daniel. The Book of Ezekiel: Chapters 1-24. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1997.
  • ––– The Book of Ezekiel: Chapters 25-48. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998.
  • Bowen, Nancy R. Ezekiel. Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2010. (Recommended for purchase)
  • Carr, David. Holy Resilience: The Bible’s Traumatic Origins, Yale University Press, New Haven: Yale University Press 2014.
  • Duguid, Iaian. Ezekiel. NIV Application Commentary, Grand Rapids, Zondervan, 1999
  • Joyce, Paul. Ezekiel: A Commentary. London: T &T Clark, 2009
  • Odell, Margaret. Ezekiel, Macon, GA., Smyth & Helwys, 2005
  • Zimmerli, Walter. Ezekiel. Hermeneia, Augsburg, Fortress, 1979

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Exegesis

,000 word exegetical essay

0 50.0
Essay

2,500 word thematic essay

0 50.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 1 Nov, 2015

Unit record last updated: 2021-10-04 17:10:08 +1100