The book of Ezekiel and Mesopotamian city laments

By Donna Lee Petter

Subjects: Bibeln, Bible, Middle Eastern literature, Klaagliederen, Bible, criticism, form, Relation to the Old Testament, Ritus, Akkadisk litteratur, Ezechiel <Buch>, Ezekiel (biblical prophet), Klage <Religion>, Laments in the Bible, Gråtkväden, Ezechiël (bijbelboek), Assyro-babylonian literature, history and criticism, Stadt, Form Criticism, History and criticism, Assyro-Babylonian literature, Historia, Middle eastern literature, history and criticism, Laments, 11.43 Old Testament in relation to other cultures

Description: "I am arguing that the Mesopotamian city lament genre likely affected the composition of the book of Ezekiel....The book of Ezekiel might be viewed as a prophetic reuse of this ancient lament genre, albeit, in a modified form, one that would suit the purposes of the exilic community."--Introduction, p. 5-6.