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Petter, Donna Lee
The Book of Ezekiel and Mesopotamian City Laments

The lament genre as a matrix for the compilation of the book of Ezekiel: This study is a comparison of the book of Ezekiel with the well-known city lament genre of ancient Mesopotamia. Nine shared features are analyzed and explained. These features derive from the work of F.W. Dobbs-Allsopp and his comparison of biblical Lamentations with city laments of Mesopotamia. This material provides a fruitful point of comparison, one that is more than coincidental given Ezekiel’s geographical location in Nippur (the provenience of one of the five historical city laments). Compelling comparative evidence reveals that the lament genre is reflected in the book of Ezekiel and was used as a matrix for its compilation. Ezekiel’s usage of the city lament genre is, perhaps, the key to understanding the organizational structure of much of the book along with its various themes. From the Introduction: "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". XV,198 Seiten, Leinen (Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis; Vol. 246/Academic Press Fribourg/Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2011) leichte Lagerspuren, leicht bestoßen, Mängelexemplarstempel auf Fußschnitt/unused, minor shelfwear, slightly bumped, remainder mark stamp on edge