W poszukiwaniu asyryjskiej diaspory Izraelitów w Księdze Ezechiela

• Authors: Wojciech Pikor

Title variants

EN

In Search for the Assyrian Israelite Diaspora in the Book of Ezekie

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The article deals with the argument of W. Chrostowski about the Assyrian Israelite Diaspora as a factor influencing the book of Ezekiel. First, the author verifies the Ezekielian texts evoked by Chrostowski as arguments for his thesis (garden of Eden motif; “the 30th year” in Ezek 1:1; subjects participating in the dispute about the possession of the promised land in Ezek 11:14-17; allusion to Samaria in Ezek 23; the vision of dry bones in Ezek 37:1-14). The second part of the article examines the possibility of existence of the Assyrian Diaspora in the light of biblical and extra-biblical sources. The analysis of the situation of the Israelites deported to Assyria after the fall of Samaria in 722 B.C.E. (especially in the context of the population and religion politics of the Assyrian Empire) permits to exclude the existence of the Assyrian Israelite Diaspora and the claim that it could not only preserve, but also deepen and strengthen its identity. The third part of the article argues that the audience of Ezekiel does not derive from the descendants of the Israelites exiled to Assyria. Thus, the book of Ezekiel is the testimony written for those who experienced the Babylonian exile only.

Keywords

PL

Księga Ezechiela; imperium asyryjskie; Asyria; wygnanie asyryjskie; wygnanie babilońskie; diaspora; Samaria

EN

Book of Ezekiel; Assyrian Empire; Assyrian exile; Babylonian exile; Nippur; Diaspora; Samaria

• Publisher: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
• Journal: The Biblical Annals
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 27-74

Dates

published

2015-11-06

Contributors

author

Wojciech Pikor

• Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II. Wydział Teologii. Instytut Nauk Biblijnych.