School of Theology and Seminary Faculty Publications

Jeremiah and Ezekiel: Prophets Who Are Priests Without a Sanctuary

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2012

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities | Biblical Studies | Religion

Abstract

The article features Jeremiah and Ezekiel, prophets who started as part of the priestly order and whose prophetic message bears the effect of their priestly experience and perspective. It is believed that somewhere between 615 and 609 Before Common Era (B.C.E.) was the time Jeremiah probably started his prophetic ministry in Jerusalem while Ezekiel his in Babylonia in 593 among the first group of exiles who were deported in 598.

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