Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-223) and indexes
Introduction and method -- - Use of Ezekiel in the Dead Sea Scrolls -- - Use of Ezekiel in other second temple literature -- - Allusions to Ezekiel in John: major allusions -- - Allusions to Ezekiel in John: minor allusions
Echoes of a Prophet examines intertextual connections to Ezekiel found in John and in Second Temple literature. The Dead Sea Scrolls contain many allusions to a number of Ezekiel's oracles, while other Second Temple works refer to only a few of Ezekiel's oracles, and those only rarely. In each case, Manning examines the evidence for the presence of the allusions, studies the implied interpretational methods, and comments on the function of the allusion in advancing the authorGÇÖs ideas. He also analyzes JohnGÇÖs allusions to Ezekiel: the good shepherd, the vine, the opened heavens, imagery fro
