The Book of Ezekiel

  His unique contribution to the history of prophetism lies in his manifest interest in the temple and the liturgy, an interest paralleled in no other prophet--not even Jeremiah who, like Ezekiel, was also a priest. Particularly because of this interest, Ezekiel's influence on postexilic religion was enormous, and not without reason has he been call "the father of Judaism." This has resulted in his prophecies reaching us with the evident marks of editi

ng and addition by the postexilic circles that shared his intense interest. However, we may be sure that in this bok we have throughout what is in substance the prophet's own work.

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