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Ezekiel by the Grand Canal: between Jewish and Babylonian Tradition1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 September 2009

Peter Kingsley
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The one text that has influenced the history of Jewish – not to mention Christian – mysticism and apocalyptic literature more than any other is undoubtedly the book of Ezekiel; and the single most influential passage in it is undoubtedly the opening chapter, centring on Ezekiel's vision of the “likeness of the glory of God”.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society , Volume 2 , Issue 3 , November 1992 , pp. 339 - 346
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Copyright © The Royal Asiatic Society 1992

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Footnotes

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My special thanks to Sebastian Brock, Stephanie Dalley, Mark Geller, Andrew George, Sara Sviri and Michael Weitzman for their comments and help.