Ezequiel: um exilado entre os exilados

Abstract

In this article, we aim to demonstrate how Ezekiel and his message help the exiled people to incorporate the meaning of exile into their religious identity. To do this, we will retrieve some data about the Babylonian Captivity, an event that took place in the 17th century B.C., some parallels with the path through the desert after the founding event of the Exodus, and the occurrence of the reason for uprooting in other biblical texts. Such an approach will offer a clue for updating the prophecy, contributing to the understanding of the figure of the prophet yesterday and today as someone who is called to live in exile with his people, to live as an exile among the exiles of his time.