Preface List of Figures, Table, and Maps Abbreviations 1 Introduction 1 Scope of the Study 2 State of the Art 3 Thesis and Research Questions 4 Outline of the Study 5 On Method 6 Structure of the Book of Ezekiel 7 Structure of Ezekiel 40-48 8 Conclusions2 The Vision Report A Text Critical and Philological Exploration 1 The Character of the Final Vision 2 The Text of the Vision Report 3 Studying the Text of the Vision Report 4 A Text Critical and Philological Exploration 5 Conclusions3 On Imagination 1 The Character of Biblical Visions 2 Concepts of Imagination in Western History 3 Imagination 4 Symbolism and Concepts of Sacred Space in the Ancient Near East and Israel 5 Imitating and Depicting Biblical Examples of Sacred Space 6 Imitating and Depicting the New Jerusalem 7 Conclusions4 Temple Building in the Ancient Near East: A Historical and Architectural Overview 1 Introduction 2 Temple Ideology 3 Description of Ancient Near Eastern Temples 4 Egyptian Temples 5 Mesopotamian Temples 6 Canaanite Temples 7 Conclusions5 Israelite Sanctuaries Plan and Arrangement of Israelite Sanctuaries from the Tabernacle to Herod's Temple 1 Introduction 2 Tabernacle 3 Israelite Precursors of the Temple in Jerusalem 4 Solomon's Temple 5 The Elephantine Temple 6 Zerubbabel's Temple 7 Post-exilic Building Activities on the Temple Mount 8 Herod's Temple Complex 9 The Temple in the Dead Sea Scrolls 10 Description of the New Jerusalem 11 Conclusions6 Ezekiel's Visionary Temple Its Plan and Arrangement 1 Introduction 2 "I Will Put My Sanctuary among Them for Ever" (Ezek 37:26b) 3 The Design and Architecture of the Temple Compound with Its Structures 4 The Design and Architecture of the Temple Platform with Its Structures 5 The Design and Architecture of the Temple Proper 6 Ezekiel's Temple Compared to Its Predecessors 7 Conclusions7 Ezekiel's Temple as the Ultimate Imagination 1 Ezekiel's Temple Vision Account a Rhetorical Masterpiece 2 Temple Ideology and Conceptualisation 3 A New Image Paradigm 4 Some Iconic Concepts from the Field of Spatial Design 5 The Formation of a Spatial Plan 6 The Future Temple 7 Some Theological Considerations on the Shape of Ezekiel's Temple 8 Reflections on the Nature of Ezekiel's Temple 9 Conclusions Architectural and Technical Terms Bibliography Index of Biblical References Index of Ancient Sources Index of Names and Subjects.