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Casey A. Strine
Scholar of ancient Israel, Judah and the Near East who proposed reading Ezekiel's Gog in relation to Babylonian Marduk traditions.
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Casey A. Strine researches the history and religious literature of ancient Israel, Judah and the Near East, according to his University of Sheffield profile. [1]
In a chapter on Ezekiel 38–39, he proposes that Gog embodies MardukMardukBabylon’s god, elevated with the city’s history. Enuma Elish celebrates his rise and cosmic ordering; sources associate him with Nibiru and Jupiter. Earliest origins and functions remain uncertain.Glossary · Click to read the explanation in a critique of Babylonian power. Other scholars dispute the reading; Ezekiel does not explicitly name Marduk. The study checked specified chapter passages rather than presenting the thesis as consensus.
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- Specified source portion only; no claim to reading an entire book. University of Sheffield profile heading and research summary read; specified chapter passages checked separately. Return to the text ↑
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IL Archive, «Casey A. Strine», Edition 3, https://ilarchive.com/en/people/casey-strine