In this essay, I examine how the book of Ezekiel has been employed or criticized as a resource for environmental ethics, and I explore the hermeneutical strategies behind these efforts. To do this, I make use of David Horrell’s critique and taxonomy of how the Bible has been used to inform attitudes about the environment. I conclude by arguing that while the book of Ezekiel is not as ecologically dangerous as some readers have claimed, neither can it function on its own as a useful tool for constructing an environmental ethic. However, reading Ezekiel as part of a metanarrative generated by a larger scriptural corpus may render its imagery useful as a resource.

在本文中，我研究了《以西结书》如何被用作或批评为环境伦理学的资源，并探讨了这些努力背后的解释学策略。为此，我利用了大卫·霍雷尔（David Horrell）对圣经如何被用来传达对环境态度的批评和分类法。最后，我争论说，尽管以西结书不像某些读者所声称的那样具有生态危险性，但它本身也不能作为构建环境伦理的有用工具。但是，将以西结书作为较大的语料库生成的元叙事的一部分，可能会使其图像作为资源有用。