For most Bible readers Ezekiel is almost a closed book,‘ writes John Taylor. 'Their knowledge of him extends little further than his mysterious vision of God’s chariot-throne, with its wheels within wheels, and the vision of the valley of the dry bones … In its structure, however, if not in its thought and language, the book of Ezekiel has a basic simplicity, and its orderly framework makes it easy to analyse.’ Taylor’s commentary offers a portrait of the prophet, places his prophecies within their historical settings, and provides an overview of the book’s contents and themes.