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Prophecy and the prophets in ancient Israel : proceedings of the Oxford Old Testament seminar / ed. by John Day.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Library of Hebrew bible / Old Testament studies ; 531.Publication details: New York ; London : T & T Clark, 2010.Description: XVII, 462 SISBN:
  • 9780567473646
  • 0567473643
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 221.6
LOC classification:
  • BS1505.52
Other classification:
  • BC 7820
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Contents:
Comparing prophetic sources : principles and a test case / Martti Nissinen -- Predictive and prophetic literature : can Neferti help us read the Bible? / Stuart Weeks -- Female prophets in the ancient Near East / Jonathan Stökl -- Prophetesses in the Hebrew Bible / H.G.M. Williamson -- Interpersonal forgiveness and the Hebrew prophets / David J. Reimer -- Exit the oppressed peasant? : rethinking the background of social criticism in the prophets / Walter J. Houston -- Shaman, preacher, or spirit medium? : the Israelite prophet in the light of anthropological models / Lester L. Grabbe -- The prophets and psychological interpretation / Paul M. Joyce -- Deuteronomy 18.9-22, the prophets and Scripture / Ernest Nicholson -- "A prophet instead of you" (1 Kings 19.16) : Elijah, Elisha and prophetic succession / David T. Lamb -- The theology of Amos / John Barton -- Hosea and the Baal cult / John Day -- The sign of Immanuel / John J. Collins -- Rewriting Isaiah : the case of Isaiah 28-31 / Reinhard G. Kratz -- Deutero-Isaiah and monotheism / Hywel Clifford -- "Now you see me, now you don't!" : Jeremiah and God / Philip S. Johnston -- Exclusively Yahweh : aniconism and anthropomorphism in Ezekiel / Jill Middlemas -- Zephaniah and the "Book of the Twelve" hypothesis / Tchavdar S. Hadjiev -- "Law is paralysed" (Habakkuk 1.4) : Habakkuk's dialogue with God and the language of legal disputation / Kevin J. Cathcart -- Structure and meaning in the book of Malachi / Elie Assis -- New wine and old wineskins : three approaches to prophecy and psalmody / Susan Gillingham -- Democratizing revelation? : prophets, seers and visionaries in Chronicles / Gary N. Knoppers -- Prophecy and the New Testament / Christopher Rowland.
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Consists of twenty-three essays which were originally delivered as papers to the Oxford Old Testament seminar between Jan. 2006 and Oct. 2008, subsequently revised and expanded. - Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Comparing prophetic sources : principles and a test case / Martti Nissinen -- Predictive and prophetic literature : can Neferti help us read the Bible? / Stuart Weeks -- Female prophets in the ancient Near East / Jonathan Stökl -- Prophetesses in the Hebrew Bible / H.G.M. Williamson -- Interpersonal forgiveness and the Hebrew prophets / David J. Reimer -- Exit the oppressed peasant? : rethinking the background of social criticism in the prophets / Walter J. Houston -- Shaman, preacher, or spirit medium? : the Israelite prophet in the light of anthropological models / Lester L. Grabbe -- The prophets and psychological interpretation / Paul M. Joyce -- Deuteronomy 18.9-22, the prophets and Scripture / Ernest Nicholson -- "A prophet instead of you" (1 Kings 19.16) : Elijah, Elisha and prophetic succession / David T. Lamb -- The theology of Amos / John Barton -- Hosea and the Baal cult / John Day -- The sign of Immanuel / John J. Collins -- Rewriting Isaiah : the case of Isaiah 28-31 / Reinhard G. Kratz -- Deutero-Isaiah and monotheism / Hywel Clifford -- "Now you see me, now you don't!" : Jeremiah and God / Philip S. Johnston -- Exclusively Yahweh : aniconism and anthropomorphism in Ezekiel / Jill Middlemas -- Zephaniah and the "Book of the Twelve" hypothesis / Tchavdar S. Hadjiev -- "Law is paralysed" (Habakkuk 1.4) : Habakkuk's dialogue with God and the language of legal disputation / Kevin J. Cathcart -- Structure and meaning in the book of Malachi / Elie Assis -- New wine and old wineskins : three approaches to prophecy and psalmody / Susan Gillingham -- Democratizing revelation? : prophets, seers and visionaries in Chronicles / Gary N. Knoppers -- Prophecy and the New Testament / Christopher Rowland.