Inspired speech : prophecy in the ancient Near East : essays in honor of Herbert B. Huffmon / edited by John Kaltner, Louis Stulman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kaltner, John, 1954-

Stulman, Louis, 1953-

Series:

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 378.

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 378

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible--Prophecies.

Bible.

Prophecies.

Prophecy--Christianity.

Prophecy.

Genre:

Festschriften.

Physical Description:

xiv, 428 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : T & T Clark, 2004.

Summary:

Herbert B. Huffmon, Professor of Old Testament/Hebrew Bible at Drew University, is a well known and highly respected authority on the study of prophecy in biblical Israel and the ancient Near East. This volume in this honor acknowledges and celebrates his many contributions to the field. The book includes a tribute to Professor Huffmon and essays that explore themes related to the study of religion and prophecy in the ancient Near East.

Contents:

Part I Introductory/Background Essays

Herbert Bardwell Huffmon: A Reflection / Suzanne Richard 2

Introduction to the Study of the History of the Religion of Israel / Frank Moore Cross 8

The Amorite Heritage in the West / George E. Mendenhall 12

What is Prophecy? An Ancient Near Eastern Perspective / Martti Nissinen 17

Current Issues in the Study of Old Testament Prophecy / Robert R. Wilson 38

Part II Prophecy in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East

The Lamenting Prophet and the Modern Self: On the Origins of Contemporary Readings of Jeremiah / Mary Chilton Callaway 48

Metaphor and Social Reality: Isaiah 23.17-18, Ezekiel 16.35-37 and Hosea 2.4-5 / Peggy L. Day 63

Southern Mesopotamian Titles for Temple Personnel in the Mari Archives / Daniel E. Fleming 72

False Prophecy is True / David Noel Freedman, Rebecca Frey 82

Esarhaddon, Sanduarri, and the Adon Papyrus / Alberto R. Green 88

Jeremiah as an Inspiration to the Poet of Job / Edward L. Greenstein 98

When the God of Israel 'Acts-Out' His Anger: On the Language of Divine Rejection in Biblical Literature / Baruch A. Levine 111

Recovering an Ancient Paronomasia in Zechariah 14.5 / David Marcus 130

The Once and Future Lament: Micah 2.1-5 and the Prophetic Persona / Harry P. Nasuti 144

The Context, Text, and Logic of Isaiah 7.7-9 / J.J.M. Roberts 161

The Eyes of Eli: An Essay in Motif Accretion / Jack M. Sasson 171

From the Mouth of the Prophet: The Literary Fixation of Jeremiah's Prophecies in the Context of the Ancient Near East / Karel van der Toorn 191

The Metaphors of 'Canaanite' and 'Baal' in Hosea / Lyn M. Bechtel 203

What's in a Name? Cyrus and the Dating of Deutero-Isaiah / Milton Eng 216

What Did Elijah Do to His Mantle? The Hebrew Root GLM / John Kaltner 225

Word Event in Jeremiah: A Look at the Composition's 'Introductory Formulas' / John I. Lawlor 231

Visions of Peace in Isaiah / David A. Leiter 244

'Yahweh Has Given these Three Kings into the Hand of Moab': A Socio-Literary Reading of 2 Kings 3 / Jesse C. Long, Jr, Mark Sneed 253

The Spiritual Journey of Jonah: From the Perspective of C.G. Jung's Analytical Psychology / Jongsoo Park 276

Harder than Flint, Faster than Eagles: Intensified Comparatives in the Latter Prophets / Eric A. Seibert 286

Jeremiah as a Polyphonic Response to Suffering / Louis Stulman 302

The Royal Family in the Jeremiah Tradition / Alex Varughese 319

Part III Other Studies

New Light on the Story of Achsah / William W. Hallo 330

Bathsheba's Silence (1 Kings 1.11-31) / Michael S. Moore 336

A Quest for the Divine and...the Tourist Dollar: The Dilemma Faced by Contemporary Dervish Orders / Mary-Louise Mussell 347

Dissonant Pieties: John Calvin and the Prayer Psalms of the Psalter / Paul A. Riemann 354

Herbert Bardwell Huffmon: A Bibliography 401.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0826466567

OCLC:

58536014