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The Prophets of Israel
De Gruyter Penn State University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kratz, Reinhard Gregor, 1957-
- Series:
- Critical studies in the Hebrew Bible ; number 2.
- Critical studies in the Hebrew Bible ; number 2
- Standardized Title:
- Prophetenstudien. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Prophets--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Electronic books.
- Local Subjects:
- Bible. Prophets--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (178 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Winona Lake, Indiana : Eisenbrauns, [2015]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The book offers an up-to-date and readable introduction to the manifold literary and historical problems of biblical prophecy. Reinhard Gregor Kratz provides the reader with a clear analysis of the development of the institution of prophecy in ancient Israel and Second Temple Judaism. Through a close reading of the prophetic corpus he demonstrates that in biblical tradition we have to distinguish between the historical and the literary prophet"
- Contents:
- Title; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 The Law and the Prophets: Models of Interpretation; Chapter 2 Mantic and Magic: Prophecy in the Ancient Near East; Chapter 3 Kingmakers and Miracle Workers: Prophets in Israel and Judah; Chapter 4 Inspiration and Interpretation: The Books of the Prophets; Chapter 5 "The End Has Come": The Beginnings of the Prophetic Tradition; Chapter 6 "Behold, I Put My Words in Your Mouth": The Formation of the Prophetic Tradition; Chapter 7 "Comfort, Comfort My People": The Endings of the Prophetic Tradition
- Chapter 8 "The End Is yet to Come": The Book of Daniel and Jewish ApocalypticismChapter 9 "Its Interpretation Is": The Prophets in the Dead Sea Scrolls; Chapter 10 "Not to Abolish But to Fulfill": The Prophets in the New Testament; Chapter 11 Research on the Prophets: Problems and Perspectives; Chronology; Index of Authors; Index of Scripture; Index of Other Ancient Sources
- Notes:
- Originaltitel: Prophetenstudien (English)
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781575064109
- 1575064103
- OCLC:
- 946309272
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