Prophets and prophecy in the late antique Near East / Jae Hee Han, Brown University, Rhode Island.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Han, Jae, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prophets--Middle East--History.

Prophets.

Prophets--Comparative studies.

Prophecy--Comparative studies.

Prophecy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 289 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2024.

Summary:

In this volume, Jae Han investigates how various Late Antique Near Eastern communities - Jews, Christians, Manichaeans, and philosophers -- discussed prophets and revelation, among themselves and against each other. Bringing an interdisciplinary, historical approach to the topic, he interrogates how these communities used discourses of prophethood and revelation to negotiate their place in the world. Han tracks the shifting contours of prophecy and contextualizes the emergence of orality as the privileged medium among rabbis, Manichaeans, and 'Jewish Christian' communities. He also explores the contemporary interest in divinatory knowledge among Neoplatonists. Offering a critical re-reading of key Manichaean texts, Han shows how Manichaeans used concepts of prophethood and revelation within specific rhetorical agendas to address urgent issues facing their communities. His book highlights the contingent production of discourse and shows how contemporary theories of rhetoric and textuality can be applied to the study of ancient texts.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781009297738 (ebook)

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