A transverse dreamer : essays on the book of Micah / Bob Becking.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Becking, Bob, author.

Series:

Beihefte Zur Zeitschrift Für Die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft Series

Beihefte Zur Zeitschrift Für Die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft Series ; v.552

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Micah.

Bible.

Bible. Old Testament.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (166 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Germany : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2023]

Summary:

The final text of the Book of Micah provokes a series of questions:- Can the Book be read as a coherent composition or is it the result of a complex redaction history?- Was Micah a prophet of doom whose literary heritage was later softened by the inclusion of oracles of salvation?The essays in this book center around these questions. Some of them are of a more general character, while others analyze specific passages. Some articles discuss the Book of Micah by looking at specific themes (prophecy; religious polemics; metaphors). The others are concerned with the proclamation of a peaceful future (Micah 4:1-5); the famous moral incentive in Micah 6:8 and the question of prophetic and divine gender in Micah 7:8-13. They have two features in common:- A thorough reading of the Hebrew text informed by grammar and syntax.- A comparative approach: the Book of Micah is seen as part of the ancient Near Eastern culture.All in all, the author defends the view that the Book of Micah contains three independent literary elements: Micah 1: a prophecy of doom; Micah 2-5 a two-sided futurology, and 6-8 a later appropriation of Micah’s message.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Original Publications

Introduction: My Way with Micah

Micah in the Low Countries

Micah in Neo-Assyrian Light

Religious Polemics in the Book of Micah

Das Gleichnis vom Frieden

Israel and the Nations in the Book of Micah

'Who does not make firm his anger forever?'

That is Really Good: Remarks on Micah 6,8

Gender Ambiguity in Micah 7:8-13 as a Reflection of Divine Gender

Bien étonnés de se trouver ensemble

Two Additions to DDD

Bibliography

Index of Modern Authors

Index of Sources

Index of Subjects.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

3-11-120865-6