Dismantling the 'Prophetic' Use of Qāṭal : A Linguistic, Comparative, and Contextualised Approach.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

E. Carver, Daniel.

Series:

Studia Semitica Neerlandica Series

Studia Semitica Neerlandica Series ; v.80

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hebrew language.

Prophecy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : BRILL, 2026.

Summary:

This book is a linguistic, comparative, and contextualised analysis of one of the most challenging issues in the study of Biblical Hebrew: the so-called 'prophetic perfect' or 'prophetic' use of qāṭal.

Contents:

Front Cover

‎Half-Title Page

‎Series Title Page

‎Title Page

‎Copyright Page

‎Contents

‎Preface

‎Acknowledgements

‎Abbreviations

‎Chapter 1. Introduction

‎1.0. Unraveling the Mystery of the 'Prophetic' Use(s) of Qāṭal

‎1.1. Argument Overview

‎Part 1. Preliminary Discussion

‎Chapter 2. A History of the 'Prophetic' Use(s) of Qāṭal

‎2.0. Introduction

‎2.1. Survey of the Literature on the Prophetic Qāṭal

‎2.2. A Way Forward

‎Chapter 3. On the Semantics and Uses of Qāṭal

‎3.0. Introduction

‎3.1. Foundational Semantic Principles

‎3.2. Toward the Semantics of Qāṭal

‎Part 2. Dismantling the 'Prophetic' Qāṭal

‎Chapter 4. The Perfect of (Divine) Decision

‎4.0. Introduction

‎4.1. Divine Decisions and the Divine Council

‎4.2. Divine Decisions Not yet Fully Realised

‎4.3. Divine Decisions Not yet Fully Realised outside of Biblical Hebrew

‎4.4. Certainty and Decisions Not yet Fully Realised

‎4.5. Conclusions

‎Chapter 5. Qāṭal in Vision and Dream Descriptions

‎5.0. Introduction

‎5.1. Vision and Dream Descriptions

‎5.2. Vision Signals in Biblical Hebrew

‎5.3. Vision Descriptions in Jeremiah 50

‎5.4. Conclusions

‎Chapter 6. The Future, Stative Use of Qāṭal

‎6.0. Introduction

‎6.1. Qāṭal and the Expression of Future, Stative Situations

‎6.2. Future States Expressed with Qāṭal

‎6.3. Conclusions

‎Chapter 7. Perfect, Perfective Past, and Other 'Normal' Uses of Qāṭal

‎7.0. Introduction

‎7.1. Quoted Speech

‎7.2. Perfect or Perfective Past

‎7.3. Generic (Characterising or Anecdotal)

‎7.4. Textually and/or Interpretively Difficult

‎7.5. Conclusions

‎Chapter 8. Conclusions

‎Bibliography

‎Index of Scriptural References

‎Index of References to Other Ancient Texts

Back Cover.

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ISBN:

90-04-75927-1

OCLC:

1587072347