Prophetic divination: essays in ancient Near Eastern prophecy

The series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (BZAW) covers all areas of research into the Old Testament, focusing on the Hebrew Bible, its early and later forms in Ancient Judaism, as well as its branching into many neighboring cultures of the Ancient Near East and the...

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Main Author: Nissinen, Martti 1959- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter, Inc. 2019
In:Year: 2019
Reviews:[Rezension von: Nissinen, Martti, 1959-, Prophetic divination : essays in ancient Near Eastern prophecy] (2021) (Comte, Cyprien)
[Rezension von: Nissinen, Martti, 1959-, Prophetic divination : essays in ancient Near Eastern prophecy] (2021) (Kelle, Brad E., 1973 -)
Series/Journal:Beihefte Zur Zeitschrift Für Die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft Ser. v.494
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Ancient Orient / Prophecy
B Ancient Orient / Prediction / Prophet
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Electronic books
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:The series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (BZAW) covers all areas of research into the Old Testament, focusing on the Hebrew Bible, its early and later forms in Ancient Judaism, as well as its branching into many neighboring cultures of the Ancient Near East and the Greco-Roman world.
Intro -- Preface -- List of Original Publications -- List of Abbreviations -- Table of Contents -- Part One: Prophecy in Theory -- Prophecy as Construct, Ancient and Modern -- Reflections on the "Historical-Critical" Method: Historical Criticism and Critical Historicism -- What is Prophecy? An Ancient Near Eastern Perspective -- Prophecy and Omen Divination: Two Sides of the Same Coin -- Neither Prophecies nor Apocalypses: The Akkadian Literary Predictive Texts -- Part Two: Prophecy in the Ancient Near East -- The Socioreligious Role of the Neo-Assyrian Prophets -- Non-Male Prophets in Ancient Near Eastern Sources -- The Prophet and the Augur at Tušḫan, 611 BCE -- Das kritische Potential in der altorientalischen Prophetie -- Fear Not: A Study on an Ancient Near Eastern Phrase -- The Exiled Gods of Babylon in Neo-Assyrian Prophecy -- Marduk's Return and Reconciliation in a Prophetic Letter from Arbela (with Simo Parpola) -- City as Lofty as Heaven: Arbela and Other Cities in Neo-Assyrian Prophecy -- A Prophetic Riot in Babylonia, 133 BCE -- Part Three: Biblical Prophecy in Ancient Near Eastern Context -- Die Relevanz der neuassyrischen Prophetie für die alttestamentliche Forschung -- Biblical Prophecy from a Near Eastern Perspective: The Cases of Kingship and Divine Possession -- Comparing Prophetic Sources: Principles and a Test Case -- From Holy War to Holy Peace: Biblical Alternatives to Belligerent Rhetoric -- Falsche Prophetie in neuassyrischer und deuteronomistischer Darstellung -- Sacred Springs and Liminal Rivers: Water and Prophecy in the Ancient Eastern Mediterranean -- Prophets and the Divine Council -- Wisdom as Mediatrix in Sirach 24: Ben Sira, Love Lyrics, and Prophecy -- Part Four: Prophecy in the Hebrew Bible -- The Historical Dilemma of Biblical Prophetic Studies -- Since When Do Prophets Write?.
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ISBN:3110467763