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Prophecy and the Prophets in Ancient Israel

By John Day

Prophecy and the Prophets in Ancient Israel Religion & Esotericism

Prophecy and the Prophets in Ancient Israel

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This major work re-examines prophecy and the prophets in ancient Israel, with essays ranging all the way from Israel's ancient Near Eastern background right up to the New Testament. The majority of essays concentrate on prophecy and the prophets in the Old Testament, which are approached from a remarkable number of different angles.
Particular attention is paid to the following subjects: Prophecy amongst Israel's ancient Near East neighbours; female prophets in both Israel and the ancient Near East; Israelite prophecy in the light of sociological, anthropological and psychological approaches; Deuteronomy 18.9-22, the Prophets and Scripture; Elijah, Elisha and prophetic succession; the theology of Amos; Hosea and the Baal cult; the sign of Immanuel; the rewriting of Isaiah in Isaiah 28-31; Deutero-Isaiah and monotheism; Jeremiah and God; Aniconism and anthropomorphism in Ezekiel; Habakkuk's dialogue with God and the language of legal disputation; Zephaniah and the 'Book of the Twelve' hypothesis; Structure and meaning in Malachi; Prophecy and Psalmody; Prophecy in Chronicles; Prophecy in the New Testament.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
482
Release Date:
2014-11-20
Publication Date:
2014-11-20
Publisher:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0567299368
ISBN13:
9780567299369
Weight:
726 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
26 cm
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