Prophecy and the Prophets in Ancient Israel: Proceedings of the Oxford Old Testament Seminar

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Prophecy and the Prophets in Ancient Israel: Proceedings of the Oxford Old Testament Seminar
Authors and Contributors      Edited by John Day
SeriesThe Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:480
Category/GenreBiblical studies
ISBN/Barcode 9780567299369
ClassificationsDewey:221.6
Audience
General
Edition NIPPOD

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Publication Date 20 November 2014
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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.

Author Biography

John Day is Professor of Old Testament Studies in the University of Oxford and Fellow and Tutor of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.

Reviews

Reviewed in Revue de Theologie et de Philosophie.