"This volume grew out of the the program of the Prophetic Texts and their Ancient Contexts (PTAC) Group at the 2003 annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature in Atlanta"--Introd. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents:
The dubious image of prophecy / Martti Nissinen -- The "word of Yahweh": a theological concept in the book of Jeremiah / Christoph Levin -- The death of the prophet : the transition from the spoken to the written word of God in the book of Ezekiel / Joachim Schaper -- The role of prophecy and prophets in the Chronicler's world / Yairah Amit -- Haggai, Zerubbabel and the political status of Yehud : the signet ring in Haggai 2:23 / John Kessler -- Invoking the prophets in Zechariah and Ben Sira / Matthias Henze -- Prophets and prophecy in the book of Ben Sira / Pancratius C. Beentjes -- Prophecy and prophets in the Dead Sea scrolls : looking backwards and forwards / George J. Brooke -- The prophetic books in Alexandria : the evidence from Philo Judaeus / Naomi G. Cohen -- Philo's personal experience and the persistence of prophecy / John R. Levison -- Prophets and prophecy in Josephus / Louis H. Feldman -- Thus spake the prophet Josephus-- : the Jewish historian on prophets and prophecy / Lester L. Grabbe -- Literary prophecy and oracle collection : a comparison between Judah and Greece in Persian times / Armin Lange -- The production of prophetic books in the early Second Temple Period / Michael H. Floyd.
Series:
Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 427 T & T Clark library of biblical studies
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