Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-421) and indexes.
Contents:
Constructing prophetic divination -- Ancient Near Eastern sources -- Greek sources -- Hebrew Bible -- Prophecy and ecstasy -- Prophets and temples -- Prophets and kings -- Prophecy and gender -- Keyholes for comparative reconstruction -- Gender of prophets and deities in ancient Near eastern sources -- Catalogue of ancient Near Eastern documents of prophecy.
Summary:
Ancient Prophecy: Near Eastern, Biblical, and Greek Perspectives' is the first monograph-length comparative study on prophetic divination in ancient Near Eastern, biblical, and Greek sources. Prophecy is one of the ways humans have believed to become conversant with what is believed to be superhuman knowledge. The prophetic process of communication involves the prophet, her/his audience, and the deity from whom the message allegedly comes from. Martti Nissinen introduces a wealth of ancient sources documenting the prophetic phenomenon around the ancient Eastern Mediterranean, whether cuneiform tablets from Mesopotamia, the Hebrew Bible, Greek inscriptions, or ancient historians.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.