???It is rare when reviewing a book to recognize that a profound
paradigm shift is being proposed that deeply affects how the Old
Testament prophets are to be understood. Building on over two
decades of probing, critical exegesis, Christopher Seitz now offers
a magisterial overview of the entire field and outlines a new and
brilliant hermeneutical synthesis of biblical prophecy that
restores the centrality of the canonical Scriptures to the
church.??????Brevard S. Childs, Yale University Divinity School
???Building on the long history of prophetic introduction and
interpretation, Seitz offers a new way of viewing the prophets. He
takes the realities of time and history with utmost seriousness but
also attends to the hermeneutical implications of the present form
of the prophetic books. The future of theological interpretation of
Scripture depends on such breakthroughs as Seitz offers in these
pages. We will have to read the prophets differently
henceforth.??????Patrick D. Miller, Princeton Theological
Seminary
???Chris Seitz is one of the most insightful and creative
biblical theologians working in the field today. In this book he
shows us how traditional historical-critical readings have brought
us to an impasse and then marks out a bold new path with his own
proposal to take the canonical form of prophetic literature
seriously. No one will look at the prophetic corpus in the same way
after being tutored by Seitz.??????Gary Anderson, University of
Notre Dame
???Seitz has offered a fresh and bold proposal for understanding
the formation and theological significance of prophetic literature.
In rich dialogue with Gerhard von Rad and building on recent
scholarly research devoted tothe Book of the Twelve, Seitz discerns
a process of ???figural integration??? in prophetic literature.
Prophetic words were, in his judgment, fulfilled, not in some
simplistic fashion, but over the course of time and, ultimately, in
the New Testament. All those interested in prophetic literature and
the character of Scripture will find this volume both challenging
and useful.??????David L. Petersen, Emory University
???This is a highly interesting book. Christopher Seitz shows in
detail how historical questions about the different books within
the Twelve are useful and even necessary but that they must finally
move into an understanding of the text in its final form. It can be
expected that this book will cause a vivid methodological
discussion.??????Rolf Rendtorff, Heidelberg University
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