The book offers an up-to-date and readable introduction to the
manifold literary and historical problems of biblical prophecy.
Reinhard Gregor Kratz provides the reader with a clear analysis of
the development of the institution of prophecy in ancient Israel
and Second Temple Judaism. Through a close reading of the prophetic
corpus he demonstrates that in biblical tradition we have to
distinguish between the historical and the literary prophet. The
historical prophet is a representative of ancient Israelite
religion while the literary prophet – as presented in the
biblical books—is part of the tradition of emerging Judaism. This
development from historical representative to literary figure
guides the analysis and it becomes clear that the special character
of biblical prophecy as encountered in the books of the Bible is
the result of a long process of tradition during which older
material is reworked, restructured, and applied to new situations.
The book takes the distinction between the historical and the
literary phenomenon of prophecy seriously and, therefore, will
focus primarily on the literary tradition. This tradition will be
recognized as such and should not be confused with the historical
prophet and his words. After an overview of various models of
interpretation of biblical prophecy, Kratz will consider first the
broader historical background and the phenomenology of prophecy in
the ancient Near East and ancient Israel. Then he moves on to the
literary evidence of prophecy in biblical tradition and its
historical context, including the earliest commentaries on
prophetic books, the Pesharim from Qumran. The study concludes with
an appendix that will introduce the reader to the scholarship on
the prophets and provide some suggestions for further reading.
General
| Imprint: |
Eisenbrauns
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Critical Studies in the Hebrew Bible |
| Release date: |
October 2015 |
| Authors: |
Reinhard G Kratz
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 12mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
176 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-57506-317-1 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
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| LSN: |
1-57506-317-4 |
| Barcode: |
9781575063171 |
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