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In this book, William R. Osborne uses a clear and warm style to
provide a distinct connection between the gospel and God’s
goodness, holiness, and mercy as seen in the “You Are”
statements found in the Psalms.
How should Christians read prophetic literature? Questions abound
both in the academy and the church as to how to engage the
prophets, particularly in light of the New Testament. The Gospel
writers and the church fathers all read and appealed to the Old
Testament, but are we as modern-day readers supposed to take the
same approach? The Prophets and the Apostolic Witness is a dialogue
among scholars that identifies the interpretive methods used
throughout history while also charting a constructive way forward
for our own approach to reading the Major Prophets. This
comprehensive volume brings together experts on Isaiah, Jeremiah,
and Ezekiel to illuminate the following topics: How the Apostles
Read the Major Prophets as Christian Scripture Limits on Reading
the Major Prophets as Christian Scripture Reading the Major
Prophets in the Footsteps of the Apostles The History of
Interpretation of the Major Prophets as Christian Scripture
Preaching the Major Prophets as Christian Scripture This
collaborative endeavor offers fresh and helpful insights to
scholars, students, and pastors alike as they engage with the text
of the Major Prophets.
In this addition to the Short Studies in Biblical Theology series,
William Osborne traces the theme of blessing throughout the Bible,
equipping readers with a fuller understanding of God's benevolence
for everyday life.
A comprehensive examination of the links between wisdom literature
and prophecy. The book is divided into four sections. The first
addresses methodological concerns such as identifying "wisdom,"
identifying potential sociological spheres for wisdom and prophecy
in the ancient Near East, and recognizing potential textual
relationships. The second examines the role of wisdom in the
prophetic corpus more broadly in a book-by-book analysis of
biblical texts, first examining the role of wisdom in the prophetic
corpus of the Hebrew Bible. The third section looks at elements of
prophecy within the traditional wisdom books such as Job, Proverbs
and Qoheleth. Finally, the book continues the conversation by
providing two concluding chapters that evaluate, critique, engage,
and raise new questions that Hebrew Bible scholars will need to
wrestle with as the search for the relationship between wisdom and
prophecy moves forward.
A comprehensive examination of the links between wisdom literature
and prophecy. The book is divided into four sections. The first
addresses methodological concerns such as identifying "wisdom,"
identifying potential sociological spheres for wisdom and prophecy
in the ancient Near East, and recognizing potential textual
relationships. The second examines the role of wisdom in the
prophetic corpus more broadly in a book-by-book analysis of
biblical texts, first examining the role of wisdom in the prophetic
corpus of the Hebrew Bible. The third section looks at elements of
prophecy within the traditional wisdom books such as Job, Proverbs
and Qoheleth. Finally, the book continues the conversation by
providing two concluding chapters that evaluate, critique, engage,
and raise new questions that Hebrew Bible scholars will need to
wrestle with as the search for the relationship between wisdom and
prophecy moves forward.
The Old Testament prophets did not hesitate to use the rhetorical
conventions accessible to them when delivering their sermons of
salvation and judgment. One source of comparison used frequently in
the prophets and widely throughout the ancient Near East is the
image of a tree. In Trees and Kings, William Osborne evaluates the
cultural and cognitive setting that potentially gave rise to this
figurative tree imagery, drawing on both comparative study with
ancient Near Eastern tree imagery and the cognitive-linguistic
approach to metaphor theory. Osborne examines tree metaphors that
appear in the texts of Israel's writing prophets, specifically
Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel. He takes this material as largely
reflective of the Israelite prophetic tradition from the 8th–6th
centuries BC. Tree imagery in the Old Testament is certainly not
limited to these prophetic books, and this study takes many of
these texts into consideration in seeking to understand tree
imagery in Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel better. The question is
rarely asked, why do the prophets often defer to the metaphorical
use of the tree? The goal of this study is to answer this important
question by comparing and contrasting tree metaphors in much of the
prophetic literature of the Old Testament with tree imagery and
metaphors encountered from the ancient Near East.
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