Prophecy in the ancient Near East : a philological and sociological comparison /
"Since the 1990s there has been an emphasis on the study of ancient Israelite prophecy in its ancient Near East context. Prophecy in the Ancient Near East is the first book-length study that compares prophecy in the ancient Near East by focusing on texts from Mari, the Neo-AssyrianState Archive...
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Language: English
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2012.
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Culture and History of the ancient Near East ;
56.
CHANE ;
56.
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Call Number: DS41 .C85 v.56
Table of Contents:
- Introduction.
- Part 1: Prophecy in old Babylonian sources. Introduction to Old Babylonian Prophecy ; Old Babylonian Prophets ; The Prophetic Message ; Further Aspects of Old Babylonian Prophecy ; Conclusions.
- Part 2: Prophecy in neo-assyrian sources. Introduction to Neo-Assyrian Prophecy ; Neo-Assyrian Prophets ; The Message ; Other Aspects of Neo-Assyrian Prophecy ; Conclusions.
- Part 3: Prophecy in the Hebrew Bible. Introduction to Prophecy in the Hebrew Bible ; The Messengers ; Conclusions.
- Part 4: Comparison and conclusion. Comparison of Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian and Biblical Prophecy ; Conclusions.