Prophecy After the Prophets?
Title | Prophecy After the Prophets? PDF eBook |
Author | Kristin De Troyer |
Publisher | |
Pages | 268 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
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It is often said that prophecy came to an end in the early Second Temple period. This volume investigates how the Dead Sea Scrolls help to better understand Israelite Jewish prophecy and Israelite-Jewish prophetic texts. However, it not only contributes to the study of prophecy and the prophetic books of the Hebrew Bible by analyzing the textual history and interpretative history of prophetic books - the former being concerned with the manuscripts of prophetic books found in Qumran and elsewhere, the latter being focused on para-prophetic texts and commentaries - it also investigates the phenomenon of active prophecy, i.e. ongoing prophetic activities, after the early Second Temple period, long after prophecy came to its so-called end. In the first part of this volume, Matthias Henze deals with the paraprophetical literature from Qumran. Martti Nissinen addresses the relation between Qumran Pesher hermeneutics and Ancient Near Eastern omen divination. Timothy H. Lim asks if, why, and in what sense the psalms were considered to be prophecies or prophetic. In the second part of the volume, George J. Brooke asks the question, "Was the Teacher of Righteousness Considered To Be a Prophet?" and Katell Berthelot shows in her study of 4QTestimonia (4Q175) that the Teacher of Righteousness was not the only active "prophet" in the 2nd cent. BCE. The third part of the volume looks at a wider definition of prophecy. Esther Eshel shows how the tree imagery of the Genesis Apocryphon's symbolic dreams participates in a Jewish tradition that is attested in both earlier and later texts. Leo G. Perdue demonstrates that apocalyptic developed out of both prophecy and mantic wisdom. Perdue also provides a survey of mythical mantic sages in the Ancient Near Eeast and mantic sages and mantic wisdom in biblical, and ancient Jewish literature. Finally, in the fourth part of the volume, Armin Lange offers an example of how the Dead Sea Scrolls help to solve cruces interpretum in the prophetic books of the Hebrew Bible. For this purpose he studies "The Genre of the Book of Jonah" in light of the paratextual literature from Qumran.
Theology of the Prophetic Books
Title | Theology of the Prophetic Books PDF eBook |
Author | Donald E. Gowan |
Publisher | Westminster John Knox Press |
Pages | 270 |
Release | 1998-01-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780664256890 |
Donald Gowan offers a unified reading of the prophetic books, showing that each has a distinctive contribution to make to a central theme. These books--Isaiah through Malachi--respond to three key moments in Israel's history: the end of the Northern Kingdom in 722 BCE, the end of the Southern Kingdom in 587 BCE, and the beginning of the restoration from the Babylonian exile in 538 BCE. Gowan traces the theme of death and resurrection throughout these accounts, finding a symbolic message of particular significance to Christian interpreters of the Bible.
The Old Testament: A Very Short Introduction
Title | The Old Testament: A Very Short Introduction PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Coogan |
Publisher | OUP USA |
Pages | 161 |
Release | 2008-03-28 |
Genre | Bibles |
ISBN | 0195305051 |
The author offers an exploration of the 'Old Testament', illuminating its importance as history, literature, and sacred text. He provides an overview of one of the great pillars of Western religion and culture, a book which remains important today for Jews, Christians, and Muslims worldwide.
Prophets and Prophecy in Today's Church
Title | Prophets and Prophecy in Today's Church PDF eBook |
Author | James O. Murphy |
Publisher | |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 1994-05-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781893921016 |
Prophets and Prophecy in the Ancient Near East
Title | Prophets and Prophecy in the Ancient Near East PDF eBook |
Author | Martti Nissinen |
Publisher | SBL Press |
Pages | 372 |
Release | 2019-07-09 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0884143414 |
A new, expanded edition of a classic reference tool This volume of more than 170 documents of prophecy from the ancient Near East brings together a representative sample of written documents from Mesopotamia, the Levant, and Egypt dating to the second and first millennia BCE. Nissinen's collection provides nonspecialist readers clear translations, transliterations, and discussions of oracles reports and collections, quotations of prophetic messages in letters and literature, and texts that reference persons with prophetic titles. This second edition includes thirty-four new texts. Features: Modern, idiomatic, and readable English translations Thirty-four new translations Contributions of West Semitic, Egyptian, and Luwian sources from C. L. Seow, Robert K. Ritner, and H. Craig Melchert
Healing
Title | Healing PDF eBook |
Author | Francis MacNutt |
Publisher | Hodder Faith |
Pages | 333 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Healing |
ISBN | 9780340661406 |
The million-copy bestselling introduction to the healing ministry, re-issued with a beautiful new cover. Does healing happen today? Why is there prejudice against the healing ministry? Why are some people not healed? These topical and vital questions are just some of the issues addressed by Francis MacNutt in Healing. A wideranging and broad-based overview, it is essential reading for all involved in the healing ministry. 'Prayer for healing is so central to the gospel, ' writes MacNutt, 'that it should be an integral part of the life of every community of believers. My heart cries out to see it restored to the place it had in the early Christian church.
Where Have All the Prophets Gone
Title | Where Have All the Prophets Gone PDF eBook |
Author | Marvin a. McMickle |
Publisher | The Pilgrim Press |
Pages | 165 |
Release | 2019-04-11 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0829819037 |
This book is a call for preachers to learn the importance of keeping their eyes on the vision of Jesus and biblical prophets when preaching - that of doing justice, caring for others, and being equitable. The book attempts to make a biblical argument for the importance and the content of prophetic preaching, and argues that the issue is not preaching from a text taken from the prophetic corpus but preaching on the themes that echoed over and over from the biblical prophets themselves.