Prophetic Divination: Essays in Ancient Near Eastern Prophecy

Martti Nissinen

Published by De Gruyter 2019

Prophetic Divination

Essays in Ancient Near Eastern Prophecy

Martti Nissinen

Volume 494 in the series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110467765

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About this book

Prophecy was a wide-spread phenomenon in the ancient world - not only in ancient Israel but in the whole Eastern Mediterranean cultural sphere. This is demonstrated by documents from the ancient Near East, that have been the object of Martti Nissinen’s research for more than twenty years. Nissinen's studies have had a formative influence on the study of the prophetic phenomenon. The present volume presents a selection of thirty-one essays, bringing together essential aspects of prophetic divination in the ancient Near East.

The first section of the volume discusses prophecy from theoretical perspectives. The second sections contains studies on prophecy in texts from Mari and Assyria and other cuneiform sources. The third section discusses biblical prophecy in its ancient Near Eastern context, while the fourth section focuses on prophets and prophecy in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. Even prophecy in the Dead Sea Scrolls is discussed in the fifth section.

The articles are essential reading for anyone studying ancient prophetic phenomenon.

Author / Editor information

Martti Nissinen, University of Helsinki, Finland.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
List of Original Publications Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
List of Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	XIII
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	XXI
Part One: Prophecy in Theory
Prophecy as Construct, Ancient and Modern Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
Reflections on the “Historical-Critical” Method: Historical Criticism and Critical Historicism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
What is Prophecy? An Ancient Near Eastern Perspective Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
Prophecy and Omen Divination: Two Sides of the Same Coin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
Neither Prophecies nor Apocalypses: The Akkadian Literary Predictive Texts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87
Part Two: Prophecy in the Ancient Near East
The Socioreligious Role of the Neo-Assyrian Prophets Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
Non-Male Prophets in Ancient Near Eastern Sources Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
The Prophet and the Augur at Tušḫan, 611 BCE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	153
Das kritische Potential in der altorientalischen Prophetie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
Fear Not: A Study on an Ancient Near Eastern Phrase Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	195
The Exiled Gods of Babylon in Neo-Assyrian Prophecy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
Marduk’s Return and Reconciliation in a Prophetic Letter from Arbela (with Simo Parpola) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	245
City as Lofty as Heaven: Arbela and Other Cities in Neo-Assyrian Prophecy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	267
A Prophetic Riot in Babylonia, 133 BCE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	301
Part Three: Biblical Prophecy in Ancient Near Eastern Context
Die Relevanz der neuassyrischen Prophetie für die alttestamentliche Forschung Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	315
Biblical Prophecy from a Near Eastern Perspective: The Cases of Kingship and Divine Possession Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	351
Comparing Prophetic Sources: Principles and a Test Case Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	377
From Holy War to Holy Peace: Biblical Alternatives to Belligerent Rhetoric Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	397
Falsche Prophetie in neuassyrischer und deuteronomistischer Darstellung Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	419
Sacred Springs and Liminal Rivers: Water and Prophecy in the Ancient Eastern Mediterranean Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	441
Prophets and the Divine Council Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	461
Wisdom as Mediatrix in Sirach 24: Ben Sira, Love Lyrics, and Prophecy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	479
Part Four: Prophecy in the Hebrew Bible
The Historical Dilemma of Biblical Prophetic Studies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	499
Since When Do Prophets Write? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	517
Prophets and Prophecy in Joshua–Kings: A Near Eastern Perspective Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	539
Das Problem der Prophetenschüler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	563
The Dubious Image of Prophecy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	577
(How) Does the Book of Ezekiel Reveal Its Babylonian Context? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	597
The Book of Hosea and the Last Days of the Northern Kingdom: The Methodological Problem Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	613
Part Five: Prophecy in the Dead Sea Scrolls
Transmitting Divine Mysteries: The Prophetic Role of Wisdom Teachers in the Dead Sea Scrolls Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	631
Oracles at Qumran? Traces of Inspired Speakers in the Dead Sea Scrolls Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	651
Pesharim as Divination: Qumran Exegesis, Omen Interpretation and Literary Prophecy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	663
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	681
Index of Names Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	751
Index of modern authors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	759
Index of Ancient Near Eastern Sources Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	761
Index of Biblical References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	767

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Assyriologists; scholars of the Hebrew Bible, the ancient Near East, and the Dead Sea Scrolls
Pages
- Front matter: 24
- Main content: 780
Keywords: Prophecy; History of Religion; Divination; Hebrew Bible

eBook

Published: October 8, 2019
ISBN: 9783110467765

Hardcover

Published: October 8, 2019
ISBN: 9783110466546

Paperback

Published: September 20, 2021
ISBN: 9783110764130