Prophecy in the ancient Near East : a philological and sociological comparison / / by Jonathan Stökl.
Since the 1990's 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-Assyrian State Archiv...
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| Superior document: | Culture and history of the ancient Near East, v. 56 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Culture and history of the ancient Near East ;
v. 56. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (313 p.) |
| Notes: | Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Oriental Institute, Oxford University, 2009. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Chapter One. Introduction
- Chapter Two. Introduction to Old Babylonian Prophecy
- Chapter Three. Old Babylonian Prophets
- Chapter Four. The Prophetic Message
- Chapter Five. Further Aspects of Old Babylonian Prophecy
- Chapter Six. Conclusions
- Chapter Seven. Introduction to Neo-Assyrian Prophecy
- Chapter Eight. Neo-Assyrian Prophets
- Chapter Nine. The Message
- Chapter Ten. Other Aspects of Neo-Assyrian Prophecy
- Chapter Eleven. Conclusions
- Chapter Twelve. Introduction to Prophecy in the Hebrew Bible
- Chapter Thirteen. The Messengers
- Chapter Fourteen. Conclusions
- Chapter Fifteen. Comparison of Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian and Biblical Prophecy
- Chapter Sixteen. Conclusions
- Bibliography
- General Index
- Names
- Terms Referred To
- Cited Texts.