Prophetic divination : essays in Ancient Near Eastern prophecy / Martti Nissinen.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Martti Nissinen's research has had a formative influence on the study of prophecy for more than two decades. The 32 essays selected for this volume offer a wide-ranging view of prophetic divination. Some essays discuss prophecy from theoretical perspectives, while others contain detailed studies on prophecy in cuneiform sources, in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, as well as in the Dead Sea Scrolls. Altogether, this volume offers a ready starting point for many new and fruitful explorations of prophecy in the Anceint Near Eastern world. --

Part One: Prophecy in Theory -- Prophecy as construct, ancient and modern -- Reflections on the "Historical-Critical" method: Historical criticism and critical historicism -- What is prophecy? An Ancient Near Eastern perspective -- Prophecy and omen divination: Two sides of the same coin -- Neither prophecies nor apocalypses: The Akkadian literary predictive texts -- Part Two: Prophecy in the Ancient Near East -- The Socioreligious role of the Neo-Assyrian prophets -- Non-male prophets in Ancient Near Eastern sources -- The prophet and the augur at Tus̆ḫan, 611 BCE -- Das kritische Potential in der altorientalischen Prophetie -- Fear not: A study on an Ancient Near Eastern phrase -- The exiled Gods of Babylon in Neo-Assyrian prophecy -- Marduk's return and reconciliation in a prophetic letter from Arbela (with Simo Parpola) -- City as lofty as heaven: Arbela and other cities in Neo-Assyrian prophecy -- Part Three: Biblical Prophecy in Ancient Near Eastern Context -- Die Relevanz der neuassyrischen Prophetie für die altestamentliche Forschung -- Biblical prophecy from a Near Eastern perspective: The cases of kingship and divine possession -- Comparing prophetic sources: Principles and a test case -- From holy war to holy peace: Biblical alternatives to belligerent rhetoric -- Falsche Prophetie in neuassyrischer und deuteronomistischer Darstellung -- Sacred springs and liminal rivers: Water and prophecy in the Ancient Eastern Mediterranean -- Prophets and the divine council -- Wisdom as mediatrix in Sirach 24: Ben Sira, love lyrics, and prophecy -- Part Four: Prophecy in the Hebrew Bible: The historical dilemma of biblical prophetic studies -- Since when do prophets write? -- Prophets and prophecy in Joshua-Kings: A Near Eastern perspective -- Das Problem der Prophetenschüler -- The dubious image of prophecy -- (How) does the Book of Ezekiel reveal its Babylonian context? -- The Book of Hosea and the last days of the Northern Kingdom: The methodological problem -- Part Five: Prophecy in the Dead Sea Scrolls -- Transmitting the divine mysteries: The prophetic role of wisdom teachers in the Dead Sea Scrolls -- Oracles at Qumran? Traces of inspired speakers in the Dead Sea Scrolls -- Pesharim as divination: Qumran exegesis, omen interpretation and literary prophecy.

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