TY - BOOK AU - Nissinen,Martti TI - Prophetic divination: essays in Ancient Near Eastern prophecy T2 - Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, SN - 9783110467666 AV - BL1605 .P767 2019 PY - 2019/// CY - Berlin PB - De Gruyter KW - Bible KW - Prophets KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Old Testament KW - Prophecies KW - Dead Sea scrolls KW - Prophecy KW - History KW - Semites KW - Religion KW - Middle East KW - Comparative studies KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; 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; 2; b N2 - 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. -- UR - httpss://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2330431&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -