The Prophets of Israel

Reinhard G. Kratz

Published by Penn State University Press 2015

The Prophets of Israel

Reinhard G. Kratz

Volume 2 in the series Critical Studies in the Hebrew Bible

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781575064109

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The book offers an up-to-date and readable introduction to the manifold literary and historical problems of biblical prophecy. Reinhard Gregor Kratz provides the reader with a clear analysis of the development of the institution of prophecy in ancient Israel and Second Temple Judaism. Through a close reading of the prophetic corpus he demonstrates that in biblical tradition we have to distinguish between the historical and the literary prophet. The historical prophet is a representative of ancient Israelite religion while the literary prophet – as presented in the biblical books—is part of the tradition of emerging Judaism. This development from historical representative to literary figure guides the analysis and it becomes clear that the special character of biblical prophecy as encountered in the books of the Bible is the result of a long process of tradition during which older material is reworked, restructured, and applied to new situations. The book takes the distinction between the historical and the literary phenomenon of prophecy seriously and, therefore, will focus primarily on the literary tradition. This tradition will be recognized as such and should not be confused with the historical prophet and his words. After an overview of various models of interpretation of biblical prophecy, Kratz will consider first the broader historical background and the phenomenology of prophecy in the ancient Near East and ancient Israel. Then he moves on to the literary evidence of prophecy in biblical tradition and its historical context, including the earliest commentaries on prophetic books, the Pesharim from Qumran. The study concludes with an appendix that will introduce the reader to the scholarship on the prophets and provide some suggestions for further reading.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Chapter 1. The Law and the Prophets: Models of Interpretation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2. Mantic and Magic: Prophecy in the Ancient Near East Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
Chapter 3. Kingmakers and Miracle Workers: Prophets in Israel and Judah Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	18
Chapter 4. Inspiration and Interpretation: The Books of the Prophets Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
Chapter 5. “The End Has Come”: The Beginnings of the Prophetic Tradition Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	36
Chapter 6. “Behold, I Put My Words in Your Mouth”: The Formation of the Prophetic Tradition Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
Chapter 7. “Comfort, Comfort My People”: The Endings of the Prophetic Tradition Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
Chapter 8. “The End Is yet to Come”: The Book of Daniel and Jewish Apocalypticism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	80
Chapter 9. “Its Interpretation Is”: The Prophets in the Dead Sea Scrolls Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	88
Chapter 10. “Not to Abolish but to Fulfill”: The Prophets in the New Testament Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
Chapter 11. Research on the Prophets: Problems and Perspectives Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	110
Chronology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	153
Indexes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	156

Language: English
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 176

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Published: September 24, 2015
ISBN: 9781575064109