A History of Prophecy in Israel, Revised and Enlarged
Publisher:
, 1996
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Overview
This revised and enlarged edition of a classic in Old Testament scholarship reflects the most up-to-date research on the prophetic books and offers substantially expanded discussions of important new insight on Isaiah and the other prophets.
- Focuses on the actual phenomenon of prophecy in Israel
- Examines the development of prophecy over a millennium
- Presents a historical overview that treats with skepticism the distinctions between “primitive” and “classical” prophecy
- Prolegomena: Defining the Object of Study
- From the Beginnings to Amos
- The Period of Assyrian Expansion
- The End of National Independence
- Between the Old Order and the New
- Prophets and Prophecy in the Second Commonwealth
This is the best critical history of the phenomenon of prophecy in ancient Israel. It has the virtue of covering the entire course of prophetic books with judicious attention to the important historical, social, and literary matters.
—James L. Mays, Professor Emeritus of Hebrew and Old Testament Interpretation, Union Theoligical Seminary
In the context of the current deluge of proposed new readings of prophetic texts, Blenkinsopp has provided an informed, reliable, and readable guide.
—James Limburg, Professor of Old Testament, Luther Seminary
- Title: A History of Prophecy in Israel, Revised and Enlarged
- Author: Joseph Blenkinsopp
- Edition: Revised and Enlarged
- Publisher: Westminster John Knox
- Publication Date: 1996
- Pages: 291
- Resource Type: Histories
- Topic: Prophetic Books
