New Heaven and New Earth: Prophecy and the Millennium : Essays in Honour of Anthony Gelston (Supplements to Vetus Testamentum)

NEW HEAVEN AND NEW EARTH: PROPHECY AND THE MILLENNIUM......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
Foreword......Page 10
Abbreviations......Page 13
R.W.L. Moberly: On Learning to be a True Prophet: the Story of Balaam and his Ass......Page 16
C.T.R. Hayward: Balaam's Prophecies as Interpreted by Philo and the Aramaic Targums of the Pentateuch......Page 34
1. Balaam's Oracles in Philo: General Remarks......Page 35
2. Philo's version of the oracles and the Aramaic Targums......Page 39
3. Imperial victory and the triumphal hymn......Page 42
4. The "man who shall come forth" and his antecedents......Page 47
5. Conclusion......Page 50
P.B. Dirksen: The Future in the Book of Chronicles......Page 52
Bibliography......Page 66
J. Gibson: I Know that My Redeemer Liveth......Page 68
M.A. Vincent: The Shape of the Psalter: an Eschatological Dimension?......Page 76
i) The introduction to the Psalter: Psalms 1&2......Page 78
ii) Psalm 1: individual obedience......Page 80
iii) Psalm 2: international responsibility......Page 81
iv) The ending of the Psalter: psalm 150 or psalms 146-150?......Page 82
i) Progressions......Page 84
ii) The book divisions......Page 86
i) Books 1&2......Page 88
ii) Book 3......Page 90
iv) Book 4......Page 91
v) Book 5......Page 92
vi) An eschatological interest?......Page 93
4. Evaluation and Conclusion......Page 94
R.E. Clements: The Wolf Shall Live with the Lamb: Reading Isaiah 11:6-9 Today......Page 98
1. Isaiah 11 and the Origin of Verses 6-9......Page 103
2. The Wolf and the Lamb in the Context of the Isaiah Scroll......Page 106
3. Wild Animals as Seen in the Context of the Hebrew Bible......Page 108
4. Animal Violence in the Context of Christian Ethics......Page 112
H.G.M. Williamson: Gnats, Glosses and Eternity: Isaiah 51:6 Reconsidered......Page 116
1. The Sin of the People......Page 128
2. Murder and Impurity......Page 133
3. Punishment......Page 135
4. Conclusion......Page 141
G. Davies: Three Christian Commentators on Hosea......Page 144
Stuart Weeks: Whose Words? Qoheleth, Hosea and Attribution in Biblical Literature......Page 166
J.W. Rogerson: The Social Background of the Book of Malachi......Page 186
James K. Aitken: Apocalyptic, Revelation and Early Jewish Wisdom Literature......Page 196
Alan Millard: Judith, Tobit, Ahiqar and History......Page 210
J.F. Healey: "Death is Swallowed up in Victory" (1 Corinthians 15:54): Canaanite Mot in Prophecy and Apocalypse......Page 220
1. The Canaanite Death of Death......Page 221
2. The Continuing Tradition......Page 223
3. The Old Testament......Page 224
4. The New Testament......Page 226
5. The Early Church......Page 227
Margaret Barker: Enthronement and Apotheosis: the Vision in Revelation 4-5......Page 232
2. The Authors' Homeland......Page 244
3. Aphrahat......Page 247
4. Šubḥalmaran......Page 250
5. Aphrahat's Fourth Century......Page 251
6. šubḣalmaran's Late Sixth and Early Seventh Centuries......Page 253
7. Aphrahat's Method......Page 254
8. Šubḥalmaran's Method......Page 257
9. Conclusion......Page 259
1. Introduction......Page 262
2. Aphrahat's 'Demonstrations': Their Significance and socio-political Context......Page 263
3. "Demonstration on Love": Aphrahat's Attitude Towards Judaism and Interpretation of Time in the Jewish Scriptures......Page 268
4. Translation......Page 271
DEMONSTRATION ON LOVE......Page 272
L. Munk: The Three Jewish Children at Berlin: Cotton Mather's Obsession......Page 286
S.W. Gilley: George Stanley Faber: No Popery and Prophecy......Page 302
Appreciation of the Reverend Dr. Anthony Gelston......Page 320
Publications of Anthony Gelston......Page 322
Index of Sources......Page 326
Index of Modern Authors......Page 342