Prophetic Divination: Essays in Ancient Near Eastern Prophecy

Preface
List of Original Publications
List of Abbreviations
Table of Contents
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 Tušḫan, 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
A Prophetic Riot in Babylonia, 133 BCE
Part Three: Biblical Prophecy in Ancient Near Eastern Context
Die Relevanz der neuassyrischen Prophetie für die alttestamentliche 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 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
Bibliography
Index of Names
Index of modern authors
Index of Ancient Near Eastern Sources
Index of Biblical References