The Production of Prophecy: Constructing Prophecy and Prophets in Yehud

THE PRODUCTION OF PROPHECY: Constructing Prophecy and Prophets in Yehud......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
List of contributors......Page 8
Abbreviations......Page 10
Ehud Ben Zvi: The Production of Prophecy: Constructing Prophecy and Prophets in Yehud. An Introduction and an Invitation......Page 12
Endnotes......Page 24
Ehud Ben Zvi: Towards an Integrative Study of the Production of Authoritative Books in Ancient Israel......Page 26
Endnotes......Page 37
Introduction......Page 40
I. Temple Personnel who Determined the Divine Will......Page 42
The nāḇîˀ, ḥōzeh, and rōˀeh......Page 43
The Omen-Interpreter?......Page 46
The kōmer......Page 47
The User of ˀûrîm and tummîm......Page 48
The Dream Interpreter......Page 49
Function......Page 51
The Creation of Individual Prophetic Books......Page 52
Classifications of Materials Included within the Prophetic Collections......Page 54
Use of the Prophetic Corpus in the Late Persian and Hellenistic Periods......Page 57
Conclusion......Page 58
Endnotes......Page 59
The Prophet and the Book......Page 66
Searching for the Prophet......Page 72
The Unity of the Book of Amos......Page 75
Endnotes......Page 80
1. Introduction......Page 84
Crucial Preferred Traits Relevant to the Present Discussion......Page 85
Identifying the Socio-Historical Group......Page 89
Some Implications of the Historical Setting: The Jerusalemite Literati and Their Neighbours......Page 94
Some Implications of Historical Setting: Minimal Resources and Extended Literary Activity......Page 96
Endnotes......Page 98
Rainer Albertz: Public Recitation of Prophetical Books? The Case of the First Edition of Deutero-Isaiah (Isa. 40:1-52:12*)......Page 107
The First Edition of Deutero-Isaiah (Isa. 40:1-52:12*)......Page 108
Signs of Literary Composition......Page 109
Signs of Oral Communication......Page 110
Indications for Public Recitation......Page 112
The Public Performance of the First Edition of Deutero-Isaiah......Page 115
Conclusion: Reasons for the Authority of the Book of Deutero-Isaiah......Page 116
Endnotes......Page 117
Introduction and General Assumptions......Page 122
Prophecy under Persian Rule......Page 123
Prophetic Dialogue......Page 125
Antagonisms and Absolute Dualism......Page 130
The End of History......Page 132
The Need for New Paradigms......Page 134
The Community as a Generative Force for the Creation of Sacred Texts......Page 135
The Word of Yahweh......Page 136
Endnotes......Page 137
A Book, from the Persian Period......Page 142
The Past: Kings and their Prophets......Page 144
(a) The beginning......Page 146
(b) The End......Page 148
(c) The centre......Page 151
The Second Theme of Kings’ Symphony: The Torah......Page 152
The Present: Jerusalem Rebuilt and the Torah......Page 155
Endnotes......Page 156
Introduction......Page 161
Literary Considerations......Page 162
Jonah Among the Twelve......Page 171
Conclusion......Page 174
Endnotes......Page 175
The Problem of the "Deuteronomistic” Elements in the Book of Jeremiah: A Short Overview of the History of Research......Page 179
Two Similar Endings: 2 Kings 24-25 and Jeremiah 52......Page 182
Jeremiah, the Last Prophet (Deut. 18:18 and Jeremiah 1)......Page 183
From Inauguration to Destruction: The Temple in 1 Kings 8 and Jeremiah 7......Page 185
2 Kings 22-23, Jeremiah 36 and the “Rise of the Book”......Page 187
Endnotes......Page 190
Prophetic Studies and the Persian Period......Page 195
Michael H. Floyd’s Theory of the Composition of Prophetic Books......Page 196
The View of Babylon and the Monarchy: Reflections of Changes in World-View and Demographics......Page 198
Controversies over Prophecy: Reflections of the Challenge of New Forms of Divination......Page 200
The Role of Writing and Scribes in MT Jeremiah: Further Reflections of the Challenges of New Forms of Divination......Page 206
MT Jeremiah and Prophecy in the Persian Period......Page 211
Endnotes......Page 212
Scripture Index......Page 219
Subject Index......Page 231
Author Index......Page 242