Bible and the Ancient Near East

Collected Essays

Häftad, Engelska, 2002

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Presented in this volume is a collection of the shorter writings of one of the more innovative scholars working on the relationship between the writings of the Hebrew Bible and its ancient Near East context. Topics include: ANE environment, literature of the ANE, myth versus history, Nebuchadnezzar I’s Elamite crisis, Job and the Israelite religious tradition, motif of the weeping God in Jeremiah, lament tradition in ANE, the hand of Yahweh, and whether God lies.

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Utgivningsdatum2002-06-30
Mått152 x 229 x 31 mm
Vikt862 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor440
FörlagPennsylvania State University Press
ISBN9781575060668

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Part 1 Fundamental IssuesThe Ancient Near Eastern EnvironmentThe Bible and the Literature of the Ancient Near EastMyth versus History: Relaying the Comparative FoundationsDivine Freedom and Cultic Manipulation in Israel and MesopotamiaNebuchadnezzar I’s Elamite Crisis in Theological PerspectivePart 2 Themes and MotifsThe Hand of YahwehA New Parallel to 1 Kings 18:28–29The King of GloryJob and the Israelite Religious TraditionJob’s Summons to Yahweh: The Exploitation of a Legal MetaphorDoes God Lie? Divine Deceit as a Theological Problem in Israelite Prophetic LiteratureThe Motif of the Weeping God in Jeremiah and Its Background in the Lament Tradition of the Ancient Near EastWhose Child Is This? Reflections on the Speaking Voice in Isaiah 9:5The Mari Prophetic Texts in Transliteration and English TranslationPart 3 Solving Difficult ProblemsNew Readings of Old TextsA New Root for an Old Crux, Psalm 22:17cThe Young Lions of Psalm 34:11The Religio-political Setting of Psalm 47Of Signs, Prophets, and Time Limits: A Note on Psalm 74:9Blindfolding the Prophet: Political Resistance to First Isaiah’s Oracles in the Light of Ancient Near Eastern Attitudes toward OraclesYahweh’s Foundation in Zion (Isaiah 28:16)Part 4 Kingship and MessiahThe Davidic Origin of the Zion TraditionZion in the Theology of the Davidic-Solomonic EmpireThe Divine King and the Human Community in Isaiah’s Vision of the FutureIn Defense of the Monarchy: The Contribution of Israelite Kingship to Biblical TheologyThe Old Testament’s Contribution to Messianic ExpectationsPart 5 Interpreting ProphecyHistorical-Critical Method, Theology, and Contemporary ExegesisA Christian Perspective on Prophetic Prediction