Inspired Speech

John Kaltner is the Virginia Ballou McGehee Professor of Muslim-Christian Relations at Rhodes College, Memphis, TN, USA. Louis Stulman is Professor of Religious Studies, University of Findlay. His numerous publications on Jeremiah include the Abingdon Old Testament Commentary on Jeremiah (2005), Order Amid Chaos: Jeremiah as Symbolic Tapestry (Sheffield, 1998).

• Contents AbbreviationsList of Contibutors Part I: Introductory/ Background EssaysHerbert Bardweell Huffmon: A Reflection, Suxanne RichardIntroduction to the Study of the History of the Religion of Israel, Frank Moore CrossThe Amorite Heritage in the West, George E. MendenhallWhat is Prophecy? An Anicent Near Eastern Perspective, Martti NissinenCurrent Issues in the Study of Old Testament Prophecy, Robert R. WilsonPart II: Prophect in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near EastThe Lamenting Prophet and the Modern Self: On the Origins of Contemporary Readings of Jeremiah, Mary Chilton CallawayMetaphor and Social Reality: Isaiah 23.17-18, Ezekiel 16.35-37 and Hosea 2.4-5, Peggy L. DaySouthern Mesopotamian Titles for Temple Personnel in the Mari Archives, Daniel E. FlemingFalse Prophecy is True, David Noel Freedman and Rebecca FreyErshaddon, Sanduarri, and the Adon Papyrus, Alberto R. GreenJeremiah as an Inspiration to the Poet Job, Edward L. GreensteinWhen the God of Israel ‘Acts-Out' His Anger: On the Lanuage of Divine Rejection in Biblical Literature, Baruch A. LevineRecovering an Ancient Paranomasia in Zechariah 14.5, David Marcus The Once and Future Lament: Micah 2.1-5 and the Prophetic Persona, Harry P. NasutiThe Context, Text, and Logic of Isaiah 7.7-9, J.J.M. RobertsThe Eyes of Eli: An Essay in Motif Accretion, Jack M. SassonFrom the Mouth of the Porphet: The Literary Fixation of Jeremiah's Prophecies in the Context of the Ancient Near East, Karel van der ToornThe Metaphors of ‘Canaanite' and ‘Baal' in Hosea, Lyn M. BechtelWhat's in a Name? Cyrus and the Dating of Deutero-Isaiah, Milton EngWhat Did Elijah Do to His Mantle? The Hebrew Root GLM, John KaltnerWord Event in Jeremiah: A Look at the Composition's ‘Introductory Formulas',  John I. Lawlor Visions of Peace in Isaiah, David A. Leiter‘Yahweh Has Given these Three Kings into the Hand of Moab': A Socio-Literary Reading of 2 Kings 3, Jesse3 C. Long, Jr, and Mark SneedThe Spiritual Journey of Jonah: From the Perspective of C.G. Jung's Analytical Psychology, Jongsoo Park Harder than Flint, Faster than Eagles: Intensified Comparatives in the Latter Prophets, Eric A. SeibertJeremiah as a Plyphonic Response to Suffering, Louis StulmanThe Royal Family in the Jeremiah Tradition, Alex VarughesePart III: Other StudiesNew Light on the Story of Achsah, William W. HalloBathsheba's Silence (1 Kings 1.11-31), Michael S. MooreA Quest for the Divine and... the Tourist Dollar: The Dilemma Faced by Contemporary Dervish Orders, Mary-Louise Mussell Dissonant Pieties: John Calivin and ther Prayer Psalms of the PsalterHerbert Bardwell Huffmon: A Bibliography, Paul A. Riemann Index of References Index of Authors

"Filled with valuable contributions from leading authorities, this volume is a worthy tribute to the person of Herb Huffmon and the impact of his career as a mentor, scholar, and colleague. Readers interested in prophecy in the Hebrew Bible and the ancient Near East will find this book particularly useful." - Steven L. McKenzie, Rhodes College, Memphis TN, USA