Spirit of the Lord Came Upon Me'

Lester L. Grabbe is Professor Emeritus of Hebrew Bible and Early Judaism at the University of Hull, UK.

• ContentsAbbreviationsPrefacePart I: Introduction1.IntroductionPart II: Hebrew Bible2. Pentateuch and Former Prophets3. Latter Prophets4. Chronicles and Ezra-Nehemiah5. Conclusions on the Hebrew BiblePart III: Ancient Near East6. Mesopotamia7. Egypt and the Levant8. Conclusions on Ancient Near Eastern ProphecyPart IV: Cross-Cultural Examples9. Asia and North and South America10. Africa and South Pacific 11. Modern-Day Examples: Joseph Smith, David KoreshPart V: Analysis12. Models13. Cultic Prophecy14. Female Prophets15. True and False Prophecy16. Continuation of Prophecy in the Second Temple Period17. ApocalypticPart VI: Conclusions18. Conclusions: A Holistic Perspective on ProphecyIndex

[This] is an amazing and very valuable study for all who want to understand both the uniqueness of prophecy in Scripture and how that uniqueness relate with the religious and prophetic experiences of cultures around the world and across time.