The Historical Dilemma of Biblical Prophetic Studies

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1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface VII
3. List of Original Publications IX
4. List of Abbreviations XIII
5. Table of Contents XXI
6. Part One: Prophecy in Theory
7. Prophecy as Construct, Ancient and Modern 3
8. Reflections on the “Historical-Critical” Method: Historical Criticism and Critical Historicism 29
9. What is Prophecy? An Ancient Near Eastern Perspective 53
10. Prophecy and Omen Divination: Two Sides of the Same Coin 75
11. Neither Prophecies nor Apocalypses: The Akkadian Literary Predictive Texts 87
12. Part Two: Prophecy in the Ancient Near East
13. The Socioreligious Role of the Neo-Assyrian Prophets 103
14. Non-Male Prophets in Ancient Near Eastern Sources 127
15. The Prophet and the Augur at Tušḫan, 611 BCE 153
16. Das kritische Potential in der altorientalischen Prophetie 163
17. Fear Not: A Study on an Ancient Near Eastern Phrase 195
18. The Exiled Gods of Babylon in Neo-Assyrian Prophecy 233
19. Marduk’s Return and Reconciliation in a Prophetic Letter from Arbela (with Simo Parpola) 245
20. City as Lofty as Heaven: Arbela and Other Cities in Neo-Assyrian Prophecy 267
21. A Prophetic Riot in Babylonia, 133 BCE 301
22. Part Three: Biblical Prophecy in Ancient Near Eastern Context
23. Die Relevanz der neuassyrischen Prophetie für die alttestamentliche Forschung 315
24. Biblical Prophecy from a Near Eastern Perspective: The Cases of Kingship and Divine Possession 351
25. Comparing Prophetic Sources: Principles and a Test Case 377
26. From Holy War to Holy Peace: Biblical Alternatives to Belligerent Rhetoric 397
27. Falsche Prophetie in neuassyrischer und deuteronomistischer Darstellung 419
28. Sacred Springs and Liminal Rivers: Water and Prophecy in the Ancient Eastern Mediterranean 441
29. Prophets and the Divine Council 461
30. Wisdom as Mediatrix in Sirach 24: Ben Sira, Love Lyrics, and Prophecy 479
31. Part Four: Prophecy in the Hebrew Bible
32. The Historical Dilemma of Biblical Prophetic Studies 499
33. Since When Do Prophets Write? 517
34. Prophets and Prophecy in Joshua–Kings: A Near Eastern Perspective 539
35. Das Problem der Prophetenschüler 563
36. The Dubious Image of Prophecy 577
37. (How) Does the Book of Ezekiel Reveal Its Babylonian Context? 597
38. The Book of Hosea and the Last Days of the Northern Kingdom: The Methodological Problem 613
39. Part Five: Prophecy in the Dead Sea Scrolls
40. Transmitting Divine Mysteries: The Prophetic Role of Wisdom Teachers in the Dead Sea Scrolls 631
41. Oracles at Qumran? Traces of Inspired Speakers in the Dead Sea Scrolls 651
42. Pesharim as Divination: Qumran Exegesis, Omen Interpretation and Literary Prophecy 663
43. Bibliography 681
44. Index of Names 751
45. Index of modern authors 759
46. Index of Ancient Near Eastern Sources 761
47. Index of Biblical References 767