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Journal articles on the topic "Prophets in the Old Testament"

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Kruger, P. A. "Die profete in huidige Ou-Testamentiese navorsing: tendense en vooruitsigte." Verbum et Ecclesia 15, no. 2 (July 19, 1994): 324–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ve.v15i2.1100.

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The prophets in recent Old Testament scholarship: trends and prospectsIn this contribution various themes in recent Old Testament prophetic studies are discussed. These include: the title "prophet", the prophets in a sociological-anthro­pological perspective; the prophets and Israel’s religious history, historical and canonical prophecy, and the relationship between the ancient Near Eastern and the Israelite phenomenon of prophecy.
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Grey, Jacqueline. "Female Prophetic Traditions in the Old Testament." Journal of Pentecostal Theology 30, no. 1 (May 5, 2021): 70–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/17455251-bja10013.

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Abstract This article explores the tradition of female prophets in the Old Testament utilizing Isaiah’s woman (Isa. 8.1-4) as a case study. First, it discusses the general evidence for a female prophetic tradition in the Old Testament, locating it in the broader ancient Near East context. It then focuses on examples of women prophets within the Old Testament to demonstrate the role of female prophets in shaping national life and politics despite the gender limitations of women in ancient Israelite society. Following this broader discussion, a case study of Isaiah’s wife is presented to explore her function and role as a prophet. In particular, the role of hannevi’ah as a possible mother within the prophetic guild is examined. Finally, the implications for the Pentecostal community are considered, focusing on retrieving the role of prophetic mothers to function alongside prophetic fathers.
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Umeanolue, Ikenna L. "Prophetic Conflict in Jeremiah 27-28 and the Question of True and False Prophecy." UJAH: Unizik Journal of Arts and Humanities 21, no. 2 (March 30, 2021): 87–107. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ujah.v21i2.5.

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The Old Testament text of Jeremiah 27-28 presents prophetic conflict between Jeremiah and Hananiah. Jeremiah proclaimed a message of God’s judgment against the rulers and the people of Judah because of their violation of the religious and the legal traditions of the nation but Hananiah opposed him preaching a message of peace and salvation and predicted the deliverance of Israelite nation from the hands of their enemies. Both claimed to have God’s authority. Jeremiah 27-28 provides a window into the problem of discerning a true prophet from a false one. Contemporary Nigerian Christians are also being challenged with such opposing prophecies by prophets who claim that their prophecies come from God. This study adopts exegetical method of interpretation and application of the message of Jeremiah 27-28 to the fact of truity and falsity in prophecy in contemporary Christianity. This study discovered that true prophetic office is a call, and not all comers’ affair. Prophecy lacks empirical proof and is sometimes manipulative and susceptible to barratry. The study further discovered that true prophets prophesy by the spirit of God while false Prophets prophesy from their own mind but also claim to do so by the spirit of God. Just like Prophet Hananiah, there are prophets who could be genuinely called but have refused to stay within their call because of loss of focus and desire for material gains. Thus the prevalent worldview of contemporary Nigerians concerning easy solution to life’s problems that leads to abuse of prophetic consultations needs to be changed.
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Müller, Ulrich B. "Frühchristliche Prophetie und die Johannesoffenbarung." Novum Testamentum 56, no. 2 (March 18, 2014): 174–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15685365-12341464.

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AbstractThe book of Revelation is a prophetic work written by an author who understands himself as similar to those Christian prophets about whom the apostle Paul writes in 1 Cor 14. Besides this fact John uses prophetic idioms which call to mind Old Testament prophecy (for example Rev 2:22-23; 2:10; 3:9).
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Togarasei, Lovemore. "The 'Birth' of a Prophet: Andrew Wutawunashe's Break from the Reformed Church in Zimbabwe (Formerly Dutch Reformed Church)." Exchange 35, no. 2 (2006): 215–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157254306776525717.

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AbstractThe examples of Old Testament prophets like Amos show that the call to prophecy is a life changing experience. This paper demonstrates that by looking at the 'birth' of Andrew Wutawunashe as a prophet. It opens with a brief history of the life of Wutawunashe showing how he was 'called' from pursuing university education to founding the Family of God church. It then discusses the possible reasons that led Wutawunashe to break from the Reformed Church in Zimbabwe. Although several reasons are suggested it is concluded that chief among them was his claim to prophetic inspiration.
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Holt, Else K. "Profeterne som litterære personae." Dansk Teologisk Tidsskrift 78, no. 1 (February 10, 2015): 45–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.7146/dtt.v78i1.105738.

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The interest within early historical-critical exegesis for the religiouspersonality of the Old Testament Prophets has changed within parts of recent exegesis to a quest for the presentation of the prophets as literary personae. This article presents the early approach to the prophets, introduces the concept of persona from a literary and anthropological perspective as a literary strategy and a “mask” and divine mouthpiece, and connects it with the genre of ancient biography. These approaches are applied to the prophetic book of Ezekiel suggesting that this book be considered not as historiography but as a theological-literary presentation of its message through the life and acts of the literary persona of Ezekiel. The article ends with considerations of Old Testament communication of normativity through prophetic narrative.
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Evans, Justin J. "Dictionary of the Old Testament: Prophets." Theological Librarianship 7, no. 2 (May 7, 2014): 58–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.31046/tl.v7i2.321.

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Gunda, Masiiwa Ragies. "Prediction and Power: Prophets and Prophecy in the Old Testament and Zimbabwean Christianity." Exchange 41, no. 4 (2012): 335–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1572543x-12341237.

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Abstract The prominence of prophets such as TB Joshua of Nigeria and Immanuel Makandiwa of Zimbabwe has triggered debates on the nature of prophets and prophecy. Through a socio-historical and reception historical analysis, this article contends that there are two major characteristics of prophets, that is, the ability to make accurate predictions and the ability to confound nature and normalcy by manifesting unrivalled power through healing and other activities. These characteristics are observable in the activities of Zimbabwean prophets both pioneers such as Masowe, Marange, Mutendi and contemporary ones like Makandiwa. It is also noted that the narratives of Old Testament prophets, especially Elijah and Elisha, are used by contemporary prophets to confirm that their own ‘signs and deeds’ are in line with those of the great prophets of God. The extraordinary abilities of these prophets are seen as proof of their being divinely chosen, hence the multitude of followers who are in need of their ‘signs and wonders’.
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Boland, Tom, and Paul Clogher. "A genealogy of critique: From parrhesia to prophecy." Critical Research on Religion 5, no. 2 (February 10, 2017): 116–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050303217690896.

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This article addresses contemporary concerns about critique through an interpretation of the “writing prophets.” This approach draws on Foucauldian genealogy and suggests that alongside Greek parrhesia, Old Testament prophecy is a key forerunner of contemporary critical discourses. Our analysis draws upon Weber’s interpretative historical sociology and Gadamerian hermeneutics but shifts the emphasis from charisma to critique, through a direct engagement with prophetic texts. In particular, prophetic discourse claims to reveal injustice and idolatry and speaks from a position of transcendence within immanent historical moments. Prophets position their own era as a moment of crisis, and themselves as liminal figures, opposed to the delusion of others and “false prophets” which resonates with contemporary conceptions of “ideology.” Rather than focusing on historical individuals, we approach prophecy as a discourse, multiple and hybrid, discontinuous, and contradictory, yet constituting a distinctive precursor which informs contemporary critique.
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Gunawan, Yehuda Indra, and Herman Pakiding. "“MOPHETH” - TINDAKAN PROFETIS MAKNA SIMBOLIS Dan Relevansinya Bagi Gereja Masa Kini." Shift Key : Jurnal Teologi dan Pelayanan 10, no. 1 (June 30, 2020): 16–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.37465/shiftkey.v10i1.71.

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Symbolic prophetic action is one method of delivering God's message to His people by means of the prophet. It can be used as a social and theological criticism, which brings a good change in Israelites’ life. Hoped that this research can answer the question which is relevant to the symbolic prophetic action carried out by the Old Testament prophets for the church today. Socio-religious questions used to describe classical to modern social theories. The "trinity of sociology" form the basis in taking action to prevent symbolic prophetic actions. The results show that some of the symbolic prophetic actions that quote the word "mopheth" are the prophets themselves who become "omens" coming to God's judgment on Israel for rebellion to visit God.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Prophets in the Old Testament"

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Muldoon, Catherine Lane. "'îr hayyônâ: Jonah, Nineveh, and the Problem of Divine Justice." Thesis, Boston College, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/3406.

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Thesis advisor: David S. Vanderhooft
Conventional interpretations of Jonah hold that the book's purpose is to endorse the power of repentance in averting divine wrath, or to promote a greater appreciation among readers for divine mercy rather than justice, or to dispute "exclusivist" attitudes that would confine divine grace to the people of Israel/Judah. This dissertation argues, in contrast to these interpretations, that the book of Jonah should best be understood as an exploration of the problem of a perceived lack of divine justice. In light of the Jonah's composition well after the historical destruction of Nineveh, the use of Nineveh in Jonah as an object of divine mercy would have struck a discordant note among the book's earliest readers. Elsewhere in the prophetic corpus, Nineveh is known specifically and exclusively for its international crimes and its ultimate punishment at the hands of Yhwh, an historical event (612 B.C.E.) that prophets took as a sign of Yhwh's just administration of the cosmos. The use of Nineveh in Jonah, therefore, is not intended to serve as a hypothetical example of the extent of Yhwh's mercy to even the worst sinners. Rather, readers of Jonah would have known that the reprieve granted Nineveh in Jonah 3 did not constitute "the end of the story" for Nineveh. To the contrary, the extension of divine mercy to Nineveh in Jonah, which is set in the eighth century B.C.E., would have been seen as only the first of Yhwh's moves in regard to that "city of blood." The central conflict of the book resides in Jonah's doubt in the reliability of divine justice. In the aftermath of Nineveh's reprieve in Jonah 3, the prophet complains that the merciful outcome was inevitable, and had nothing to do with the Ninevites' penitence. The episode of the growth and death of the qiqayon plant in Jonah 4:6-8, and its explanation in 4:10-11 comprise Yhwh's response to Jonah's accusation. The images employed in the growth and death of the plant, and in the events that follow its demise, connote destruction in the prophetic corpus. When Yhwh explains the meaning of the qiqayon to Jonah in 4:10-11, the deity makes no mention of either penitence or mercy. Rather, having established that the qiqayon represents Nineveh, Yhwh asserts that, although he has spared Nineveh at present, he will not regret its eventual destruction in the future
Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2009
Submitted to: Boston College. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Discipline: Theology
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Glazov, Gregory Yuri. "The 'bridling of the tongue' and the 'opening of the mouth' in biblical prophecy." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.241283.

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Sherwood, Yvonne M. "Hosea 1-3 and contemporary literary theory : a test-case in rereading the Prophets." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.311550.

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Moon, Sewon. "Jesus and his Apostles as prophets par excellence in Luke - Acts." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85806.

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Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Both Jesus and his Apostles, the main characters of Luke-Acts, cannot be identified as having the general features of prophets of the first century Mediterranean world, but nevertheless Luke elaborates on them in such a way so as to portray them as prophets. In this thesis, I have dealt with the matter of Luke’s characterization of Jesus and his Apostles, particularly the matters of how they are portrayed, and why they are portrayed as such. To answer the above questions, I have used the methodology derived from Darr’s “pragmatic reader response approach” (1992). In chapter 3, the narrative world of Luke-Acts, I have investigated the extra-textual as well as the literary context of the given text. I have defined (1) Second Temple Judaism as the hierocratic symbolic empire within the [Roman] Empire, and (2) the prophets par excellence, Moses, Samuel and Elijah, as extraordinary prophets who performed the priestly task, as well as the legislative task of making and renewing the Covenant. Such extra-texts became the background of the characterization of Jesus and his Apostles. The characterization of Jesus is developing along the narrative sequence and geographical movement in Luke-Acts. The importance of Jerusalem in Luke’s narrative and in his characterization of Jesus is noteworthy. It indicates that the ministry of Jesus and his Apostles is confronting the current hierocratic symbolic empire, which was centred around a high priest and the Jerusalem Temple. I have tried to prove this point through my exegesis in chapters of 4 and 5. I have examined Luke 4:16 and Acts 2 in terms of (1) Hellenistic conventions, typical situations and rhetoric of comparison, and (2) the inter-textual linkage, especially Old Testament quotations and typology, in Ch. 4 and 5. In terms of the Hellenistic convention, both passages can be classified as public speeches confronting the whole house of Israel which was the hierocratic symbolic empire at that time. In addition, it can be understood as the dispute of honour and shame over the status of Jesus and his Apostles as a prophet. By appealing to the OT quotations and allusions including typology, Luke portrays Jesus as the prophet par excellence in Luke 4:16-30, and identifies him as Lord and Messiah in Acts 2. Using a similar strategy, Luke portrays Jesus’ Apostles as the prophets par excellence like Moses in Acts 2.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Beide Jesus en sy apostels as die hoofkarakters kan nie in Lukas-Handelinge geïdentifiseer word met die algemene kenmerke van profete in die eerste-eeuse Mediterreense wêreld nie, maar tog verbeeld Lukas se uitbreiding oor Jesus en sy apostels hulle as profete. In hierdie tesis handel ek met die saak van Lukas se karakterisering van Jesus en sy apostels, veral die sake van hoe hulle uitgebeeld word, en waarom hulle as sodanig uitgebeeld. Om hierdie vrae te beantwoord, het ek die metodologie uit Darr se "pragmatiese leser-reaksie benadering" (1992) gebruik. In hoofstuk 3, die narratiewe wêreld van Lukas-Handelinge, het ek die ekstra-tekstuele sowel as die literêre konteks van die gegewe tekste ondersoek. Ek het die volgende posisies ingeneem (1) Tweede Tempel Judaïsme was ‘n hierokratiese simboliese ryk binne die [Romeinse] Ryk, en (2) die profete par excellence, Moses, Samuel en Elia, het as buitengewone profete ‘n priesterlike taak uitgevoer, sowel as die wetgewende taak van die maak en vernuwing van die verbond. Sulke “ekstra”-tekste het gedien as die agtergrond van die karakterisering van Jesus en sy apostels. Die karakterisering van Jesus vind plaas volgens die ontwikkeling in terme van die narratiewe volgorde en geografiese beweging in Lukas-Handelinge. Die belangrikheid van Jerusalem in Lukas se narratiewe en in sy karakterisering van Jesus is opvallend. Dit dui daarop dat die bediening van Jesus en sy apostels die huidige hierokratiese, simboliese ryk, wat om 'n hoëpriester van die Jerusalem Tempel gesentreer was, gekonfronteer het. Ek het probeer om hierdie punt te bewys deur my eksegese in hoofstukke 4 en 5. Ek het Lukas 4:16 en Handelinge 2 ondersoek aan die hand van die volgende temas (1) Hellenistiese konvensies, tipiese situasies en die retoriek van vergelyking, en (2) inter-tekstuele skakeling, veral met Ou Testamentiese aanhalings en tipologie in hoofstukke 4 en 5. In terme van Hellenistiese konvensie, kan beide gedeeltes geklassifiseer word as openbare toesprake wat die huis van Israel as hierokratiese, simboliese ryk gekritiseer het. Daarbenewens kan dit verstaan word as ‘n saak van eer en skaamte oor die status van Jesus en sy apostels as 'n profeet. Met 'n beroep op OT aanhalings en sinspelings insluitend tipologie, verbeeld Lukas vir Jesus as die profeet par excellence in Lukas 4:16-30, en identifiseer by hom as Here en Messias in Handelinge 2. Deur 'n soortgelyke strategie, word Jesus se apostels uitgebeeld as die profete par excellence (soos Moses) in Handelinge 2.
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Sabanal, Annelle G. "The motif of 'shepherd' and politics in the Hebrew prophets." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/22960.

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The shepherd metaphor is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to kings or leaders of the Israelite community. It belongs to the larger group of pastoral metaphors which are used to convey ideas about governance and politics. This is especially apparent in how the Hebrew prophets have utilized pastoral imagery in their rhetoric about politics. Specifically, the imagery occurs in Micah 2:12-13; 5:1- 5; 7:14-20; Isaiah 40:9-11; 44:24-45:7; 56:9-12; 63:7-14; Jeremiah 3:15-20; 10:19- 21; 22:18-23; 23:1-8; 25:30-38; 31:10-14; Ezekiel 34 and Zechariah chs. 10, 11, 13. This study is an analysis of these passages. It investigates the political processes depicted in the text and describes the political ideas that they express. In order to show that pastoral metaphors are powerful rhetorical devices for revealing political ideas, Chapter 1 provides a survey of metaphorical theories that are relevant to the exegesis of the shepherd texts. Particularly useful is Janet Soskice’ notion of ‘metaphorical modeling’ which leads to the overarching metaphorical assumption in the use of pastoral metaphors, that ‘Political governance is shepherding.’ New meanings are created by mapping out the structures of shepherding onto the domain of governance. Secondly, the chapter also examines the sociological background of pastoral metaphors in their wider Mesopotamian context to show that the shepherd metaphor is a political metaphor. Lastly, it explores ideas in political theology that might enhance the exegesis of the text from the perspective of politics. Particularly, the study draws upon the conceptions in political theology proposed by Oliver O’Donovan, Walter Brueggeman and Dale Launderville, who all base their theories on the notion of the ‘authority’ of God. O’Donovan suggests four organizing concepts for doing political theology, namely, salvation, judgment, possession, and praise. On the other hand, Brueggeman intimates a reading that uses the ‘politics of Yahweh vs. politics of Pharaoh’ as a paradigm. As for Launderville, he explores the idea of authority through the notion of legitimation by the gods and by the people. Each of the subsequent chapters (2-6) will offer a detailed exegetical analysis of the prophetic books containing shepherd texts. These close readings result in variety of political implications based on the interactions of three main players, Yahweh who is the owner of the flock and sometimes also portrayed as the Great Shepherd, the human shepherd, and the flock. The web of relationship and interaction of these three players affirms the centrality of the ‘authority of God’ in the politics of the shepherd texts. Moreover, five aspects of politics arise and consistently thread their way across the five chapters. Primary among these is [1] the different manifestations of the dynamics of relations of power between different entities such as: Yahweh, the Great Shepherd and the supreme king of the flock, the human shepherd-rulers who are considered as vicegerents and are under the jurisdiction of the Great Shepherd, and the flock who are subordinate to both the Great Shepherd and the human shepherd-rulers. Consequent to this notion are the following ideas: [2] the need for the human-shepherd to be attentive to divine sanction; [3] the human-shepherd as the chief redistributor of material and symbolic goods in the community; [4] the shepherd-leader, whether referring to Yahweh or to the human shepherds, as the centralizing symbol in the community; and [5] justice as a central aspect of governance within the shepherding-governance framework.
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Kelly, William Lawrence. "How prophecy works : a study of the semantic field of נביא and a close reading of Jeremiah 1.4–19, 23.9–40 and 27.1–28.17." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/23433.

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There is a longstanding scholarly debate on the nature of prophecy in ancient Israel. Until now, no study has based itself on the semantics of the Hebrew lexeme nābîʾ (‘prophet’). In this investigation, I discuss the nature and function of prophecy in the corpus of the Hebrew book of Jeremiah. I analyse all occurrences of nābîʾ in Jeremiah and perform a close reading of three primary texts, Jeremiah 1.4–19, 23.9–40 and 27.1–28.17. The result is a detailed explanation of how prophecy works, and what it meant to call someone a nābîʾ in ancient Israel. Chapter one introduces the work and surveys the main trends in the research literature on prophecy. First I describe scholarly constructs and definitions of the phenomenon of prophecy. I then survey contemporary debates over the meaning of nābîʾ and the problem of ‘false’ prophecy. I also describe the methods, structure, corpus and aims of the investigation. In part one, I take all the occurrences of the lexeme nābîʾ in Jeremiah and analyse its relations to other words (syntagmatics and paradigmatics). For nābîʾ, the conceptual fields of communication and worship are significant. There is also a close semantic relation between nābîʾ and kōhēn (‘priest’). Part two analyses prophecy in the literary context of three key texts. Chapter three is a close reading of Jeremiah 1.4–19. Chapter four is a close reading of Jeremiah 23.9–40. Chapter five is a close reading of Jeremiah 27.1–28.17. In my analysis I situate these passages in the wider context of an ancient cultural worldview on divine communication. This brings to light the importance of legitimacy and authority as themes in prophecy. Chapter six concludes the work. I combine the results of the semantic analysis and close readings with conclusions for six main areas of study: (1) the function and nature of prophecy; (2) dreams and visions; (3) being sent; (4) prophets, priests and cult; (5) salvation and doom; and (6) legitimacy and authority. These conclusions explain the conceptual categories related to nābîʾ in the corpus. I then situate these findings in two current debates, one on the definition of nābîʾ and one on cultic prophecy. This thesis contributes to critical scholarship on prophecy in the ancient world, on the book of Jeremiah, and on prophets in ancient Israel. It is the first major study to analyse nābîʾ based on its semantic associations. It adds to a growing consensus which understands prophecy as a form of divination. Contrary to some trends in Jeremiah scholarship, this work demonstrates the importance of a close reading of the Masoretic (Hebrew) text. This study uses a method of a general nature which can be applied to other texts. Thus there are significant implications for further research on prophecy and prophetic literature.
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au, eboase@nd edu, and Elizabeth Boase. "The fulfilment of doom? : the dialogic interaction between the Book of Lamentations and the pre-exilic/early exilic prophetic literature." Murdoch University, 2003. http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/adt/browse/view/adt-MU20041102.124257.

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It has long been noted that the book of Lamentations shares, at least in part, a theological outlook with the prophetic literature that the destruction of Jerusalem was the result of Yahweh’s decisive action against the sins of the nation. Too often, however, this relationship has simply been presupposed, or assumed to be a relationship of shared perspective. To date there has been no systematic exploration of how it is that Lamentations accepts and/or modifies the theological outlook of the prophetic literature. In addition, when the theology of the prophets has been discussed in relation to Lamentations, there has been a tendency to group all the prophetic books together as if they existed as a homogeneous whole, and shared amongst themselves a singular outlook. This tendency to simplify the theological complexity of the prophetic literature coincides with a similar tendency to reduce the theology of Lamentations to simple, monolithic assertions. Drawing on the literary insights of Mikhail Bakhtin, this study aims to explore in detail the nature of the relationship between Lamentations and the pre-exilic/exilic prophetic literature. Drawing on notions of dialogism, Polyphony and double voicing, the study argues that Lamentations enters i8nto a dialogic relationship with the prophetic literature, a relationship that both affirms and subverts that literature. Central to the acknowledgement of the dialogic interaction between Lamentations and the prophetic literature is the recognition of Lamentations as a multivalent, polyphonic text in which unmerged viewpoints exist in a tension filled relationship.
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Puk, John-Tong. "The relationship between Old Testament prophecy and nuer prophecy : a comparative theological study." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52561.

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Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2001.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study alms to compare ancient Israelite (Old Testament) prophecy with Nuer prophecy within its respective religious contexts, to detect the differences and similarities. The most important differences between Israelite (Old Testament) and Nuer prophecy are: • Israelite prophecy presupposes monotheism while Nuer prophecy functions within a polytheistic rei igious context. • Nuer understanding of creation is far less explicit than the Israelite accounts of creation in Genesis 1 and 2. In explaining the reasons for the dissimilarities between Israelite (Old Testament) and Nuer prophecy, reference was made to the difference in geographical location, cultural and societal context. Among the more important similarities between Israelite (Old Testament) and Nuer prophecy are the points of view related to sin and sacrifice, as well as the distinction between true and false prophets and the role of prophets in society.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie beoog om In vergelyking te tref tussen anti eke Israelitiese (Ou Testament-) profesie en Nuer-profesie binne hulle onderskeie religieuse kontekste, en om ooreenkomste en verskille te identifiseer, Die volgende is die belangrikste verskille tussen Israelitiese (Ou Testament-) en Nuer-profesie: • Israelitiese profesie voorveronderstel rnonoteisrne terwyl Nuer-profesie binne In politeistiese religieuse konteks funksioneer. • Die Nuer-begrip van die skepping is aansienlik minder eksplisiet as die Israel itiese weergawes van die skepping in Genesis 1 en 2, In Verklaring van die gronde vir die verskille tussen anti eke Israelitiese (Ou Testament-) profesie en Nuer-profesie het faktore 5005 verskille in geografiese lokaliteit, kulturele en samelewingskontekste in ag geneern. Sommige van die belangriker ooreenkomste tussen anti eke Israelitiese (Ou Testament-) en Nuer-profesie wat genoem word, is die vertrekpunte betreffende sonde en offerande, sowel as die onderskeid tussen ware en vals profete en die rol van profete in die samelewing.
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Aernie, Jeffrey W. "Is Paul also among the prophets? : an examination of the relationship between Paul and the Old Testament prophetic tradition in 2 Corinthians." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2011. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=167027.

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Despite a broad consensus within Pauline scholarship that Paul develops certain aspects of his apostolic self-understanding and argument with reference to the OT prophetic tradition, there has been little systematic analysis of the ways in which the material in canonical 2 Corinthians contributes to this facet of Pauline studies. The present study seeks to elucidate the prophetic dimensions of both Paul’s self-presentation and rhetoric in this portion of the Corinthian correspondence. An initial attempt is made (chapter two) to define the parameters of the OT prophetic tradition through an examination of prophetic material in the OT and its relationship with the prophetic material in Second Temple Judaism, Hellenistic prophetic traditions, and the prophetic dimensions of the early Christian movement. The subsequent analysis of material in 1 Corinthians (chapter three) constitutes an investigation of the effect of the OT prophetic tradition on Paul’s selfpresentation in 1 Cor 9:15-18 and rhetorical framework in 1 Cor 14:20-25 as a methodological foundation for the exegetical analysis of 2 Corinthians. The study then turns to an extensive exploration of the influence of the OT prophetic tradition on both Paul’s apostolic self-presentation (chapter four) and rhetoric (chapter five) in 2 Corinthians. The analysis of Paul’s self-presentation examines the apostle’s relationship with particular prophetic figures (Moses, the Isaianic servant, and Jeremiah) in order to define Paul’s position with regard to the preceding prophetic tradition. The analysis of Paul’s argument at certain points of the epistle (2 Cor 2:14-16; 4:1-6; 6:14-7:1; 12:1-10) then seeks to examine the influence of the OT prophetic tradition on the formation of Paul’s rhetorical framework. The intention within this argument is to provide support for the notion that the particularly prophetic nature of Paul’s apostolic persona affects both his self-presentation and rhetorical agenda in 2 Corinthians.
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Niedfeldt, Scott. "The implications of marriage imagery for theology with reference to selected Old Testament prophets and the Pauline corpus." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2004. http://www.tren.com.

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Prophecy and the prophets of the Old Testament. Oxford [Oxfordshire]: Oxford University Press, 1987.

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Old Testament prophets for today. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2009.

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Themes and transformations in Old Testament prophecy. Downers Grove, Ill: IVP Academic, 2009.

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Gordon, Alexander Reid. The prophets of the Old Testament. Toronto: Hodder and Stoughton, 1995.

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Mondini, Umberto. Prolegomena to the Old Testament prophets: The Minor Prophets. New York: Pro Deo University Press, 2002.

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1948-, Day John, ed. Prophecy and the prophets in ancient Israel: Proceedings of the Oxford Old Testament Seminar. London: T & T Clark International, 2010.

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Mondini, Umberto. Prolegomena to the Old Testament prophets: The minor prophets : for student use. Roma [etc.]: Pro Deo university press, 2002.

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Mondini, Umberto. Prolegomena to the Old Testament prophets: The minor prophets : for student use. Roma: Pro Deo university press, 2002.

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Prophetic oracles of salvation in the Old Testament. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1991.

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Voices of Old Testament prophets: The 26th annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book, 1997.

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Strawn, Brent A. "The Prophets (Neviʾim)." In The Old Testament, 71–119. New York, NY: Routledge, 2019.: Routledge, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203075692-3.

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Lampley, Karl W. "Prophetic Violence and the Old Testament." In A Theological Account of Nat Turner, 71–90. New York: Palgrave Macmillan US, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137322968_4.

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Burress, Lee. "A Comparison of the Ethical Principles of Selected Old Testament Prophets and Gandhi." In Recent Research in Psychology, 185–92. New York, NY: Springer New York, 1990. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4458-5_20.

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Sweeney, Marvin A. "Chapter Forty-two. The Prophets and the Prophetic Books, Prophetic Circles and Traditions – New Trends, Including Religio-psychological Aspects." In Hebrew Bible / Old Testament. III: From Modernism to Post-Modernism. Part II: The Twentieth Century - From Modernism to Post-Modernism, 500–530. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.13109/9783666540226.500.

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Lossl, Josef. "PAULINE EXEGESIS IN PATRISTIC COMMENTARIES OF OLD TESTAMENT PROPHETS: THE EXAMPLE OF JULIAN OF AECLANUM'S TRACTATUS IN AMOS." In Journal for Late Antique Religion and Culture, edited by Daniel King, 1–34. Piscataway, NJ, USA: Gorgias Press, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.31826/9781463234645-001.

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Coogan, Michael. "8. Prophets and prophecies." In The Old Testament, 74–90. Oxford University Press, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/actrade/9780195305050.003.0008.

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Hall, Claire. "Virtuous Prophets." In Origen and Prophecy, 117–46. Oxford University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192846648.003.0007.

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This chapter examines the roles and characters of individual prophets in Origen’s writing. Origen distinguishes clearly and consistently across his works between prophesying and being a prophet. While there are cases both from the Old Testament and the New Testament—including Balaam and Caiaphas—of non-prophets who make divinely inspired and beneficial prophecies, Origen is clear that there is a threshold of personal virtue that a person has to cross to be considered a true prophet. Origen does not explicitly lay out the conditions for morally judging a prophecy or a prophet, but in this chapter a tripartite set of criteria is suggested: whether somebody is a prophet must be judged against a) the personal virtue of a prophet (the virtue criterion), b) the morality of their inspiration, through God rather than through demons (the inspiration criterion) and c) the benefit of their prophecies for other people, both contemporaries and in the future (the benefit criterion). None of these criteria explicitly address prophetic ecstasy, and while Origen is mildly disapproving of ecstasy, he does not consider it important. These criteria for judging prophets were not developed in a vacuum, but rely upon both Greek pagan and Philonic understandings of ecstasy, inspiration, and personal virtue. The chapter ends with a demonstration of the supreme virtue and moral-pedagogical role of Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Moses in Origen’s thought.
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Zavaglia, Liliana. "Old Testament Prophets, New Testament Saviours." In The Novels of Alex Miller, 170–86. Routledge, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003118138-13.

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"Preaching from the Prophets." In Preaching from the Old Testament, 71–110. 1517 Media, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvcb5bg4.7.

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Sweeney, Marvin A. "The Latter Prophets and prophecy." In The Cambridge Companion to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, 233–52. Cambridge University Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511843365.012.

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Vasile, Adrian. "Aspects of violence in the Old Testament." In The 2nd Virtual International Conference on the Dialogue between Science and Theology. EDIS - Publishing Institution of the University of Zilina, Slovak Republic, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.18638/dialogo.2015.2.1.8.

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Zhao, Juntao. "View on Educational Thoughts in Old Testament." In 2015 International Conference on Arts, Design and Contemporary Education. Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/icadce-15.2015.200.

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"War and Ritual in Mesopotamia and the Old Testament." In Symposium of the Melammu Project. Vienna: Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1553/melammu10s229.

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Popa, Ramona-Cristina, Nicolae Goga, and Andrei Doncescu. "EXTRACTING KNOWLEDGE FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT: A SEMANTIC APPROACH ANALYSES USED IN EDUCATION." In 11th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation. IATED, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.21125/iceri.2018.1614.

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Popa, Ramona Cristina, Nicolae Goga, and Maria Goga. "Extracting Knowledge from the Bible: A Comparison between the Old and the New Testament." In 2019 International Conference on Automation, Computational and Technology Management (ICACTM). IEEE, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icactm.2019.8776828.

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Vasile, Adrian. "The Relation between the Hebrew People in the Old Testament and the Science of Those Times." In Religion & Society: Agreements & Controversies. EDIS - Publishing Institution of the University of Zilina, Slovak Republic, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.18638/dialogo.2016.3.1.12.

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Sihombing, Herdiana br. "Comparison of Lament Songs in the Old Testament and the Andung Andung in the Toba Batak Culture." In 1st International Conference on Education, Society, Economy, Humanity and Environment (ICESHE 2019). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200311.034.

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"“Who Created this Earth, Who Created Yonder Heaven, Who Created Man” – The Understanding of Creation in Old Persian Royal Inscriptions and the Old Testament." In Symposium of the Melammu Project. Vienna: Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1553/melammu10s545.

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Bakker, Robert T. "PALEONTOLOGICAL MYTHS IN UGARITIC AND OLD TESTAMENT STORIES: LEVIATHAN IS THE NILE CROCODILE, BEHEMOTH IS A YOUNG ADULT AFRICAN ELEPHANT." In GSA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA - 2018. Geological Society of America, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/abs/2018am-320436.

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Jura, Demsy. "Biblical Interpretation of The Lex Talionis In the Old Testament and The Role of Christian Education in Educating Church Members." In Proceedings from the 1st International Conference on Law and Human Rights, ICLHR 2021, 14-15 April 2021, Jakarta, Indonesia. EAI, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/eai.14-4-2021.2312527.

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