Let Us Go to the Seer!

Prophecy, Scribal Culture, and the Invention of Hebrew Scripture
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-3-11-152568-6
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, Band 563, 290 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 561 g

Reihe: Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft

Prophecy in the Hebrew Bible (“Old Testament”) has long been regarded as fundamentally different from the divinatory methods of ancient pagans: while the pagans sought out and solicited messages from the gods, the Hebrew prophets received revelation spontaneously, at the initiative of Israel’s deity. The trouble with this dichotomy between solicited and spontaneous revelation is that it overlooks or misreads a number of ancient sources, and it obscures the similarities between Hebrew and other societies of the ancient Middle East. In this book, Ryan D. Schroeder re-examines the evidence for prophecy both in the Hebrew Bible and in documents excavated in Israel/Palestine, Syria, Jordan, and Iraq since the late nineteenth century. He shows that prophecies were regularly solicited across ancient West Asia. Moreover, the spontaneity of Israelite revelation is largely a mirage produced by ancient Hebrew scribes and reinforced by modern scholars intent on establishing the uniqueness and superiority of “biblical” religion.

Zielgruppe

Scholars in the field of theology, Biblical studies, religious st

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schroeder, Ryan D.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Altes Testament: Exegese, Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien: Literatur & Kunst
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Geschichte des Judentums
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Europäische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie

Über Autor(innen)

Ryan D. Schroeder, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Kanada.

Ryan D. Schroeder, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Kanada.