Prophecy in Cross-cultural Perspective
| Author | : Thomas W. Overholt |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 390 |
| Release | : 1986 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : |
Prophecy In Cross Cultural Perspective
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Channels of Prophecy
| Author | : Thomas W. Overholt |
| Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 207 |
| Release | : 2003-08-12 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1592443036 |
This edition of Channels of Prophecy: The Social Dynamics of Prophetic Activity by Thomas Overhold, published in 2003, is a digitally scanned reprint of the 1989 Augsburg Fortress Press edition.
Holiness and Society
| Author | : Ronen Shoval |
| Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
| Total Pages | : 270 |
| Release | : 2024-08-15 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1040123120 |
Exploring the subtle political philosophy within the Biblical narrative, this book presents enduring insights that complement Ancient Greek philosophy for contemporary political distinctions – uncovering overlooked socio-political ideologies to provide a unique perspective alongside the classical philosophical tradition. By adopting a sociological approach, Ronen Shovel interprets the Bible as a reflection of perspectives and ideologies, emphasizing the intricate dynamics between rulers and subjects, balancing justice, and power within societies. A key focus is the examination of holiness as a distinct political category, influencing institutions, ethics, justice, and even the use of force. This perspective challenges traditional religious scholarship, merging sociology with the concept of holiness. Holiness and Society enriches political philosophy, religious studies, and sociology, broadening their boundaries and offering fresh perspectives, serving as a bridge between antiquity and modernity, providing valuable insights into contemporary political thought.
Prophecy in the Ancient Near East
| Author | : Jonathan Stökl |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 313 |
| Release | : 2013-02-06 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9004229930 |
Since the 1990s there has been an emphasis on the study of ancient Israelite prophecy in its ancient Near East context. Prophecy in the Ancient Near East is the first book-length study that compares prophecy in the ancient Near East by focusing on texts from Mari, the Neo-Assyrian State Archives, and the Hebrew Bible. The author analyzes prophecy in each culture independently before comparisons are made. This method demonstrates how prophecy is a part of the wider system of divination, but also shows where scholarship has unduly imported concepts found in one corpus to the other two. This method, for example, calls into question the supposed link between music and prophecy from the Hebrew Bible to the ancient Near East. This work provides an up-to-date analysis of ancient Near Eastern, including Israelite and Judean, prophecy to scholars and students alike. "I thoroughly enjoyed reading the book, and I can highly recommend it to anyone interested in prophecy in Israel and the ancient Near East." Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer, University of Aberdeen, Review of Biblical Literature "The content of Jonathan Stökl’s book...testifies to the value of the book for the studies of prophecy in the ancient Near East." Wojciech Pikor, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, The Biblical Annals
Up the Steep and Stony Road
| Author | : Byron G. Curtis |
| Publisher | : Society of Biblical Lit |
| Total Pages | : 344 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1589832388 |
Prophets and Prophecy in the Ancient Near East
| Author | : Martti Nissinen |
| Publisher | : SBL Press |
| Total Pages | : 373 |
| Release | : 2019-07-09 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0884143414 |
A new, expanded edition of a classic reference tool This volume of more than 170 documents of prophecy from the ancient Near East brings together a representative sample of written documents from Mesopotamia, the Levant, and Egypt dating to the second and first millennia BCE. Nissinen's collection provides nonspecialist readers clear translations, transliterations, and discussions of oracles reports and collections, quotations of prophetic messages in letters and literature, and texts that reference persons with prophetic titles. This second edition includes thirty-four new texts. Features: Modern, idiomatic, and readable English translations Thirty-four new translations Contributions of West Semitic, Egyptian, and Luwian sources from C. L. Seow, Robert K. Ritner, and H. Craig Melchert
Dictionary of Mission
| Author | : Karl Muller |
| Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 545 |
| Release | : 2006-01-30 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1597525499 |
ÒConceived and developed by two of Europe's most eminent missiologists, in the country where the scientific and sustained study of mission first took shape, [the 'Dictionary of Mission'] represents the finest of the chorus of voices that comprise contemporary missiology . . . The choice of topics and the authors to address them reflects what Christian mission has become: a genuinely worldwide and ecumenical phenomenon. That there would be entries on regional theological developments is indicative of how the world church is developing. A host of other topics here explored show too how the landscape of mission is changing. Taken as a whole, then, the 'Dictionary of Mission' is a road map through this exciting and challenging terrain. --from the Foreword
Marriage Gifts and Social Change in Ancient Palestine
| Author | : T. M. Lemos |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 309 |
| Release | : 2010-03-31 |
| Genre | : Bibles |
| ISBN | : 0521113490 |
In Marriage Gifts and Social Change in Ancient Palestine, T. M. Lemos traces changes in the marriage customs of ancient Palestine over the course of several hundred years. The most important of these changes was a shift in emphasis from bridewealth to dowry, the latter of which clearly predominated in the Hellenistic and Roman periods. Whereas previous scholarship has often attributed these shifts to the influence of foreign groups, Lemos connects them instead with a transformation that occurred in Palestine's social structure during the very same period. In the early Iron Age, Israel was a kinship-based society with a subsistence economy, but as the centuries passed, it became increasingly complex and developed marked divisions between rich and poor. At the same time, the importance of its kinship groups waned greatly. Utilizing an interdisciplinary approach that draws heavily on anthropological research, cultural theory, archaeological evidence, and historical-critical methods, Lemos posits that shifts in marriage customs were directly related to these wider social changes.
A History of Prophecy in Israel
| Author | : Joseph Blenkinsopp |
| Publisher | : Westminster John Knox Press |
| Total Pages | : 316 |
| Release | : 1996-01-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9780664256395 |
This revised and enlarged edition of Joseph Blenkinsopp's 1983 book will be a welcome addition to the libraries of serious Biblical scholars. The author critically recounts the history of Israelite prophecy from a social-historical perspective.
Prophecy & Apocalypticism
| Author | : Stephen L. Cook |
| Publisher | : Fortress Press |
| Total Pages | : 268 |
| Release | : 1995 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9781451418514 |
Did Israelite Jewish apocalyptic literature originate among alienated or disenfranchised groups? In this overview of apocalypticism in the Hebrew Bible, Stephen Cook contends that such thinking and writing stems from priestly groups that held power.
