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Informationen zum Autor Ronald L. Troxel is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Hebrew and Semitic Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author of LXX-Isaiah as Translation and Interpretation (2008). Klappentext This unique introduction to the Prophetic books provides a comprehensive look at one of the most important, and misunderstood, genres of the Hebrew Bible. The book examines the nature and purpose of prophetic literature, as well as providing an in-depth account of origins and development of each individual book.The book begins by placing the prophets in their historical context and introducing the idea of a prophetic book. A series of chronological chapters focus on each prophetic book examining its literary structure, authorship, and the editorial processes that produced each book. Readers are also introduced to the most recent scholarly research into the formation of prophetic books and the ongoing task of the scribes in updating previous works to meet new situations.Prophetic Literature: From Oracles to Books offers rich and rewarding insights into a series of prophetic works whose profound influences and inspirational wisdom have endured to the present day. Zusammenfassung This unique introduction to the Prophetic books provides a comprehensive look at one of the most important, and misunderstood, genres of the Hebrew Bible. The book examines the nature and purpose of prophetic literature, as well as providing an in-depth account of origins and development of each individual book. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceResource AcknowledgmentsMaps1. What Is a Prophetic Book?2. The Book of Hosea3. The Book of Amos4. The Book of Micah5. The Book of Zephaniah and the Twelve6. The Books of Joel and Obadiah7. The Books of Nahum and Habakkuk8. The Books of Jonah and Haggai9. Zechariah 1-810. Zechariah 9-14, the Book of Malachi, and the Twelve11. The Book of Isaiah12. The Book of Isaiah (Continued)13. The Book of Jeremiah14. The Book of EzekielGlossaryReferencesScripture Index...
