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Neo-Assyrian prophecy and the Hebrew Bible : Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah / Russell Mack

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Mack, Russell, 1961-
Published
Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press, 2011.
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xviii, 386 pages ; 24 cm.

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Machine generated contents note: 1.The Changing Landscape of Prophecy -- A Review of Recent Scholarship -- The Contribution of Comparative Studies -- The Problems with Comparative Studies -- 2.Review of Scholarship -- Assyrian Religion -- Genre Classification -- Deutero-Isaiah -- Holy War -- Imagery -- Prophets and Prophecy -- Royal Ideology -- True Versus False Prophecy -- Conclusion -- 3.Methodology of the Study -- Semiotics -- Structuralism -- Genre Theory -- Anthropology -- Marxist Literary Criticism -- New Historicism -- Reader Response Theory -- Comparative Analysis -- Underlying Assumptions -- The Method of Comparison -- Conclusion -- 4.Neo-Assyrian Prophecies -- Historical Background of the Oracles -- Physical Description of the Tablets -- The Oracles -- SAA 9 1.1 Issar-La-Tashiyat -- SAA 9 1.2 Sinqisha-amur -- SAA 9 1.3 Remutti-Allati -- SAA 9 1.4 Baya -- SAA 9 1.5 Ilussa-Amur -- SAA 9 1.6-7 Issar-Beli-Da"ini -- SAA 9 1.8 Ahat-Abisha -- SAA 9 1.9-1.10 La-Dagil-Ili -- SAA 9 2.1 Nabu-Hussanni -- SAA 9 2.2 Baya -- SAA 9 2.3 La-Dagil-ili -- SAA 9 2.4 Urkittu-Sharrat -- SAA 9 2.5 Sinqisha-Amur -- SAA 9 2.6 Unknown Prophet -- SAA 9 3.1 Introduction -- SAA 9 3.2 First Sulmu Oracle -- SAA 9 3.3 Second Sulmu Oracle -- SAA 9 3.4 The Meal of the Covenant -- SAA 9 3.5 Word of Ishtar of Arbela -- SAA 9 4 -- SAA 9 5 An Oracle to the Queen Mother -- SAA 9 6 An Oracle from Tashmetu-eresh of Arbela -- SAA 9 7 Prophecies for the Crown Prince Ashurbanipal -- SAA 9 9 Words of Encouragement to Ashurbanipal -- SAA 9 10 Fragment of a Prophecy -- SAA 9 11 Report on a Vision and an Oracle to Ashurbanipal -- Summary Comments -- The Opening Lines -- The Closing Lines -- Divine Protector -- Divine Self-Identification Formula -- Encouragement Formula -- Enemy -- Imagery -- Kingship -- Piety -- Trust in Divine Word -- Universal Dominion -- Under Foot -- Victory Oracle -- Conclusions -- 5.Neo-Assyrian Prophecies in Supplemental Materials -- Prophecy in a Secondary Context -- Building Inscriptions -- Prism Inscriptions -- Letters to the King -- Letters from the Deity -- SAA 3 41 Letter from Ashur to Shamshi-Adad V -- SAA 3 44 Ashur's Response to Ashurbanipal's report on the Shamash-Shum-ukin War -- SAA 3 45 Ashur's response to Ashurbanipal's Report on the Elamite Wars -- SAA 3 46 Fragment of a Divine Letter -- SAA 3 47 Letter from Ninurta to an Assyrian King -- SAA 13 139 Bel Reconciles with Mulissu -- SAA 13 43 Gods at Your Gate -- Summary Comments -- Dialogues between Deities and People -- Conclusions -- 6.Nahum -- Date of Writing -- Historical Setting -- Analysis of the Book -- Nahum 1:1 -- Nahum 1:2-8 -- Nahum 1:9-10 -- Nahum 1:11-2:1 -- Nahum 2:2-14 -- Nahum 3:1-17 -- Nahum 3:18-19 -- Summary Comments -- Opening Lines -- Closing Lines -- Divine Anger -- Divine Protection -- Divine Self-Identification Formula -- Enemy -- Encouragement Formula -- Imagery -- Kingship -- Piety -- Universal Dominion -- Conclusions -- 7.Habakkuk -- Date of Writing -- Historical Setting -- Analysis of the Book -- Habakkuk 1:1 -- Habakkuk 1:2-4 -- Habakkuk 1:5-11 -- Habakkuk 1:12-17 -- Habakkuk 2:1 -- Habakkuk 2:2-6 -- Habakkuk 2:6-8 -- Habakkuk 2:9-11 -- Habakkuk 2:12-14 -- Habakkuk 2:15-17 -- Habakkuk 2:18-20 -- Habakkuk 3:1-19 -- Habakkuk 3:16-19 -- Summary Comments -- Opening Lines -- Closing Lines -- Divine Anger -- Divine Protection -- Divine Self-Identification Formula -- Enemy -- Encouragement Formula -- Imagery -- Kingship -- Piety -- Trust in Divine Word -- Universal Dominion -- Victory Oracles -- Conclusions -- 8.Zephaniah -- Date of Writing -- Historical Setting -- Analysis of the Book -- Zephaniah 1:1 -- Zephaniah 1:2-6 -- Zephaniah 1:7-18 -- Zephaniah 2:1-4 -- Zephaniah 2:5-7 -- Zephaniah 2:8-11 -- Zephaniah 2:12 -- Zephaniah 2:13-15 -- Zephaniah 3:1-13 -- Zephaniah 3:14-20 -- Summary Comments -- Opening Lines -- Closing Lines -- Divine Anger -- Divine Protection -- Divine Self-Identification Formula -- Enemy -- Encouragement Formula -- Imagery -- Kingship -- Piety -- Trust in Divine Word -- Universal Dominion -- Victory Oracles -- Conclusions -- 9.Conclusions -- The Neo-Assyrian Prophetic Corpus -- The Content -- The Producers of the Neo-Assyrian Prophetic Corpus -- The Biblical Prophetic Corpus -- The Content -- The Producers of Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah.
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ISBN
9781463200770
1463200773
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Source of Acquisition
UP-PAT copy: Purchased with funds from the Robert and Judith Auritt Klein Endowment for Jewish Studies; 2011.
Endowment Note
Robert and Judith Auritt Klein Endowment for Jewish Studies
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