The Priests in the Prophets
The Portrayal of Priests, Prophets, and Other Religious Specialists in the Latter Prophets
Published on 1. December 2004
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-567-08166-7 (ISBN)
Description
Since at least the 19th century Hebrew Bible scholarship has traditionally seen priests and prophets as natural opponents, with different social spheres and worldviews. In recent years several studies have started to question this perspective. The Priests in the Prophets examines how the priests are portrayed in the Latter Prophets and analyzes the relationship between priests and prophets. The contributors also provide insights into the place of priests, prophets, and some other religious specialists in Israelite and Judean society in pre-exilic and post-exilic times.
Reviews / Votes
"This research is indeed indispensable to our ongoing attempt to appreciate the social and religious factors that motivated the prophets' criticism of the priests."- Jacob L. Wright, The Society of Biblical Literature, July 2005 "...informative and valuable...I recommend the book for libraries." -The Catholic Biblical Quarterly * Catholic Biblical Quarterly * 'This volume challenges old established conclusions, such as he perceived antagonism between priest and prophet, with a fresh look at prophetic texts. It contributes a deeper understanding of the complex interplay between sections of Israelite society, not only between priest and prophets, but including diviners, cult personnel and scribes as well.' Katherine J. Dell, Expository Times, 1 August 2006 -- Katherine J. Dell * Expository Times * Synopsis' of individual Reviews by Ehud Ben Zvi / Bryan D. Bibb / Corrine Patton / Margaret S. Odell / Julie Galambush / Richard D Nelson / James R. Linville / Joachim Schaper / Daniel E Fleming / Ziony Zevit / Lester L Grabbe in the International Review of Biblical Studies * Intl. Review of Biblical Studies *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Laminated cover
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
520 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-567-08166-7 (9780567081667)
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Lester L. Grabbe | Alice Ogden Bellis
The Priests in the Prophets
The Portrayal of Priests, Prophets, and Other Religious Specialists in the Latter Prophets
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12/2004
1st Edition
T.& T.Clark Ltd
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Persons
Lester L. Grabbe is Professor Emeritus of Hebrew Bible and Early Judaism at the University of Hull. He is founder and convenor of the European Seminar in Historical Methodology. A recent book is Ancient Israel:What Do We Know and How Do We Know it? Alice Ogdon Bellis is Professor of Old Testament Language and Literature at Howard University School of Divinity, Washington, D.C.
Content
I. Introduction; Lester L. Grabbe; Introduction and Overview; II. Articles; Ehud Ben Zvi; Observations on Prophetic Characters, Prophetic Texts, Priests of Old, Perslan Period Priests and Literati; Brian Bibb The Prophetic Critique of Ritual in Old Testament Theology; Daniel E. Fleming Prophets and Temple Personnel in the Mari Archives; Julie Galambush The Northern Voyage of Psammeticus II and its Implications for Ezekiel 44.7-9; Lester L. Grabbe A Priest is without Honor in his Own Prophet: Priests and Other Religious Specialists in the Latter Prophets; James Linville The Day of Yahweh and the Mourning of the Priests in Joel; Richard D. Nelson Priestly Purity and Prophetic Lunacy: Hosea 1.2-3 and 9.7; Margaret S. Odell What Was the Image of Jealousy in Ezekiel 8? Corrine Patton Layers of Meaning: Priesthood in Jeremiah MT; Joachim Schaper The Priests in the Book of Malachi and their Opponents; Ziony Zevit The Prophet versus Priest Antagonism Hypothesis: Its History and Origin