'Every City Shall Be Forsaken': Urbanism and Prophecy in Ancient Israel and the Near East Contributor(s): Grabbe, Lester L. (Editor), Haak, Robert D. (Editor), Mein, Andrew (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1841272027 ISBN-13: 9781841272023 Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: August 2001 Annotation: Urbanism in ancient society has now become an important topic for both classical and ancient Near Eastern scholars. Equally, the question of prophecy as social institution and literary corpus has been increasingly problematized. The essays in this volume bring together these crucial aspects of modern biblical research, the scope ranging from methodological issues about sociology and urbanism to Assyrian prophecies and specific biblical texts. An introductory chapter surveys recent anthropological study on urbanism, summarizes the essays, and places the different contributions in context. Click for more in this series: Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies |
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BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - History - History | Jewish - General - Religion | Biblical Studies - General |
Dewey: 296.09 |
LCCN: 2001431836 |
Series: Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.84" W x 11.52" L (1.09 lbs) 232 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
Features: Dust Cover |
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Publisher Description: Urbanism in ancient society has now become an important topic for both classical and ancient Near Eastern scholars. Equally, the question of prophecy as social institution and literary corpus has been increasingly problematized. The essays in this volume bring together these crucial aspects of modern biblical research, the scope ranging from methodological issues about sociology and urbanism to Assyrian prophecies and specific biblical texts. An introductory chapter surveys recent anthropological study on urbanism, summarizes the essays, and places the different contributions in context. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mein, Andrew: - Andrew Mein is Tutor in Old Testament, Westcott House, Cambridge. Camp, Claudia V.: - Claudia V. Camp is Professor of Religion at Texas Christian University, USA and was on the steering committee of the Seminar. She is currently co-general editor of the LHBOTS series, as well as the author or editor of 4 books and numerous articles.Grabbe, Lester L.: - 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? |
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