'Every City Shall Be Forsaken': Urbanism and Prophecy in Ancient Israel and the Near East Lester L. Grabbe Editor

by Lester L. Grabbe (Editor)

2020-05-07 07:54:59

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 vo... Read more
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. Less

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File size6.14(w)x9.21(h)x0.56
Print pages232
PublisherBloomsbury Academic
Publication date August 1, 2001
ISBN9781841272023

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