Prophecy in Its Ancient Near Eastern Context: Mesopotamian, Biblical, and Arabian Perspectives (Symposium Series (Society of Biblical Literature), No. 13.)

"This volume provides up-to-date information in conjunction with a wide range of new perspectives on prophecy as an ancient Near Eastern phenomenon. The temporal and geographical distribution of the sources examined extends from 18th-century B.C.E. Mari, through 7th-century Assyria and the Hebrew Bible, to Arabian documents from the 7th century C.E. The articles are written from manifold perspectives, including methodological, socioreligious, and anthropological, as well as historical viewpoints."--BOOK JACKET. PROPHECY IN ITS ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN CONTEXT - MESOPOTAMIAN, BIBLICAL, AND ARABIAN PERSPECTIVES......Page 3 CONTENTS......Page 5 PREFACE......Page 7 ABBREVIATIONS......Page 9 Part One: STUDIES IN METHOD......Page 13 Background......Page 15 Taxonomy......Page 17 Method......Page 20 2. Lester L. Grabbe: Ancient Near Eastern Prophecy from an Anthropological Perspective......Page 25 Methodological Considerations......Page 26 Selected Examples......Page 28 Conclusions......Page 43 Typology......Page 45 Recent Definitions......Page 51 Prophets and Prophetic Literature......Page 53 Summary......Page 56 Part Two: STUDIES IN SOURCES......Page 57 4. Herbert B. Huffmon: A Company of Prophets: Mari, Assyria, Israel......Page 59 Marl......Page 60 Neo-Assyria......Page 69 Israel......Page 75 Conclusion......Page 82 Introduction......Page 83 Prophecy in Writing......Page 85 The Person of the Prophet......Page 89 The Cultic Context of Prophecy......Page 92 The Realm of the Divine Actions......Page 96 Conclusion......Page 98 The Neo-Assyrian Evidence for Prophets and Prophecy......Page 101 The Assyrian Prophets: mahhû and raggimu......Page 102 The Prophets and the Goddess......Page 107 The Prophets and the King......Page 114 The Prophets and Other Diviners......Page 119 Conclusions......Page 123 7. Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila: Arabian Prophecy......Page 127 Historiography in Islamic Studies......Page 129 Traditions of Arabian Prophecy......Page 131 The Career of Muhammad......Page 137 Muhammad's Prophetic Experience......Page 145 The Context for Muhammad's Prophecy......Page 147 Paradigms of Arabian Prophecy......Page 151 Summary......Page 157 Index of Ancient Documents......Page 161 Index of Modern Authors Cited......Page 169 CONTRIBUTORS......Page 173 Part 1 Studies In Method -- 1. Comparare Necesse Est? Ancient Israelite And Ancient Near Eastern Prophecy In A Comparative Perspective / Hans M. Barstad 3 -- 2. Ancient Near Eastern Prophecy From An Anthropological Perspective / Lester L. Grabbe 13 -- 3. Defining Prophecy And Prophetic Literature / David L. Petersen 33 -- Part 2 Studies In Sources -- 4. A Company Of Prophets: Mari, Assyria, Israel / Herbert B. Huffmon 47 -- 5. Mesopotamian Prophecy Between Immanence And Transcendence: A Comparison Of Old Babylonian And Neo-assyrian Prophecy / Karel Van Der Toorn 71 -- 6. Socioreligious Role Of The Neo-assyrian Prophets / Martti Nissinen 89 -- 7. Arabian Prophecy / Jaakko Hameen-anttila 115. Martti Nissinen, Editor. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.