Prophetic Conflicts in Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Micah: How Post-Exilic Ideologies Created the False (and the True) Prophets (Forschungen Zum Alten Testament 2.reihe)

In this volume, Francesco Arena investigates false prophecy and prophetic conflicts, taking Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Micah as the three books in the Bible most concerned with prophesying falsehood and false prophets. By building on the studies of G. Auld, R. Carroll, and G. Garbini, who first posited that the Writing Prophets were not prophets at all, but rather intellectuals or poets, the author puts the vexed question of false prophecy into a new perspective. If we accept that Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Micah were not originally true prophets (or prophets at all) what should we do with their quarrels with the alleged false prophets? Can we still consider prophetic conflicts as expressions of a socio-religious phenomenon? Or should we instead consider them as some later creations to serve ideological purposes?.-- "Google books Cover Title Preface Table of Contents List of Abbreviations Chapter 1: Assessing the Problem A. Of Peace and Falsehood I. Trusting Divination (Deut 13:1–5; 18:18–22) II. Ideology of Prophetic Conflicts B. Methodology of Investigation I. The editing of the Bible II. Defining Relations between Texts III. Establishing Relations between Texts IV. Outline of Investigation Chapter 2: False Promises of Peace in the Book of Jeremiah A. The Priests, the Prophets and the Foe from the North I. About the Book of Jeremiah II. Peace but There Is No Peace (Jer 6:13–15; 10b–12) 1. Jeremiah 6:13–15 and 10b–12 as Secondary Additions 2. Translation, Critical Notes and Textual Comparison 3. Peace and Shame: The Clergy and the Demise of Jerusalem III. What Will You Do When the End Comes (Jer 5:30–31)? 1. Translation, Critical Notes and Redaction History 2. Prophesying Falsehood 3. Priests at the Hands of the Prophets IV. I Have Not Sent Them (Jer 14:11–16) 1. Translation, Critical Notes and Redaction History 2. The Origin of Prophetic Conflicts V. The Priests, the Prophets and the Foe from the North: Observations B. The Prophets and the Community I. Prophets of Samaria and Prophets of Jerusalem (Jer 23:13–15) II. There Will Be Peace to You (Jer 23:16–22) III. Dreams of Falsehood (Jer 23:25–32) IV. The Prophets ad the Community: Observations C. The Prophets and the King of Babylon I. The Cycle Jer 27–29 II. Do Not Serve the King of Babylon (Jer 27:1–21) 1. Redaction History of Jeremiah 27 2. New Prophets and New Messages III. Jeremiah and Hananiah (Jer 28:1–17) 1. Redaction History of Jeremiah 29 2. Jeremiah vs. Hananiah: A Non-Stricly Prophetic Conflict IV. Prophets in Babylon (Jer 29:8–9, 21–23, 30–32) 1. What is the Falsehood Spread by the Prophets (Jer 29:8–9)? 2. Were Ahab and Zedekiah Prophets (Jer 29:21–23)? 3. Was Shemaiah a Prophet of Falsehood (Jer 29:30–32)? V. The King of Babylon Will Not Attack You (Jer 37:17–21) 1. Translation, Critical Notes and Redaction History 2. Jeremiah and King Zedekiah VI. The Prophets and the King of Babylon: Observations D. Pashhur Among the Prophets I. Translation, Critical Notes and Redaction History II. Creating a Prophetic Antagonist E. Promising Peace and Prophesying Falsehood Chapter 3: False Promises of Peace in the Book of Ezekiel A. Ezekiel, His Book and the Prophets I. The Book as Product of Later Times II. The Prophets in the Book of Ezekiel B. Vacuity and Lying Divination (Ezek 13:1–16) I. The Core Oracle II. Latest Editorial Developments III. The Prophets of Israel and Their Excision from the Community IV. The Land After 587 and the Return(s) from Babylon C. The Motif of Promising False Peace I. Similarities Between Jeremiah and Ezekiel II. Establishing Priority between Jeremiah and Ezekiel III. From Jeremiah to Ezekiel Chapter 4: False Promises of Peace in the Book of Micah A. Preliminary Remarks on the Composition of the book of Micah I. Micah and the Book of the Twelve II. Blaming the Prophets in Micah B. Prophets, Seers and Diviners in Micah 3 I. Translation and Critical Notes II. The Secondary Character of Micah 3:5–8 III. Peace or War: Micah and the (False?) Prophets C. Textual Relations between Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Micah I. Establishing Priority between Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Micah II. From Jeremiah to Micah Bypassing Ezekiel Chapter 5: Conclusion A. Promises of Peace: Origins, Development and Transmission B. The “False” Prophets I. No Criteria to Separate “True” and “False” Prophets II. The Shalom or Optimistic Prophets III. Falsehood and Circular Reasoning IV. Accusations Aimed at All the Prophets C. Prophetic Conflicts as Ideological Conflicts I. The Prophetic Antagonists of Jeremiah II. History and Ideology III. The Persian Period (at Least) IV. In the End Bibliography Index of References Index of Modern Authors Index of Subjects La 4e de couverture indique : "Can we consider prophetic conflicts as expressions of a socio-religious phenomenon or should we consider them as post-exilic creations that serve ideological purposes ? In his study, Francesco Arena investigates false prophecy and prophetic conflicts, taking Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Micah as the three books in the Bible most concerned with prophesying falsehood and false prophets"