Reading the Latter Prophets: Toward a New Canonical CriticismBloomsbury Publishing, 2004 M04 1 - 306 pages Edgar W. Conrad focuses on the prophetic books as composite collections and shows that (1) prophets are characters in the text, depicted as figures of the past whose words are significant for a later time; (2) reading and writing play a central role in the depiction of prophets; (3) prophetic books are presented as written words available to later generations through reading; (4) that read as a whole, the latter prophets depict the end of prophecy and the emergence of messengers of the Lord. Reading the Latter Prophets is an important contribution to the problems of both the formation and function of the prophetic literature. |
Contents
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Chapter 2 TEXTS AND HISTORY | 31 |
Chapter 3 ORDERING PROPHETIC BOOKS | 45 |
Chapter 4 OPENING PROPHETIC BOOKS | 63 |
READING JEREMIAH IN THE LIGHT OF AMOS | 92 |
READING EZEKIEL IN THE LIGHT OF JONAH | 161 |
READING ISAIAH IN THE LIGHT OF THE OTHER PROPHETS OF VISION | 182 |
READING THE TWELVE IN THE LIGHT OF THE MAJOR PROPHETS | 243 |
Conclusion | 268 |
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Common terms and phrases
Ahaz Ahaz and Hezekiah Amos and Jeremiah argued Assyrian Barstad beginning book of Isaiah book of Jeremiah canonical order chapter codes compilation concerning covenant Davies depicted destruction Deuteronomistic History Deuteronomy exile Form Criticism Former Prophets future genre Gunkel Habakkuk Haggai hand hear Hebrew Bible Hezekiah historical criticism historical-critical Hosea house of Yahweh imagery intertextual Isaiah's vision Jehoiachin Jehoiakim Jeremiah and Ezekiel Jeremiah's words Jerusalem Joel Jonah Joshua Josiah king of Babylon kings of Judah land Latter Prophets Limits of Interpretation literary messenger Micah Model Reader Moses mouth Muilenburg narrative nations oracle phrase priests prophesying prophets of vision Reading Isaiah reading prophetic books reference role Samuel scroll semiotics speak suggests superscription temple temple in Jerusalem textual torah Twelve understand Uzziah warfare warrior word of Yahweh words of Jeremiah writing written words Yahweh of hosts Yahweh says Yahweh spoke Yahweh's plan Yahweh's words Zechariah Zedekiah