{"product_id":"prophetic-divination-martti-nissinen-9783110764130","title":"Prophetic Divination: Essays in Ancient Near Eastern Prophecy","description":"\u003cp\u003eProphecy was a wide-spread phenomenon in the ancient world - not only in ancient Israel but in the whole Eastern Mediterranean cultural sphere. This is demonstrated by documents from the ancient Near East, that have been the object of Martti Nissinen's research for more than twenty years. Nissinen's studies have had a formative influence on the study of the prophetic phenomenon. The present volume presents a selection of thirty-one essays, bringing together essential aspects of prophetic divination in the ancient Near East. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe first section of the volume discusses prophecy from theoretical perspectives. The second sections contains studies on prophecy in texts from Mari and Assyria and other cuneiform sources. The third section discusses biblical prophecy in its ancient Near Eastern context, while the fourth section focuses on prophets and prophecy in the Hebrew Bible\/Old Testament. Even prophecy in the Dead Sea Scrolls is discussed in the fifth section. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe articles are essential reading for anyone studying ancient prophetic phenomenon. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martti Nissinen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 311076413X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783110764130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e de Gruyter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 804\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.60d","brand":"Martti Nissinen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44127840698623,"sku":"9783110764130","price":51.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_05b3cd84-cb39-47d3-9d27-d1309f5f3e3e.jpg?v=1687455541","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/prophetic-divination-martti-nissinen-9783110764130","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}