05151cam a2200601Mi 4500 ocn794328509 OCoLC 20200709055531.0 m d cr |n| 120528s2012 ne o 000 0 eng d EBLCP eng EBLCP OCLCQ N$T 9789004229938 (electronic bk.) 9004229930 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)794328509 456489 (N$T) BL503 .S76 2012 OCC 033000 bisacsh REL 070000 bisacsh REL 102000 bisacsh 202.117 N$TA Stökl, Jonathan. Prophecy in the Ancient Near East [electronic resource] : a Philological and Sociological Comparison. Leiden : BRILL, 2012. 1 online resource (313 p.) Culture and History of the Ancient Near East Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Chapter One. Introduction; 1.1 On Comparing Prophets; 1.2 Definition of Prophecy and Divination; 1.3 Prophecy and (Socio- ) Anthropology; 1.4 Comparing Corpora; 1.4.1 Egypt; 1.4.2 The Hittites; 1.4.3 Ugarit; 1.4.4 The Aramaic Inscriptions; 1.4.4.1 The Deir?Alla Inscription; 1.4.4.2 The Zakkur Inscription; 1.4.4.3 Ammon Citadel Inscription; 1.4.4.4 Deir Rifa; 1.4.5 Greece; 1.5 Summary; Part One Prophecy in Old Babylonian Sources; Chapter Two. Introduction to Old Babylonian Prophecy; Chapter Three. Old Babylonian Prophets; 3.1 The Professional (apilum). 3.1.1 A Philological Discussion of the Term apilum3.1.2 Social Role of the apilum ('spokesperson'); 3.2 Lay-Prophets; 3.2.1 Cultic Officials; 3.2.1.1 The muhhûm; 3.2.1.2 The assinnu; 3.2.1.3 The qammatum; 3.2.2 Other Lay-Prophets; 3.3 The nabû; 3.4 Prophetic Groups; 3.5 The Gender of Prophecy; Chapter Four. The Prophetic Message; 4.1 The egerrûm; 4.2 Šuttum--Dream or Vision?; 4.3 Hair and Hem; Chapter Five. Further Aspects of Old Babylonian Prophecy; 5.1 The Deities of Prophecy; 5.2 The Geographical Distribution; 5.3 The Temporal Distribution; 5.4 The Workings of Prophecy. Chapter Six. ConclusionsPart Two Prophecy in Neo-Assyrian Sources; Chapter Seven. Introduction to Neo-Assyrian Prophecy; Chapter Eight. Neo-Assyrian Prophets; 8.1 The raggintu; 8.2 The mahhû and other (lay- )prophets; 8.3 The Gender of Prophecy; Chapter Nine. The Message; 9.1 The Physical Shape of the Tablets; 9.2 Forms and Function of Prophetic Texts; Chapter Ten. Other Aspects of Neo-Assyrian Prophecy; 10.1 Prophecy and the Cult; 10.2 The Senders (Deities) of Prophecy; 10.3 The Geographic and Temporal Distribution; Chapter Eleven. Conclusions; Part Three Prophecy in the Hebrew Bible. Chapter Twelve. Introduction to Prophecy in the Hebrew BibleChapter Thirteen. The Messengers; 13.1 The???? (nabi'); 13.1.1 The Etymology of????; 13.1.1.1 The nabi at Ebla; 13.1.1.2 The nabi at Emar; 13.1.1.3 Conclusions of the Etymological Discussion; 13.1.2 The nb' in the Lachish Letters; 13.1.3 The???? in the Hebrew Bible; 13.1.3.1 Prophetic Groups; 13.1.3.2 Prophets in the Pentateuch; 13.1.3.3 The Writing Prophets; 13.1.3.4 Female Prophets; 13.2 The?????; 13.3 The?????; 13.4 Comparison of the??????, the????? and the?????; Chapter Fourteen. Conclusions. Part Four Comparison and ConclusionChapter Fifteen. Comparison of Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian and Biblical Prophecy; 15.1 Prophetic Groups; 15.2 Cultic Prophecy; 15.3 Music and Prophecy; 15.4 Intercession; 15.5 Female Prophets; 15.6 Transmitting Prophecy; 15.7 Deities of Prophecy; 15.8 Being Sent; Chapter Sixteen. Conclusions; Bibliography; General Index. Prophecy in the Ancient Near East is the first book-length study that compares all evidence of ancient Near Eastern prophecy, focusing on the Mari texts. It re-evaluates recent scholarship and concludes that prophecy was a widespread phenomenon integrated into divination in general. Description based on print version record. Forecasting Religious aspects Early works to 1800. Prophecies Early works to 1800. Prophecy Early works to 1800. Religion. Prophecy Early works to 1800. Prophecies Early works to 1800. Forecasting Religious aspects Early works to 1800. BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Gaia & Earth Energies bisacsh RELIGION / Christianity / General bisacsh RELIGION / Theology bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Stökl, Jonathan Prophecy in the Ancient Near East : A Philological and Sociological Comparison Leiden : BRILL, c2012 9789004229921 Culture and history of the ancient Near East. Ebook Library http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=919543 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=456489 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL919543 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 51261 51261