Ancient prophecy : Near Eastern, biblical, and Greek perspectives / Martti Nissinen.
Ancient Prophecy: Near Eastern, Biblical, and Greek Perspectives' is the first monograph-length comparative study on prophetic divination in ancient Near Eastern, biblical, and Greek sources. Prophecy is one of the ways humans have believed to become conversant with what is believed to be super...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2017.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Online Access: | Access via Directory of Open Access Books |
| Summary: | Ancient Prophecy: Near Eastern, Biblical, and Greek Perspectives' is the first monograph-length comparative study on prophetic divination in ancient Near Eastern, biblical, and Greek sources. Prophecy is one of the ways humans have believed to become conversant with what is believed to be superhuman knowledge. The prophetic process of communication involves the prophet, her/his audience, and the deity from whom the message allegedly comes from. Martti Nissinen introduces a wealth of ancient sources documenting the prophetic phenomenon around the ancient Eastern Mediterranean, whether cuneiform tablets from Mesopotamia, the Hebrew Bible, Greek inscriptions, or ancient historians. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 448 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780198808558 0198808550 |