Are the prophets speaking about their own times, about our present, or about some still-unrealized future? Applying his signature method, John Walton provides a clear, helpful guide to the nature of biblical prophecy and apocalyptic literature that will help us avoid potential misuse and reclaim the message of the prophets for our lives.
Are the prophets speaking about their own times, about our present, or about some still-unrealized future? Applying his signature method, John Walton provides a clear, helpful guide to the nature of biblical prophecy and apocalyptic literature that will help us avoid potential misuse and reclaim the message of the prophets for our lives.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
John H. Walton is professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College. He has written many books on the Old Testament and its ancient Near Eastern background, including a commentary on Genesis, Ancient Israelite Literature in Its Cultural Context and (as coauthor) The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament.
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Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1: Ancient Near East Proposition 1: Prophecy Is a Subset of Divination Proposition 2: Prophets and Prophecy in the ANE Manifest Similarities and Differences When Compared to Israel Part 2: Institution Proposition 3: A Prophet Is a Spokesperson for God, Not a Predictor of the Future Proposition 4: Prophecy in the OT Is Not Monolithic but Developing Proposition 5: The Classical Prophets Are Champions of the Covenant in Times of Crisis Proposition 6: Prophecy Takes a Variety of Different Shapes After the Old Testament Part 3: Literature Proposition 7: Recognition of the Categories of Prophetic Message Help Us Be More Informed Readers proposition 8: Prophets Were Typically Not Authors Proposition 9: The Implied Audience of the Prophetic Books Is Not Necessarily the Audience of the Prophet Part 4: Methodological and Interpretive Issues Proposition 10: Distinction Between Message and Fulfillment Provides Clear Understanding of Prophetic Literature Proposition 11: Fulfillment Follows Oblique Trajectories Proposition 12: The NT Use of OT Prophecy Focuses on Fulfillment, Not Message Proposition 13: Prophecy Carries Important Implications for Understanding God and the Future, but Our Ability to Forge a Detailed Eschatology with Confidence Is Limited Part 5: Apocalyptic Proposition 13: Apocalyptic Prophecy Should Be Differentiated from Classical Prophecy Proposition 15: In Apocalyptic Literature, Visions Are Not the Message but the Occasion for the Message Proposition 16: New Testament Apocalyptic Operates by the Same Principles as Old Testament Apocalyptic Concluding Thoughts For Further Reading General Index Scripture Index
Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1: Ancient Near East Proposition 1: Prophecy Is a Subset of Divination Proposition 2: Prophets and Prophecy in the ANE Manifest Similarities and Differences When Compared to Israel Part 2: Institution Proposition 3: A Prophet Is a Spokesperson for God, Not a Predictor of the Future Proposition 4: Prophecy in the OT Is Not Monolithic but Developing Proposition 5: The Classical Prophets Are Champions of the Covenant in Times of Crisis Proposition 6: Prophecy Takes a Variety of Different Shapes After the Old Testament Part 3: Literature Proposition 7: Recognition of the Categories of Prophetic Message Help Us Be More Informed Readers proposition 8: Prophets Were Typically Not Authors Proposition 9: The Implied Audience of the Prophetic Books Is Not Necessarily the Audience of the Prophet Part 4: Methodological and Interpretive Issues Proposition 10: Distinction Between Message and Fulfillment Provides Clear Understanding of Prophetic Literature Proposition 11: Fulfillment Follows Oblique Trajectories Proposition 12: The NT Use of OT Prophecy Focuses on Fulfillment, Not Message Proposition 13: Prophecy Carries Important Implications for Understanding God and the Future, but Our Ability to Forge a Detailed Eschatology with Confidence Is Limited Part 5: Apocalyptic Proposition 13: Apocalyptic Prophecy Should Be Differentiated from Classical Prophecy Proposition 15: In Apocalyptic Literature, Visions Are Not the Message but the Occasion for the Message Proposition 16: New Testament Apocalyptic Operates by the Same Principles as Old Testament Apocalyptic Concluding Thoughts For Further Reading General Index Scripture Index
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