Kelly, William L.
How Prophecy Works

A Study of the Semantic Field of Nabi' and a Close Reading of Jeremiah 1:4-19, 23:9-40 and 27:1-28:17.

This study addresses the question of the nature of prophecy itself, based on the semantics of the Hebrew lexeme nabi' ("prophet"). - This investigation discusses the nature and function of prophecy in the corpus of the Hebrew book of Jeremiah. It analyses all occurrences of nabi' in Jeremiah and performs a close reading of three primary texts. The result is a detailed explanation of how prophecy works, and what it meant to call someone a nabi' in ancient Israel. Combining the results of the semantic analysis and close readings, the study reaches conclusions for six main areas of study: (1) the function and nature of prophecy; (2) dreams and visions; (3) being sent; (4) prophets, priests and cult; (5) salvation and doom; and (6) legitimacy and authority. These conclusions explain the conceptual categories related to nabi' in the corpus. 332 Seiten, gebunden (Forschungen zur Religion und Literatur des Alten und Neuen Testaments; Vol. 272/Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2020) Lagerspuren/some shelfwear