Prophets Prophecy And Oracles In The Roman Empire
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Prophets Prophecy And Oracles In The Roman Empire
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Author : Leslie Kelly
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-12-06
Prophets Prophecy And Oracles In The Roman Empire written by Leslie Kelly and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-06 with History categories.
This book surveys the uses and function of prophecy, prophets, and oracles among Jews, Christians, and pagans in the first three centuries of the Roman Empire and explores how prophecy and prophetic texts functioned as a common language that enabled religious discourse to develop between these groups. It shows that each of these cultures believed that it was in prophetic texts and prophetic utterances that they could find the surest proof of their religious beliefs and a strong confirmation of their group identity.
Prophets And Emperors
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Author : David Stone Potter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Prophets And Emperors written by David Stone Potter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
To the practical modern mind, the idea of divine prophecy is more ludicrous than sublime. Yet to our cultural forebears in ancient Greece and Rome, prophecy was anything but marginal; it was in fact the basic medium for recalling significant past events and expressing hopes for the future, and it offered assurance that divinities truly cared about mere mortals. Prophecy also served political ends, and it was often invoked to support or condemn an emperor's actions. In Prophets and Emperors, David Potter shows us how prophecy worked, how it could empower, and how the diverse inhabitants of the Roman Empire used it to make sense of their world. This is a fascinating account of prophecy as a social, religious, and political phenomenon. The various systems of prophecy--including sacred books, oracles, astrological readings, interpretation of dreams, the sayings of holy men and women--come into sharp relief. Potter explores the use of prophecy as a nieans of historical analysis and political communication, and he describes it in the context of the ancient city. Finally, he traces the reformation of the prophetic tradition under the influence of Christianity in the fourth century. Drawing on diverse evidence--from inscriptions and ancient prophetic books to Greek and Roman historians and the Bible--Potter has produced a study that will engage anyone interested in the religions of the ancient Mediterranean and in the history and politics of the Roman Empire.
Prophets And Emperors
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Author : David Potter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-10-01
Prophets And Emperors written by David Potter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-01 with categories.
To the practical modern mind, the idea of divine prophecy is more ludicrous than sublime. Yet to our cultural forebears in ancient Greece and Rome, prophecy was anything but marginal; it was in fact the basic medium for recalling significant past events and expressing hopes for the future, and it offered assurance that divinities truly cared about mere mortals. Prophecy also served political ends, and it was often invoked to support or condemn an emperor's actions. In Prophets and Emperors, David Potter shows us how prophecy worked, how it could empower, and how the diverse inhabitants of the Roman Empire used it to make sense of their world. This is a fascinating account of prophecy as a social, religious, and political phenomenon. The various systems of prophecy--including sacred books, oracles, astrological readings, interpretation of dreams, the sayings of holy men and women--come into sharp relief. Potter explores the use of prophecy as a nieans of historical analysis and political communication, and he describes it in the context of the ancient city. Finally, he traces the reformation of the prophetic tradition under the influence of Christianity in the fourth century. Drawing on diverse evidence--from inscriptions and ancient prophetic books to Greek and Roman historians and the Bible--Potter has produced a study that will engage anyone interested in the religions of the ancient Mediterranean and in the history and politics of the Roman Empire.
The Voice Of The Prophets
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Author : Pleasant E. Royse
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1866
The Voice Of The Prophets written by Pleasant E. Royse and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1866 with Second Advent categories.
Oracles Of God
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Author : John Barton
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2007
Oracles Of God written by John Barton and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Bibles categories.
Drawing on documents including the Old Testament itself, the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, the New Testament, the writings of Philo and Josephus, and the works of the early Church Fathers, Barton arrives at a series of controversial conclusions about the composition of the canon in the post-exilic period, the relation of "apocalyptic" to prophecy, and even the applicability of the term "prophet" to the classical prophets themselves.--from publisher's description.
The Sibylline Oracles
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Author : Sir John Floyer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1713
The Sibylline Oracles written by Sir John Floyer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1713 with Bible categories.
The Sibylline Oracles
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Author : John Floyer Knight, Sir
language : en
Publisher: Trumpet Press
Release Date : 2011-06-10
The Sibylline Oracles written by John Floyer Knight, Sir and has been published by Trumpet Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-10 with Philosophy categories.
The first English translation of The Sibylline Oracles, now revised and updated into modern English. The original author also presents interpretation that is often insightful, with historical details that is invaluable to anyone who seeks to understand the oracles. Unlike the critics, the author believes in the authenticity of the oracles and presents good arguments and evidence for that belief. This book only contains books 1-8 because the other books of the oracles were not discovered and published until the 19th century.Please leave a review of this book, thanks.
Prophecy In The Ancient Near East
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Author : Jonathan Stökl
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2013-02-06
Prophecy In The Ancient Near East written by Jonathan Stökl and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-06 with History categories.
Since the 1990s there has been an emphasis on the study of ancient Israelite prophecy in its ancient Near East context. Prophecy in the Ancient Near East is the first book-length study that compares prophecy in the ancient Near East by focusing on texts from Mari, the Neo-Assyrian State Archives, and the Hebrew Bible. The author analyzes prophecy in each culture independently before comparisons are made. This method demonstrates how prophecy is a part of the wider system of divination, but also shows where scholarship has unduly imported concepts found in one corpus to the other two. This method, for example, calls into question the supposed link between music and prophecy from the Hebrew Bible to the ancient Near East. This work provides an up-to-date analysis of ancient Near Eastern, including Israelite and Judean, prophecy to scholars and students alike. "I thoroughly enjoyed reading the book, and I can highly recommend it to anyone interested in prophecy in Israel and the ancient Near East." Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer, University of Aberdeen, Review of Biblical Literature "The content of Jonathan Stökl’s book...testifies to the value of the book for the studies of prophecy in the ancient Near East." Wojciech Pikor, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, The Biblical Annals
Prospects Of The Ten Kingdoms Of The Roman Empire Considered Being The Third Series Of Aids To Prophetic Enquiry
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Author : Benjamin Wills Newton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1849
Prospects Of The Ten Kingdoms Of The Roman Empire Considered Being The Third Series Of Aids To Prophetic Enquiry written by Benjamin Wills Newton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1849 with Bible categories.
Prophets And Prophecy In The Ancient Near East
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Author : Martti Nissinen
language : en
Publisher: SBL Press
Release Date : 2019-07-09
Prophets And Prophecy In The Ancient Near East written by Martti Nissinen and has been published by SBL Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-09 with Religion categories.
A new, expanded edition of a classic reference tool This volume of more than 170 documents of prophecy from the ancient Near East brings together a representative sample of written documents from Mesopotamia, the Levant, and Egypt dating to the second and first millennia BCE. Nissinen's collection provides nonspecialist readers clear translations, transliterations, and discussions of oracles reports and collections, quotations of prophetic messages in letters and literature, and texts that reference persons with prophetic titles. This second edition includes thirty-four new texts. Features: Modern, idiomatic, and readable English translations Thirty-four new translations Contributions of West Semitic, Egyptian, and Luwian sources from C. L. Seow, Robert K. Ritner, and H. Craig Melchert
