Reflections of Ancient Israelite Divination in the Former Prophets

Thelle, Rannfrid I.

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“…It is, however, more likely that the individual oracles in the cycle were assembled in the exilic or post-exilic period by scribes with the agenda of emphasising the legitimacy of Jeremiah as the true prophet (cf. Carroll 1986:449-450;Thelle 2009Thelle :1910. The collection also served as a warning to the people in the period after the exile that they should not believe anyone who simply claims to be a true prophet.…”

Section: A Brief Analysis Of Jeremiah 23:17 In Contextmentioning

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שָׁלוֹם proclamations in the Book of Jeremiah: The dilemma of Jeremiah 4:10 and 23:17

Wessels

2022

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies

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The use of the noun ‫ָלֹום‬ ‫ׁש‬ in the Book of Jeremiah, as it occurs in prophetic proclamations, is of interest for this article. From an overview of a number of passages, it seems that the utterances in Jeremiah 4:10 and 23:17 are contradictory. In Jeremiah 4:10, Jeremiah utters the phrase ‫ֶם‬ ‫ָכ‬ ‫ל‬ ‫ֶה‬ ‫ְי‬ ‫ִה‬ ‫י‬ ‫ָלֹום‬ ‫,ׁש‬ but in 23:17 he rebukes prophets for proclaiming the very same message. The author argues that the prophet Jeremiah, as he is portrayed in the Book of Jeremiah, developed in his thinking and reaction to matters in correspondence to political and social changes that occurred in the history of Judah. A case is argued that 4:10 should be assigned to the prophet Jeremiah.Contribution: This article offers original research in the field of biblical studies, more specifically, in the field of the Old Testament. This is in line with the scope of HTS Theological Studies. The article aims at addressing a contradictory pronouncement in Jeremiah 4:10 and 23:17 regarding ‫ָלֹום‬ ‫ׁש‬ prophecies in the Book of Jeremiah. The issue of false ‫ָלֹום‬ ‫ׁש‬ prophecies and the danger of such proclamations are at the heart of the discussion.

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Section: A Brief Analysis Of Jeremiah 23:17 In Contextmentioning

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שָׁלוֹם proclamations in the Book of Jeremiah: The dilemma of Jeremiah 4:10 and 23:17

Wessels

2022

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies

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“…67 Rather, what is argued is that the chapter as a whole remembers an earlier institution of prophecy in Israel, and then it condemns and supplements its own historical past. 68 If, in an earlier era, the word of God came straight from the mouths of the official divinatory experts, the contribution of scripture's final form is to pass judgement on this simplistic state of affairs. National defeat falsified their recuperative message so that, in Reinhard Kratz's words, 'the seers and prophets of old were transformed into "false" prophets'.…”

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Brevard Childs and the treasures of darkness

Cornell¹

2018

SJT

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Contemporary biblical studies is populated by ‘comparativists’ and ‘theological interpreters’: scholars who read the Bible in the context of ancient artefacts, and scholars who read it in the context of Christian theology, respectively. These camps relate to one another mostly by feuding – or by mutual avoidance. The Old Testament theologian Brevard Childs is usually taken as a champion in the cause of theological interpretation, and so also as reinforcing one side of the disciplinary division. But under certain conditions, Childs also authorised the use of ancient artefacts (‘the treasures of darkness’) for reading scripture theologically. This article reactivates the latter possibility within Childs’ interpretive programme, especially through two cases studies: the first by Childs himself, when he uses the Sargon Legend to interpret Exodus 2; and the second a reprise of Childs’ procedure, using the Mesha Inscription to interpret 1 Kings 22.

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“… 9. See, e.g., Thelle 2013; Hamori 2015; Hamori and Stökl 2018; Eyl 2019; Nissinen 2019; Tervanotko 2020. …”

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Finding Out the Things of God: A Dialogue on Matthew Sharp’s Divination and Philosophy in the Letters of Paul and New Testament Studies

Hewitt,

Sharp

2024

Journal for the Study of the New Testament

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Reflections of Ancient Israelite Divination in the Former Prophets

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שָׁלוֹם proclamations in the Book of Jeremiah: The dilemma of Jeremiah 4:10 and 23:17

שָׁלוֹם proclamations in the Book of Jeremiah: The dilemma of Jeremiah 4:10 and 23:17

Brevard Childs and the treasures of darkness

Finding Out the Things of God: A Dialogue on Matthew Sharp’s Divination and Philosophy in the Letters of Paul and New Testament Studies

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