Overview
A fresh wave of studies on the prophets has appeared in recent years. Old Testament scholar Christopher R. Seitz has written Prophecy and Hermeneutics as a way of revisiting, from the ground floor up, what gave rise to studies of the prophets in our modern period. In addition, Seitz clearly shows that a new conceptuality of prophecy, hermeneutics, history, and time is needed--one that is appropriate to current views on Isaiah and the Twelve. Scholars, students, professors, and theological libraries will find this an essential foundational resource.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Prophecy Reconfigured
1. What Is an Introduction to the Prophets?
Part 1: The Overreach of History--Figuring the Prophets Out
2. The Prophets as a Discrete Phenomenon
3. The Eclipse of Biblical Prophecy
4. Prophetic Associations in the Canonical Form
5. The Prophets Reconfigured
Part 2: Time in Association--Reading the Twelve
6. Prophecy and Tradition-History
7. Prophecy and History
8. Prophecy and Hermeneutics
Conclusion
1. What Is an Introduction to the Prophets?
Part 1: The Overreach of History--Figuring the Prophets Out
2. The Prophets as a Discrete Phenomenon
3. The Eclipse of Biblical Prophecy
4. Prophetic Associations in the Canonical Form
5. The Prophets Reconfigured
Part 2: Time in Association--Reading the Twelve
6. Prophecy and Tradition-History
7. Prophecy and History
8. Prophecy and Hermeneutics
Conclusion
Author
Christopher R. Seitz
Christopher R. Seitz (PhD, Yale University) is senior research professor of biblical interpretation at Wycliffe College, University of Toronto, in Toronto, Ontario, and is an ordained Episcopal priest. He previously taught at the University of St. Andrews and Yale University. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including The Character of Christian Scripture, Prophecy and Hermeneutics, The Goodly Fellowship of the Prophets, and Nicene Christianity.