Cultic Prophecy in the Psalms

by John Hilber

Doubts about the contribution of cult-prophetic speech to psalmody remain in debate. Psalms containing first-person divine speech exhibit numerous features and suggest life settings that conform to actual prophetic speech. Alternative explanations lack comparable examples external to psalms. On the other hand, Assyrian cultic prophecies parallel the characteristics of prophetic speech found in psalms. The Assyrian sources support possible composition...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110184400
• ISBN13: 9783110184402
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary