The Search for Quotation: Verbal Parallels in the Prophets

by Richard L. Schultz

A thorough study of quotation within ancient and modern literatures is the background for this new approach to alleged quotations within the prophetic writings. The common claim that specific verbal parallels result from the conscious repetition of the words of a predecessor is beset by difficulties. After examining quotation in non-prophetic (ancient Near Eastern, early Jewish, Old Testament wisdom and narrative, and modern Western) literatures,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567619672
• ISBN13: 9780567619679
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"