PROPHECY (SHIB) Flashcards
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Prophecy in the ANE
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- prophecy was widespread in the ANE
- Mari on the Euphrates, northern Mesopotamia, from the 18th century BCE
- mentioned in 50 letters, 12 economic/admin texts from Syria to Babylon
- texts provide assurance of divine support in time of crisis
- Often times telling him to “fear not”
- More than 2/3rd’s are preserved in the collections on the tablets maybe to remind them of the promises of divine support that had been given to the ruling dynasty
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Prophecy in Israel
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- typically belonged to guilds and were often supported by royalty
- Can’t function in isolation, deeply involved in society.
- come to us embedded in collections that were made for later generations
- books were often edited with later situations in mind.
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Biblical Prophets
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The prophets who gave their names to the biblical books were exceptional, insofar as they typically stood apart from these guilds and sometimes were in conflict with them.
