Prophetic conflict and scribal culture : ancient exegetical imagination in the Book of Jeremiah / Olga Fabrikant-Burke.
| Author/creator | Fabrikant-Burke, Olga author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Berlin ; Boston ; De Gruyter, [2026] |
| Copyright Date | ©2026 |
| Description | ix, 191 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Ancient exegetical imagination in the book of Jeremiah |
| Series | Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ; Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ; 567. |
| Contents | Introduction: prophetic conflict through a scribal lens -- Exegetical speeches: prophetic conflict and inner-biblical interpretation -- Exegetical falsehoods: the construction of prophetic conflict -- Exegetical opponents: the function of prophetic conflict -- Conclusion: prophetic conflict in scribal exegetical imagination. |
| Abstract | "Prophetic conflict, or true and false prophecy, is a classic centerpiece in biblical scholarship. The dominant critical approach has long regarded biblical discourse about prophetic conflict as a reflex of historical socioreligious and ideological conflicts and polemics in ancient Israel. Taking its cue from major developments in the study of the Hebrew Bible--especially inner-biblical interpretation and scribal culture--this book argues that prophetic conflict in the book of Jeremiah is a scribal literary invention. Jeremiah's prophetic opponents, whose speeches are suffused with inner-biblical allusions, are best understood as exegetical constructs that owe their very existence to the ancient literary imagination. Meticulously designed, these imagined opponents fulfil a strategic exegetical function within the Jeremianic tradition. Prophetic conflict, reassessed through the lens of scribal culture, emerges as a literary vehicle for articulating a scribal grammar, a set of exegetical rules, for interpreting salvation and judgment in the Jeremianic tradition. The scribal invention of prophetic conflict opens a window onto ancient Israelite literary culture, scribal hermeneutics, harmonization, incipient notions of scriptural coherence, and the formation of the book of Jeremiah." -- Publisher, page four of cover. |
| General note | Originally presented as the author's thesis (Phd)--University of Cambridge, 2021. "This monograph began life as a doctoral project ... at the University of Cambridge." -- See, "Preface," page [v] |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages [176]-186) and indexes. |
| Genre/form | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| ISBN | 9783111564647 |
| ISBN | 3111564649 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Order on Demand Title | Order On Demand | ✔ Available | Click to order this title |