Inspired Speech: Prophecy in the Ancient Near East Essays in Honor of Herbert B. Huffmon (Library Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies) [Hardcover]

John Kaltner (Author), Louis Stulman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 10, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0826466567 | ISBN-13: 978-0826466563

Inspired Speech was originally published as a Festschrift to honor the work of Professor Herbert B. Huffmon, Professor of Old Testament/Hebrew Bible at Drew University. Thirty-three of his colleagues and students contributed to the work, which explores various aspects of prophecy in ancient Israel and its neighboring cultures. The result is a volume which provides an excellent overview of the current state and future directions of scholarship on prophecy in the biblical world.

Contributors: Suzanne Richard, Frank Moore Cross, George E. Mendenhall, Martti Nissinen, Robert R. Wilson, Mary Chilton Callaway, Peggy L. Day, Daniel E. Fleming, David Noel Freedman, Rebecca Frey, Alberto R. Green, Edward L. Greenstein, Baruch A. Levine, David Marcus, Harry P. Nasuti, J. J. M. Roberts, Jack M. Sasson, Karel van der Toorn, Lyn M. Bechtel, Milton Eng, John Kaltner, John I. Lawlor, David A. Leiter, Jesse C. Long, Jr, Mark Sneed, Jongsoo Park, Eric A. Seibert, Louis Stulman, Alex Varughese, William W. Hallo, Michael S. Moore, Mary-Louise Mussell, Paul A. Riemann

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Filled with valuable contributions from leading authorities, this volume is a worthy tribute to the person of Herb Huffmon and the impact of his career as a mentor, scholar, and colleague. Readers interested in prophecy in the Hebrew Bible and the ancient Near East will find this book particularly useful." - Steven L. McKenzie, Rhodes College, Memphis TN, USA

(Steve L. McKenzie )

"Herb Huffmon is among the longest-serving scholars in Old Testament studies of that remarkable generation of US scholars who, in the second half of the twentieth century, recovered the centrality of the Old Testament for theological study, and who brought to that work great erudition, energy, and passion. Over the long period of his scholarly career, Huffmon has made extraordinary contributions to the common work of the discipline. This collection of essays in his honor, in breadth and depth, is an offer that is commensurate with his own status in the field. The contributors of these essays represent the best in the field and the essays in sum are a "state of the art" reflection of on-going work. The essays range over a wide field of Huffmon's own interests from Ancient Near Eastern studies to Israel's prophets to daring interpretive experimentation. The book will be a welcome reference point for continued study and an enduring attestation to Huffmon's own important work in the field." - Walter Brueggemann, Columbia Theological Seminary, USA

(Walter Brueggemann )

"Filled with valuable contributions from leading authorities, this volume is a worthy tribute to the person of Herb Huffmon and the impact of his career as a mentor, scholar, and colleague. Readers interested in prophecy in the Hebrew Bible and the ancient Near East will find this book particularly useful." - Steven L. McKenzie, Rhodes College, Memphis TN, USA

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"Herb Huffmon is among the longest-serving scholars in Old Testament studies of that remarkable generation of US scholars who, in the second half of the twentieth century, recovered the centrality of the Old Testament for theological study, and who brought to that work great erudition, energy, and passion. Over the long period of his scholarly career, Huffmon has made extraordinary contributions to the common work of the discipline. This collection of essays in his honor, in breadth and depth, is an offer that is commensurate with his own status in the field. The contributors of these essays represent the best in the field and the essays in sum are a “state of the art” reflection of on-going work. The essays range over a wide field of Huffmon’s own interests from Ancient Near Eastern studies to Israel’s prophets to daring interpretive experimentation. The book will be a welcome reference point for continued study and an enduring attestation to Huffmon’s own important work in the field." - Walter Brueggemann, Columbia Theological Seminary, USA

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About the Author

John Kaltner is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Rhodes College, Memphis, TN. Louis Stulman is Professor of Religious Studies, University of Findlay. His numerous publications on Jeremiah include the Abingdon Old Testament Commentary on Jeremiah (2005), Order Amid Chaos: Jeremiah as Symbolic Tapestry (Sheffield, 1998).

Product Details

• Hardcover: 448 pages
• Publisher: T&T Clark Int'l (December 10, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0826466567
• ISBN-13: 978-0826466563
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 1.6 inches
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Louis Stulman is Professor of Religious Studies and Chair of the Religious Studies and Philosophy Department at the University of Findlay. He earned the M.Phil and Ph.D in Hebrew Bible from Drew University. He has written, co-authored or co-edited numerous books and articles, including You are My People: Introduction to Prophetic Literature (with Hyun Chul Paul Kim), the Abingdon Old Testament Commentary on Jeremiah, Order Amid Chaos, Troubling Jeremiah (with Kathleen M. O'Connor and A. R. Pete Diamond), and The Prose Sermons of the Book of Jeremiah. His articles have appeared in the Journal of Biblical Literature, Interpretation, Hebrew Studies, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, Horizons in Biblical Theology, and elsewhere. Stulman is on the editorial board of the Journal of Biblical Literature; he is a contributor to Feasting on the Word (WJK) and the New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible (Abingdon); he also serves as a translator for the new Common English Bible.