OT 551 FOUNDATIONS IN BIBLICAL PROPHECY                 

Biblical Theological Seminary

Dr. J. Robert Vannoy

Winter Semester 2007

 

Bibliography Keyed to Class Lecture Outline

 

GENERAL REFERENCE VOLUMES ON THE PROPHETIC BOOKS

 

            Chisholm, Robert B., Jr.  Handbook on the Prophets.  Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002

 

Gordon, Robert P. (Editor).  The Place is Too Small For Us.  The Israelite Prophets in Recent Scholarship.  Sources for Biblical and Theological Study, Vol. 5.  Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 1995.

 

McConville, Gordon.  The Prophets.  Exploring the Old Testament, Vol. 4.  Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 2002.

 

Payne, J. Barton.  Encyclopedia of Biblical Prophecy.  The Complet Guide to Scriptural Predictions and Their Fulfillment.  New York: Harper & Row, 1973.

 

Robertson, O. Palmer.  The Christ of the Prophets.  Phillipsburg: Presbyterian and Reformed, 2004.

 

I.          PROPHETISM IN ANCIENT ISRAEL - GENERAL REMARKS.

 

I.B.2.               Harris, R. L. "Chronicles and the Canon in New Testament Times,"  JETS 33/1 (1990) 75-84.

 

I.C.1.               Young, E. J.  My Servants the Prophets.  Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1952, 171-175.

 

I.C.3.               Schelhaas, J.  "II Samuel 7:1-5," in The Law and the Prophets.  J. Skilton, Editor.  Philadelphia: Presbyterian and Reformed, 1974, 283-297.

 

I.D.                  Freeman, H. E.  An Introduction to the Old Testament Prophets.  Chicago: Moody, 1968, 26-35.

 

I.F.                  Freeman, H. E.  An Introduction to the Old Testament Prophets.  Chicago: Moody, 1968, 28-34.

 

Young, E. J.  My Servants the Prophets.  Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1952, 83-94.

 

II.        THE PROPHETIC NOMENCLATURE

 

II.D.                Freeman, H. E.  An Introduction to the Old Testament Prophets.  Chicago: Moody, 1968, 37-40.

 

Vos, G.  Biblical Theology.  Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1948 (reset for Ninth Printing, 1975), 191-197.

 

II.D.1.             Albright, W. F.  From the Stone Age to Christianity. Doubleday Anchor Books.  Garden City: Doubleday & Co. 19572, 303-305.

 

Meek, T. J.  Hebrew Origins. Harper Torchbooks.  New York: Harper and Brothers, 1960, 150.

 

II.E.                 Haldar, A.  Associations of Cult Prophets Among the Ancient Semites.  Uppsala, 1945, 104,108.

 

Kuenen, A.  The Prophets and Prophecy in Israel. Amsterdam: Philo Press, 1969 (original Dutch edition, 1875), 550-559.

 

Young, E. J.  My Servants the Prophets.  Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1952, 62,63,105-124.

 

III.       THE ORIGIN OF PROPHETISM IN ISRAEL.

 

III.A.1.                        Craghan, J. F.  "Mari and Its Prophets: The Contributions of Mari to the                                          Understanding of Biblical Prophecy."  BTB 5 (1975)32-55.

 

Hoffner, H. A., Jr.  "Ancient Views of Prophecy and Fulfillment: Mesopotamia and Asia Minor," JETS 30/3 (1987) 257-265.

 

Huffmon, H. B.  "Prophecy in the Mari Letters."  BA 31 (1968) 101-124.

 

       ,  "The Origins of Prophecy."  In Magnalia Dei: The Mighty Acts of God.  F.M. Cross, W. E. Lemke, P. D. Miller, Editors.  Garden City: Doubleday, 1976, 171-186.

 

Malamat, A.  "Prophetic Revelations in New Documents from Mari and the Bible." SVT 15 (1966) 207-227.

 

       , "A Forerunner of Biblical Prophecy:  The Mari Documents."  In Ancient Israelite Religion: Essays in Honor of Frank Moore Cross.  P. D. Miller, Jr., P. D. Hanson, S. D. McBride, Editors.  Philadelphia: Fortress, 1987, 33-52.

 

Moran, W. L.  "New Evidence from Mari on the History of Prophecy."  Bib 50 (1969) 15-56.

 

       , "Akkadian Letters: Divine Revelations." In ANET. J. B. Pritchard, Editor.  Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1969, 623-625.

 

Ridderbos, N. H.  Isra‘ls Profetie en 'Profetie' Buiten Israel.  Exegetica, 2e reeks, 1. Den Haag: Uitgeverij van Keulen, 1955, 54.

 

Tucker, G. M.  "Prophecy and the Prophetic Literature," in The Hebrew Bible and Its Modern Interpreters. D. A. Knight and G. M. Tucker, editors.  Chicago: Scholars Press, 1985, 346,347.

 

Walters, S. D. "Prophecy in Mari and Israel."  JBL 89 (1970) 78-81.

 

Young, E. J.  My Servants the Prophets.  Appendix: "Extra-Biblical 'Prophecy' in the Ancient World."  Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1952, 193-205.

 

 

III.A.2.                        Albright, W. F.  From the Stone Age to Christianity. Doubleday Anchor Books.                                          Garden City: Doubleday & Co. 19572, 186.

 

Ranke, H.  Altorientalische Texte und Bilder zum Alten Testament. J. Gressmann, Editor. Berlin and Leipzig, 1926, p 51 ff.

 

Shupak, N.  "The Admonitions of an Egyptian Sage: the Admonitions of Ipuwer."  In The Context of Scripture.  Vol 1.  W. W. Hallo, Editor.  Leiden: Brill, 1997, 83-98.

 

Smith, G. V.  "Prophet; Prophecy."  ISBE. Vol. 3. G. W. Bromiley, General Editor.  Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1986, 989.

 

Wilson, J. A.  "Egyptian Oracles and Prophecies." In ANET. J. Pritchard, Editor.  Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1969,441-449.

 

III.A.3.                        Kuenen, A.  The Prophets and Prophecy in Israel. Amsterdam, Philo Press, 1969 (original Dutch edition, 1875), 555.

 

Lichtheim, M.  "The Report of Wenamun."  In The Context of Scripture.  Vol 1.  W. W. Hallo, Editor.  Leiden: Brill, 1997, 89-93.

 

von Rad, G.  Old Testament Theology. Vol. 2.  New York, Harper & Row, 1965, 8.

 

 

Wilson, J. A. "Egyptian Myths, Tales, and Mortuary Texts: The Journey of Wen-Amon to Phoenicia."  ANET.  J. B. Pritchard, Editor.  Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1969, 25-29.

 

III.C.               Freeman, H. E. An Introduction to the Old Testament Prophets.  Chicago: Moody, 1968, 26.

 

Hengstenberg, E. W.  Christology of the Old Testament. Vol. 1.  Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 1956 (reprint of 1872 English edition), 104-115.

 

Young, E. J.  My Servants the Prophets.  Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1952, 20-35.

 

IV.       THE WAYS AND MEANS OF GOD'S REVELATION TO THE PROPHETS

 

IV.B.2.a.         Mowinckel, S.  "'The Spirit' and the 'Word' in the Pre-Exilic Reforming Prophets." JBL 53 (1934) 199- 227.

 

IV.B.2.b.         Young, E. J.  My Servants the Prophets.  Chapter 9. "The Prophets as Recipients of Revelation." Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1952, 70,71,75, 161-190.

 

Wood, L.  The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament.  Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1976 (Chapter 9, "Were the Early Prophets Ecstatics?", pp. 90-100)

 

IV.C.2.            Alden, R. L.  "Ecstasy and the Prophets."  JETS 9 (1966) 149-156.

 

Lindblom, J.  Prophecy in Ancient Israel. Philadelphia: Muhlenberg Press, 1962, 4,5,106.  See reference to Lindblom by O. Eissfeldt, "The Prophetic Literature." In The Old Testament and Modern Study.  H. H. Rowley, Editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1951, 137.

 

Parker, S.  "Possession Trance and Prophecy in Pre-exilic Israel," VT 28 (1978) 271-285.

 

Wilson, R. "Prophecy and Ecstasy: A Reexamination." JBL 98 (1979) 321-337.

 

V.        THE PREACHING OF THE PROPHETS

 

V.A.2              Vos, G. "The Idea of Biblical Theology as a Science and as a Theological Discipline."  In Redemptive History and Biblical Interpretation.  The Shorter Writings of Geerhardus Vos.  R. B. Gaffin, Jr., Editor.  Phillipsburg: Presbyterian and Reformed, 1980, 14.

 

 

V.B.3.             Kugel J. L.  The Idea of Biblical Poetry: Parallelism and Its History.  New Haven: Yale University Press, 1981.

 

Ridderbos, N.H., Wolf H.M.  "Poetry, Hebrew," ISBE. Vol.3.  G. W. Bromiley, Editor.  Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1986, 891-898.

 

V.B.4.             Parker, M.  "Exploring Four Persistent Prophetic Images,"  Bible Review 6/5 (1990) 38-45.

 

V.C.2.a.2)       Eichrodt, W.  Theology of the Old Testament. Vol. 1. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1961, 17, 51ff.

 

Hillers, D. R.  Covenant: The History of a Biblical Idea. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1969, 140ff.

 

V.C.2.c.           Vos, G. Biblical Theology.  Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1948 (reset, ninth printing 1975), 186.

 

V.C.2.d.          Freeman, H. E.  An Introduction to the Old Testament Prophets.  Chicago: Moody Press, 1968, 126-128.

 

VI.  TRUE AND FALSE PROPHETS

 

VI.B.1.                        Freeman, H. E.  An Introduction to the Old Testament Prophets.  Chicago: Moody Press, 1968, 104.      

 

VI.B.5.                        Aalders, G. Ch.  De valsche profetie in Isra‘l.  Academisch Proefschrift.  Wageningen, J. Zomer, Drukkerij Vada, 1911, 189.

 

Bavinck, H. Gereformeerde Dogmatiek.  Vol 1.  Kampen: Kok, 1918, 403, 512.

 

Hilber, J. W.  "Diversity of OT Prophetic Phenomena and NT Prophecy," WTJ 56 (1994) 243-258.

 

Mare, W. H.  "Prophet and Teacher in the New Testament Period,"  BETS 9/3 (1966) 139-148.

 

Vos, G. Biblical Theology.  Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1948 (reset, ninth printing                                         1975), 5,6.

 

 

 

 

VII.     PROPHET AND CULT IN ANCIENT ISRAEL

 

VII.                 Mowinckel, S.  The Psalms in Israel's Worship, Vol. 1.  Nashville, Abingdon, 1962.

 

VII.A.1.          Kšhler, L.  Old Testament Theology.  Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1957                                               (translated from third revised German edition, 1953), 72, 181, 182.  

 

Volz, P.  Mose und sein Werk.  TŸbingen: J.C.B. Mohr  (Paul Siebeck), 1932.

 

VII.A.3.          Allis, O. T.  The Five Books of Moses.  Philadelphia: Presbyterian and Reformed                                       Publishing Company, 1949, 170-173.

 

McComisky, T.  "Amos," The Expositor's Bible Commentary.  Vol. 7.  F. E.                                               Gaebelein, Editor.  Grand Rapids; Zondervan, 1985, 316.

 

Ridderbos, J.  De Kleine Profeten.  Vol. 1.  Korte Verklaring Der Heilige Schrift.                                        Kampen: Kok, 1952, 223-226.

 

Vos, G. Biblical Theology.  Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1948 (reset, ninth printing                                         1975), 272,273.

 

VII.B.1.           Haldar, A.  Associations of Cultprophets Among the Ancient Semites.  Uppsala:                                         Almqvist & Wiksells, 1945.

 

Johnson, A. R.  The Cultic Prophet in Ancient Israel.  Cardiff: University of

Wales Press, 1962.

 

Motyer, J. A.  "Prophecy, Prophets."  New Bible Dictionary.  J. D. Douglas, Editor.  London: Inter-Varsity Fellowship, 1962, 1036-1046.

 

Payne, J. B.  "Prophecy, Prophets." New Bible Dictionary.  Second Edition.  J. D.                                      Douglas, Editor.  Wheaton: Tyndale, 1982, 975-986.

 

Mowinckel, S.  Psalmenstudien,  I-VI.  3rd Study.  Kult prophetie und prophetische Psalmen.  1923.

 

VII.B.2.           Young, E. J.  My Servants the Prophets.  Grand Rapids:  Eerdmans, 1952, 95-124.

 

VII.B.3.           Rowley, H. H. The Changing Pattern of Old Testament Studies.  London: The                                             Epworth Press, 1959, 23.

 

Young, E. J.  My Servants the Prophets.  Grand Rapids:  Eerdmans, 1952, 103.

 

VIII.    THE COMPOSITION OF THE PROPHETIC BOOKS - WERE THE PROPHETS WRITERS?

 

VIII.B.1          Aalders, G. Ch. Oud-Testamentische Kanoniek.  Kampen:    Kok, 1952, 214-221.

 

Allis, O. T.  The Unity of Isaiah.  Philadelphia: The Presbyterian and Reformed

Publishing House, 1950.

 

Driver, S. R.  An Introduction to the Literature of the Old Testament.  New York:

Meridian Books, 1957 (reprint, originally published 1897), 238,239, 242,243.

 

Freeman, H. E. An Introduction to the Old Testament Prophets.  Chicago: Moody

Press, 1969, 196-203.

 

Kaminka, A.  "Le developpement des idees du prophete Isaie et l'unite de son

livre," Revue des Etudes Juives (Paris) 80 (1924) 42-59, 130-169; 81 (1925) 27-47.

 

LaSor, W. S., Hubbard, D. A., Bush, F. W.  Old Testament Survey.  Grand

Rapids: Eerdmans, 1982, 372-378.

 

Margalioth, R.  The Indivisible Isaiah. Evidence for the Single Authorship of the

Prophetic Book.  New York: Yeshiva University, 1964, 1, 5, 6, 42.

 

Oswalt, J. N.  The Book of Isaiah. Chapters 1-39.  NICOT.  Grand Rapids:

Eerdmans, 1986, 18, 19.

 

Schultz, Richard L.  "How Many Isaiah's Were There and What Does it Matter?" Pp. 150-172 in Evangelicals and Scripture.  V. Bacote, L. D. Miguelez and D. L. Okholm, Editors.  Downers Grove: InterVarsity 2004.

 

Whybray, R. N.  The Second Isaiah.  Old Testament Guides.  Sheffield: JSOT Press,          1983.

 

Young, E. J.  Who Wrote Isaiah?  Grand Rapids:  Eerdmans, 1958.

 

       .  The Book of Isaiah.  Vol. III.  Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1972, 538-549

(Appendix I, "The Authorship of Isaiah").

 

VIII.B.2.         Archer, G. L., Jr.  "Modern Rationalism and the Book of Daniel," BibSac 136

                                    (1979) 129-147.

 

 

 

       .  The Aramaic of the Genesis Apocryphon Compared with the Aramaic of

Daniel."  In New Perspectives on the Old Testament.  J. B. Payne, Editor. 

Waco: Word, 1970, 160-169.

 

Baldwin, J. G.  "Some Literary Affinities of the Book of Daniel," TynBul 30

(1979) 77-94.

 

Bullock , C. H.  An Introduction to the Old Testament Prophetic Books.  Chicago: Moody, 1986, 281-292.

 

Davies, P. R.  Daniel.  Old Testament Guides.  Sheffield, JSOT Press, 1985, 31.

 

Fox, D. E.  "Ben Sira on OT Canon Again: The Date of Daniel,"  WTJ 49 (1987)

335-350.

 

Freeman, H. E. An Introduction to the Old Testament Prophets.  Chicago: Moody

Press, 1969, 264-272.

 

Harrison, R. K.  "Daniel, Book of,"  ISBE.  Vol. 1.  G. W. Bromiley, Editor.  Grand           Rapids: Eerdmans, 1979, (Fully revised), 959-866.

 

Kitchen, K. A.  "The Aramaic of Daniel."  In Notes on Some Problems in the

Book of Daniel.  D. J. Wiseman, et.al.