Prophetic Literature
From Oracles to Books

"The strength of Troxel's Prophetic Literature: From Oracle to Books is in its portrayal of the scribal intentions as they used and reused the prophetic oracles according to the needs of the community. The prophetic literature emerges from the past to speak once again."
—Beverly Cushman, Westminster College

"Troxel has written a thorough and careful analysis of the ways in which prophetic oracles were shaped into books by later scribes. An excellent introduction to the prophets in light of contemporary scholarship."
—John J. Collins, Yale

Ronald L. Troxel (Author)

9781405188456, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 9 December 2011

288 pages
24.9 x 17.3 x 1.5 cm, 0.449 kg

“as an introductory work, it is especially valuable because he is not sidetracked by extremely nuanced academic disagreement. He focuses on the broader structure of each prophet and how the composition reflects scribal changes and developments.”  (The Biblical Review, 1 November 2015)

Prophetic Literature: From Oracles to Books presents an in-depth introduction to the origins and development of the Prophetic Books of the Old Testament, including an examination of the literary structure, authorship, and editorial processes that produced each book.  

• The only introductory textbook that explores both how the prophetic books were composed and edited
• Accessible and engaging, the book contains numerous student features to encourage learning, including introductions, summaries, tables and boxes, etc
• Based on international scholarship on the individual prophetic books, including German scholarship that is otherwise inaccessible to most English readers

Preface viii

Subject Areas: Religion & beliefs [HR]