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Individual Books

Bibliography

• Prophets Bibliography - compiled by Victor H. Matthews, Southwest Missouri State University

Canonical Shape

• A Reconsideration of Manuscripts Classified as Scrolls of the Twelve Minor Prophets (XII) - by Philippe Guillaume, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 7.16 (2007)
• The Unlikely Malachi-Jonah Sequence (4QXII^a) - by Philippe Guillaume, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 7.15 (2007)

Historical Contexts

• The Chronology of Biblical Prophets - by Lyle Eslinger, University of Calgary

New Testament Appropriation

• Interpreting Old Testament Prophetic Literature in Matthew: Double Fulfillment - by Craig Blomberg, Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (2001)

Prophecy and Prophets

• 'Darke Texts Needs Notes': On Prophetic Prophecy, John Donne and the Baroque - by Yvonne Sherwood, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 27.1 (2002) 47–74; abstract with full text options for subscribers
• Isaiah and the Transition from Prophecy to Apocalyptic - by Ronald S. Hendel, pp. 261–279 in Birkat Shalom: Studies in the Bible, Ancient Near Eastern Literature, and Postbiblical Judaism Presented to Shalom M. Paul (ed. C. Cohen et al.; Eisenbrauns, 2008)
• Prophecy - Catholic Encyclopedia (1911)
• Prophecy - Encyclopaedia Brittanica article
• Prophecy, Prophet, and Prophetess - Catholic Encyclopedia (1911)
• Prophecy and Fulfillment - by Ronald E. Clements, Epworth Review 10.3 (September 1983) 72–82
• Prophecy and the Earliest Prophets - chapter 16 of Gerald A. Larue, Old Testament Life and Literature (1968)
• Prophets, the Freedom of God, and Hermeneutics - by Willem A. VanGemeren, Westminster Theological Journal 52 (1990) 79–99
• Rereading Oracles of God: Twenty Years After John Barton, Oracles of God: Perceptions of Prophecy in Israel after the Exile (London: Darton, Longman and Todd, 1986) - by Philip R. Davies, James Kugel, Hindy Najman, and John Barton, ed. Ehud Ben Zvi, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 7.14 (2007)
• The Old Testament Prophets’ Self Understanding of Their Prophecy - by Douglas Stuart, Themelios 6 (1980) 9–14
• The Origins of Prophetic Frenzy and Ecstatic Utterance in the Old Testament - by Charles D. Isabell, Wesleyan Theological Journal 11.1 (1976)
• Vom Sinn prophetischer Gerichtsverkündigung bei Amos und Hosea - by Andreas Scherer, Biblica 86 (2005) 1–19

Prophetic Literature

• Literature of the Middle Period - chapter 22 of Gerald A. Larue, Old Testament Life and Literature (1968); full text (includes a section on "Continuing Interpretation in the Prophets")
• On the Nature of Rethinking Prophetic Literature: Stirring a Neglected Stew (A Response to David L. Petersen) - by James R. Linville, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 2 (1999)

Prophetic Rhetoric

• Shame and Prophecy: Approaches Past and Present - by Johanna Stiebert, Biblical Interpretation 8.3 (2000) 255–275; abstract publicly viewable, full text viewable by subscribers

Royal Themes

• The King in the Book of the Twelve - by Paul L. Redditt, SBL seminar paper (2004)

Sexual Imagery

• Stepping In/Stepping Out: A Conversation between Ideological and Social Scientific Feminist Approaches to the Bible - by Alice A. Keefe, Journal of Religion & Society 1 (1999)

Social Justice

• The Biblical Prophets - Human Dignity Defenders - by Gheorghe Popa, Journal for Interdisciplinary Research on Religion and Science 5 (2009)

Specific Prophetic Topics

• See Topics > Jerusalem

The Twelve (Minor) Prophets

• Nevi'im - Encyclopedia Brittanica article
• Reading the Twelve as One: Hosea 1–3 as an Introduction to the Book of the Twelve (the Minor Prophets) - by Craig Bowman, Stone-Campbell Journal 9.1 (2006)
• Twelve, The - Encyclopaedia Brittanica article

Syllabi

• BOT 260 Old Testament Prophecy - taught by Jim Lloyd, Cincinatti Bible College & Seminary
• Religious Studies 312 Hebrew Prophets - taught by Victor H. Matthews, Southern Missouri State University

Book Reviews

• Abma, R., Bonds of Love: Studies of Prophetic Texts with Marriage Imagery (Isaiah 50: 1–3 and 54: 1–10, Hosea 1–3, Jeremiah 2–3) (Van Gorcum, 1999) - reviewed by Tim Bulkeley, Review of Biblical Literature (2001)
• Bail, Ulrike, "Die verzogene Sehnsucht hinkt an ihren Ort": Literarische Überlebensstrategien nach der Zerstörung Jerusalems im Alten Testament (Gütersloher Verlagshaus, 2004) - reviewed by Bob Becking, Review of Biblical Literature (2006)
• Baumann, Gerlinde, Liebe und Gewalt: Die Ehe als Metapher für das Verhältnis JHWH, Israel in den Prophetenbüchern (Verlag Katholisches Bibelwerk, 2000) - reviewed by Antje Labahn, Review of Biblical Literature (2003)
• Baumann, Gerlinde, Love and Violence: Marriage as Metaphor for the Relationship between YHWH and Israel in the Prophetic Books (trans. Linda M. Maloney; Liturgical Press, 2003) - reviewed by Angela Bauer-Levesque, Anglical Theological Review (Summer 2006)
• Ben Zvi, Ehud and Michael H. Floyd, eds., Writings and Speech in Israelite and Ancient Near Eastern Prophecy (SBL, 2000) -reviewed by Keith L. Eades, Review of Biblical Literature (2001)
• Boase, Elizabeth, The Fulfilment of Doom?: The Dialogic Interaction between the Book of Lamentations and the Pre-Exilic/Early Exilic Prophetic Literature (T&T Clark, 2006) - reviewed by Bradley C. Gregory, Review of Biblical Literature (2007)
• Chisholm, Robert B., Handbook on the Prophets (Baker, 2002) - reviewed by Mark Boda, Review of Biblical Literature (2003)
• Conrad, Edgar, ed., Reading the Latter Prophets: Towards a New Canonical Criticism (T&T Clark, 2003)
  • Reviewed by Mark Boda, Review of Biblical Literature (2005)
  • Reviewed by Jacques Vermeylen, Review of Biblical Literature (2005)
• Del Barco Del Barco, Francisco Javier, Profecía y Sintaxis: El uso de las formas verbales en los Profetas Menores preexílicos (Instituto de Filología, 2002) - reviewed by Max Rogland, Review of Biblical Literature (2004)
• Floyd, Michael H., Minor Prophets: Part 2 (Forms of the Old Testament Literature; Eerdmans, 2002) - reviewed by Tim Bulkeley, Review of Biblical Literature (2003)
• Goldingay, J. and P. Scalise, Minor Prophets II (New International Biblical Commentary: Old Testament Series; Hendrickson, 2009) - reviewed by J. Clinton McCann Jr., Review of Biblical Literature (2010)
• Grabbe, Lester L. and Alice Ogden Bellis, eds., The Priests in the Prophets: The Portrayal of Priests, Prophets and Other Religious Specialists in the Latter Prophets (T&T Clark, 2005)
  • Reviewed by Jacob Wright, Review of Biblical Literature (2005)
  • Reviewed by Henrietta Wiley, Review of Biblical Literature (2005)
• Herinisson, Hans-Jürgen, Studien zu Prophetie und Weisheit: Gesammelte Aufsätze (Mohr Siebeck, 1998)
  • Reviewed by William P. Brown, Review of Biblical Literature (2000)
  • Reviewed by Gary N. Knoppers, Review of Biblical Literature (2000)
• Hutton, Rodney J., Fortress Introduction to the Prophets (Fortress, 2004)
  • Reviewed by Donald Polaski, Review of Biblical Literature (2005)
  • Reviewed by Innocent Himbaza, Review of Biblical Literature (2005)
  • Reviewed by Phillip Camp, Review of Biblical Literature (2005)
• Kaltner, John and Louis Stulman, Inspired Speech: Prophecy in the Ancient Near East. Essays in Honor of Herbert B. Huffmon (T & T Clark, 2004) - reviewed by Ralph W. Klein, Currents in Theology and Mission (June 2005)
• Leclerc, Thomas L., Introduction to the Prophets: Their Stories, Sayings, and Scrolls (Paulist, 2007) - reviewed by Bo H. Lim, Review of Biblical Literature (2008)
• Matthews, Victor H., 101 Questions and Answers on the Prophets of Israel (Paulist, 2007)
  • Reviewed by Hemchand Gossai, Review of Biblical Literature (2008)
  • Reviewed by Victor H. Matthews,Biblical Theology Bulletin (2009)
• McLaughlin, John L., The marzeah in the Prophetic Literature: References and Allusions in Light of the Extra-Biblical Evidence (Brill, 2001) - reviewed by Jean-Daniel Macchi, Review of Biblical Literature (2003)
• Menken, Maarten J. J. and Steve Moyise, eds., The Minor Prophets in the New Testament (Library of New Testament Studies, 377; T&T Clark, 2009) - reviewed by Matthew Mitchell, Review of Biblical Literature (2010)
• Mowinckel, Sigmund, The Spirit and the Word: Prophecy and Tradition in Ancient Israel (Augsburg Fortress, 2002) - reviewed by Gary Stansell, Review of Biblical Literature (2003)
• Nissinen, Marti C., C. L. Seow, and Robert K. Ritner, Prophets and Prophecy in the Ancient Near East (SBL/Brill, 2003)
  • Reviewed by Jean-Daniel Macchi, Review of Biblical Literature (2004)
  • Reviewed by Marvin Sweeney, Review of Biblical Literature (2005)
• Nogalski, James D. and Marvin A. Sweeney, eds., Reading and Hearing the Book of the Twelve (SBL, 2000) - reviewed by Julia M. O’Brien, Review of Biblical Literature (2004)
• Orton, David E., ed., Prophecy in the Hebrew Bible: Selected Studies from Vetus Testamentum (Brill, 2000)- reviewed by Margaret S. Odell, Review of Biblical Literature (2001)
• Redditt, Paul L. and Aaron Schart, eds., Thematic Threads in the Book of the Twelve (de Gruyter, 2003)
  • Reviewed by Ehud Ben Zvi, Review of Biblical Literature (2004)
  • Reviewed by Leslie Holt, Review of Biblical Literature (2004)
• Schultz, R. L., The Search for Quotation: Verbal Parallels in the Prophets (Sheffield, 1999)
  • Reviewed by Mark Boda, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 3 (2001)
  • Reviewed by Michael Pietsch, Review of Biblical Literature (2001)
• Schwesig, Paul-Gerhard, Die Rolle der Tag-JHWHs-Dichtungen im Dodekapropheton (de Gruyter, 2006) - reviewed by Rachel Bornand, Review of Biblical Literature (2007)
• Seitz, Christopher R., Prophecy and Hermeneutics: Toward a New Introduction to the Prophets (Baker, 2007)
  • Reviewed by Julia M. O’Brien, Review of Biblical Literature (2008)
  • Reviewed by Michael B. Shepherd, Review of Biblical Literature (2008)
• Steck, Odil H., The Prophetic Books and their Theological Witness (Chalice, 2000) - reviewed by Julia Myers O'Brien, Review of Biblical Literature (2001)
• Sweeney, Marvin A., The Prophetic Literature (Interpreting Biblical Texts: Abingdon, 2006)
  • Reviewed by Jacques Vermeylen, Review of Biblical Literature (2006)
  • Reviewed by Joseph Cathey, Review of Biblical Literature (2006)
• Vanderhooft, David S., The Neo-Babylonian Empire and Babylon in the Latter Prophets (Scholars Press, 1999) - reviewed by Marvin A. Sweeney, Review of Biblical Literature (2002)