Prophetic Books and their Theological Witness
Translated by James D. Nogalski
Imprint: Wipf and Stock
For many years, Odil Hannes Steck has been regarded as among the world's foremost authorities on the Hebrew Bible's prophetic tradition, yet very little of his work has appeared in English. In this book, Steck surveys the results of his extensive and careful research, presenting his theory of the prophetic books' development from oral to current canonical form. He summarizes his redactional work on the prophetic corpus and develops an understanding of the theological import of the text in its history of development.
Odil Hannes Steck was professor of Old Testament at the University of Zurich. He is the author of numerous books, including the best selling Old Testament Exegesis.
“Professor Odil Steck continues to make numerous contributions to the study of prophetic literature, and Isaiah in particular, and he is one scholar who is particularly sensitive to the theological import of these texts.”
Joseph Blenkinsopp, University of Notre Dame
“Steck attempts to asses and systematize nearly two decades of research into the literary formation and theological function of the prophetic books. He takes seriously the recent interest in the interpretation of entire prophetic books and argues that they must first be assessed synchronically in order to establish their respective literary forms and theological perspectives.”
Marvin A. Sweeney, Claremont School of Theology and Claremont Graduate University in Religious Studies Review
“To adopt Steck’s perspectives is to read a book like Isaiah in new ways….Steck offers a strong case for reading prophetic books as books recognizing that they emerged from a complex process reflecting diverse historically conditioned theological testimony within ancient Israel.”
David L. Petersen, Iliff School of Theology in Catholic Biblical Quarterly
“This book is extraordinarily reflective methodologically and will strongly influence future research.”
M. Kochert in Zeitschrift fur die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft
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