Understanding prophetic books as composite collections formed through a canonical process, Conrad highlights the following features of such compilations: (1) prophets are characters in the textportrayed as figures of the past whose words are significant for a later time; (2) reading and writing play a central role in the depiction of prophets; (3) prophetic books are presented as the written words of the Lord available to later generations through reading; (4) the Latter Prophets, read as a whole, depict the end of prophecy ...
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Understanding prophetic books as composite collections formed through a canonical process, Conrad highlights the following features of such compilations: (1) prophets are characters in the textportrayed as figures of the past whose words are significant for a later time; (2) reading and writing play a central role in the depiction of prophets; (3) prophetic books are presented as the written words of the Lord available to later generations through reading; (4) the Latter Prophets, read as a whole, depict the end of prophecy and the emergence of messengers of the Lord associated with the rebuilding of the temple. An important contribution to the problem of both formation and function of the prophetic literature.
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