A Transverse Dreamer: Essays on the Book of Micah

Bob Becking

Published by De Gruyter 2023

A Transverse Dreamer

Essays on the Book of Micah

Bob Becking

Volume 552 in the series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111208657

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About this book

The final text of the Book of Micah provokes a series of questions:
- Can the Book be read as a coherent composition or is it the result of a complex redaction history?
- Was Micah a prophet of doom whose literary heritage was later softened by the inclusion of oracles of salvation?
The essays in this book center around these questions. Some of them are of a more general character, while others analyze specific passages. Some articles discuss the Book of Micah by looking at specific themes (prophecy; religious polemics; metaphors). The others are concerned with the proclamation of a peaceful future (Micah 4:1-5); the famous moral incentive in Micah 6:8 and the question of prophetic and divine gender in Micah 7:8-13. They have two features in common:
- A thorough reading of the Hebrew text informed by grammar and syntax.
- A comparative approach: the Book of Micah is seen as part of the ancient Near Eastern culture.
All in all, the author defends the view that the Book of Micah contains three independent literary elements: Micah 1: a prophecy of doom; Micah 2-5 a two-sided futurology, and 6-8 a later appropriation of Micah’s message.

Author / Editor information

Bob Becking, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Reviews

"I recommend this volume. Honestly, I think you will find it both brilliantly written and cogent. And most of all, I think you will find it enjoyable" Jim West in: Zwinglius Redivivus, https://zwingliusredivivus.wordpress.com/2023/09/28/a-transverse-dreamer-essays-on-the-book-of-micah/ (02.10.2023)

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
Original Publications Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
Introduction: My Way with Micah Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
Micah in the Low Countries Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
Micah in Neo-Assyrian Light Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	31
Religious Polemics in the Book of Micah Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
Das Gleichnis vom Frieden Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
Israel and the Nations in the Book of Micah Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
‘Who does not make firm his anger forever?’ Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
That is Really Good: Remarks on Micah 6,8 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
Gender Ambiguity in Micah 7:8–13 as a Reflection of Divine Gender Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
Bien étonnés de se trouver ensemble Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
Two Additions to DDD Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
Index of Modern Authors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
Index of Sources Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	153
Index of Subjects Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159

(Deutsch)

Languages: English, German
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars, students, and institutions of Biblical studies, Jewish studies, ancient religion.
Pages
- Front matter: 6
- Main content: 160
Keywords: Micah; prophecy; comparative approach; salvation

eBook

Published: July 24, 2023
ISBN: 9783111208657

Hardcover

Published: July 24, 2023
ISBN: 9783111207834