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Additional Reading
General works
G. Holscher, Die Propheten (1914), a classic; A.J. Heschel, The Prophets (1962), a theological comparison between Israelite and non-Israelite prophets; J. Lindblom, Prophecy in Ancient Israel (1962), a good introduction to the phenomenological, psychological, and theological problems of prophecy; R.B.Y. Scott, The Relevance of the Prophets, 2nd ed. (1968).
Prophecy in the ancient Middle East and Israel
A. Guillaume, Prophecy and Divination Among the Hebrews and Other Semites (1938), a standard work; D.R. Hillers, Treaty-Curses and Old Testament Prophets (1964); A.L. Oppenheim, Ancient Mesopotamia: Portrait of a Dead Civilization (1964); R.E. Clements, Prophecy and Covenant (1965), a valuable study of the available prophetical texts from Mari thus far; N.K. Gottwald, All the Kingdoms of the Earth (1964), on prophets and politics; E. Hammershaimb, Some Aspects of Old Testament Prophecy from Isaiah to Malachi (1966), dealing with the Canaanite, cultic, and historical background; A.R. Johnson, The Cultic Prophet in Ancient Israel, 2nd ed. (1962); J. Pedersen, Israel, 4 vol. (1926–40), a classic on religious life and institutions; H. Ringgren, Israelite Religion (1966).
Prophecy in Christianity
L. Hartman, Prophecy Interpreted (1966); H.A. Guy, New Testament Prophecy (1947); G. Friedrich, “Prophets and Prophecies in the New Testament,” Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, vol. 6, pp. 828–861 (1968); S. Umen, Pharisaism and Jesus (1963).
Prophecy in Islām
T. Andrae, Mohammed: The Man and His Faith (Eng. trans. 1956); S. Fuchs, Rebellious Prophets (1965); A. Guillaume, Islam, new ed. (1963); P.K. Hitti, Islam: A Way of Life (1970); W. Montgomery Watt, “Muḥammad,” The Cambridge History of Islam, vol. 1, pp. 30–56 (1970).
Prophetic movements and figures in Eastern and primitive religions
I. Hori, Folk Religion in Japan: Continuity and Change, ed. by J.M. Kitagawa and A.L. Miller (1968); E.R. and K. Hughes, Religion in China (1950); B.G.M. Sundkler, Bantu Prophets in South Africa, 2nd ed. (1961); M. Weber, The Religion of China, trans. by H.H. Gerth (1968).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: Stanford Encyclopedia Of Philosophy - Prophecy. | Mar 22, 2024 | ||
| Links added. | Aug 11, 2023 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Aug 09, 2022 | ||
| Article revised to change "Zoroaster" to "Zarathustra." | Aug 23, 2016 | ||
| Article revised to mention that Nichiren believed that the Buddha's dharma (teaching) would be regenerated in and spread to the world from Japan. | Oct 15, 2014 | ||
| Article revised and romanization changed. | Oct 15, 2014 | ||
| Added new Web site: JewishEncyclopedia.com - Prophets And Prophecy. | Jun 04, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Prophecy. | Jun 02, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Stanford Encyclopedia Of Philosophy - Prophecy. | Nov 22, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Jun 21, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 26, 1999 |