Editorial: Brill
Colección: Culture and History of the Ancient Near East ; 137
Número de páginas: págs.
Fecha de edición: 28-03-2024
EAN: 9789004690769
ISBN: 978-90-04-69076-9
Precio (sin IVA): 133,56 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 138,90 €
Julie B. Deluty investigates the mediation of prophecy for kings in biblical narratives and the Old Babylonian corpus from Mari. In many cases, the prophet’s message is delivered through a third party—sometimes a royal official or family member—who may exercise a degree of autonomy in the transmission of the words. Drawing on social network theory, the book highlights the importance of third-party intermediaries in the process of communication that lies at the core of biblical and ancient Near Eastern prophecy.