Woe-Speeches within the Context of an Oracular Inquiry
T.& T.Clark Ltd (Verlag)
9780567717016 (ISBN)
After assessing the preceding material in Habakkuk 2 as the necessary prelude to analyzing the woe-speeches themselves, Floyd explores the form and function of the woe-speeches themselves, in light of how they fit into the unfolding composition of the oracular report that makes up Habakkuk 2. He further brings together and systematizes previous observations about the rhetoric of reproof, arguing that the woe-speeches themselves represent a different type of reproof speech, one that also draws upon wisdom traditions but uses them in a way that is more accusatory and self-incriminating than persuasive and correctional. He proposes that, although the outcry of the nations in Habakkuk 2 is obviously a fictional representation of the international situation, it nevertheless expresses a realpolitik critique of ancient Near Eastern imperialism. Floyd concludes that as an integral part of Habakkuk’s oracular inquiry, the woe-speeches provide a basis for a critique of the idolatrous ideology of imperialism and a model of how to live hopefully despite being under an imperialistic thumb.
Michael H. Floyd taught Old Testament at the Seminary of the Southwest, USA, for twenty-five years, and then taught for three years at the Centro de Estudios Teológicos in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Before retiring back to the United States he did a three-year stint as pastor of Advent-St. Nicholas Church in Quito, Ecuador.
Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 2. Habakkuk 2 as the Context for the Woe-Speeches
Chapter 3. The Outcry of the Nations
Chapter 4. The Rhetoric of Reproof in Habakkuk 2
Chapter 5. The Woe-Speeches’ Critique of Imperialist Ideology
Chapter 6. The Shape of the Text as a Whole
Chapter 7. Further Historical Considerations
Chapter 8. Religious Thought and Practice under Persian Domination
Chapter 9. Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 20.12.2024 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies |
| Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 162 x 236 mm |
| Gewicht | 400 g |
| Themenwelt | Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Judentum | |
| ISBN-13 | 9780567717016 / 9780567717016 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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