True and False Prophecy / HIBBARD J. Todd in Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 35/3 (March 2011)

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal for the Study of the Old Testament > 35/3 (March 2011) . - pp. 339-358. Titre : True and False Prophecy : Jeremiah’s Revision of Deuteronomy Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : HIBBARD J. Todd, Auteur Année de publication : 2011 Article en page(s) : pp. 339-358. Langues : Anglais (eng) Résumé : Deuteronomy 18.15-22 offers a criterion of predictive accuracy for judging prophets. It is argued here that Jeremiah takes up this criterion and renders it problematic. A critical examination of three passages from Jeremiah reveals the nature of the critique: Jer. 18, 26 and 28. One key aspect of this critique involves Jeremiah’s accent on YHWH potentially changing his mind (‭םהב‬). The conclusion is reached that Jeremiah de-emphasizes the role of prophet as prognosticator in favor of the view that a prophet’s role is to spur moral, social, and religious change. As a postscript, a brief examination of Jonah’s understanding of this matter demonstrates that not all prophets were in agreement on the value of Jeremiah’s change. [article] True and False Prophecy : Jeremiah’s Revision of Deuteronomy [texte imprimé] / HIBBARD J. Todd, Auteur . - 2011 . - pp. 339-358. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal for the Study of the Old Testament > 35/3 (March 2011) . - pp. 339-358. Résumé : Deuteronomy 18.15-22 offers a criterion of predictive accuracy for judging prophets. It is argued here that Jeremiah takes up this criterion and renders it problematic. A critical examination of three passages from Jeremiah reveals the nature of the critique: Jer. 18, 26 and 28. One key aspect of this critique involves Jeremiah’s accent on YHWH potentially changing his mind (‭םהב‬). The conclusion is reached that Jeremiah de-emphasizes the role of prophet as prognosticator in favor of the view that a prophet’s role is to spur moral, social, and religious change. As a postscript, a brief examination of Jonah’s understanding of this matter demonstrates that not all prophets were in agreement on the value of Jeremiah’s change.

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