Literary Prophecy

Literary Prophecy
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Literary Prophecy

Overview Amos, Christine Hayes, Open Yale Courses (Transcription), 2006. Hosea and Isaiah, Christine Hayes, Open Yale Courses (Transcription), 2006. Micah, Zephaniah, Nahum and Habbakuk, Christine Hayes, Open Yale Courses (Transcription), 2006. Perspectives on the Exile (Jeremiah, Ezekiel and 2nd Isaiah), Christine Hayes, Open Yale Courses (Transcription), 2006. Biblical History- From Isaiah to Jeremiah, c. 700-586 […]

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The Beginning of the Isaiah Scroll
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The Beginning of the Isaiah Scroll

The Dead Sea Scrolls “The vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.” חזון ישעיהו בן-אמוץ אשר חזה על-יהודה וירושלם בימי עזיהו יותם אחז יחזקיהו מלכי יהודה (Isaiah 1-1)

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Ezekiel’s Tomb, Kifel, Iraq, 1932.
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Ezekiel’s Tomb, Kifel, Iraq, 1932.

In the foreground are Iraqi Jews who inhabited the area surrounding the tomb. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

Six Biblical Signatures, Tsvi Schneider, BAR 17:04, Jul-Aug 1991.
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Six Biblical Signatures, Tsvi Schneider, BAR 17:04, Jul-Aug 1991.

Seals and seal impressions of six biblical personages recovered Hebrew University professor Nahman Avigad, the world’s leading authority on Hebrew seals, lamented that “among the hundreds of Hebrew seals and seal-impressions dating from biblical times known up to now, not one of their owners can be identified with absolute certainty with a person mentioned in […]

Jeremiah Laments the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt (1606-1669).
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Jeremiah Laments the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt (1606-1669).

By the rivers of Babylon there we sat and wept as we remembered Zion. (Psalms 137-1) In the year 586 B.C.E., the Babylonian tyrant Nebuchadnezzar conquered the city of Jerusalem, destroyed its Temple, and carried off its people into exile. Among the handful of those who remained was the prophet Jeremiah of Anatoth. In this […]

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Isaiah, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Sistine Chapel, 1509.
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Isaiah, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Sistine Chapel, 1509.

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Psalms 49
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Psalms 49

The Hebrew Bible 49For the leader. Of the Korahites. A psalm. 2Hear this, all you peoples; give ear, all inhabitants of the world, 3men of all estates, rich and poor alike. 4My mouth utters wisdom, my speech is full of insight. 5I will turn my attention to a theme, set forth my lesson to the […]

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Mistakes Made by Job and His Friends, Christine Hayes, 2006.
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Mistakes Made by Job and His Friends, Christine Hayes, 2006.

The Hebrew Bible 1-22 In all this Job did not sin or impute anything unsavory to God. 2-3 The Lord said to the Satan, ” … and still he holds on to his integrity, so you incited me to destroy him for nothing” (2-3). 2-9 His wife said to him, “Do you still hold on […]

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The Patient Job, Gerard Seghers (1591-1651).
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The Patient Job, Gerard Seghers (1591-1651).

The Hebrew Bible

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Job 38-42
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Job 38-42

The Hebrew Bible 38Then the Lord replied to Job out of the tempest and said- 2Who is this who darkens counsel, Speaking without knowledge? 3Gird your loins like a man; I will ask and you will inform Me. 4Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundations? Speak if you have understanding. 5Do you know […]

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