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This book explores how the books of Amos, Hosea and Isaiah use language of creation. This is done by a religion of history approach of ancient Israel with respect to its belief in YHWH as a Creator, and by an exegetical survey of the relevant texts in the prophets mentioned. It is established that creation language was introduced in Israel long before the Exile and is used in a flexible manner, depending on context and situation. Elaborate attention is given to its use in contexts of judgement. This study is relevant for students of the prophets who are looking for a thorough discussion of many texts and a critical examination of some popular views on creation in the Bible.

Creation --- Biblical teaching. --- 224 --- -Biblical cosmogony --- Cosmogony --- Natural theology --- Teleology --- Beginning --- Biblical cosmology --- Creation windows --- Creationism --- Evolution --- Profetische boeken van het Oude Testament --- Biblical teaching --- -Profetische boeken van het Oude Testament --- Bible. --- Later Prophets --- Latter Prophets --- Neviʼim aḥaronim --- Nevym achronim --- Prophetae Posteriores --- Prophets (Books of the Old Testament) --- Yeŏnsŏ --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- Bible. O.T. Prophets --- Criticism, interpretation, etc --- Creation - Biblical teaching. --- Bible. A.T.. Prophètes --- Création --- Critique, interprétation, etc. --- Enseignement biblique --- Prophecy --- Traditional history research --- Biblical education

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The Israelite prophets as historical persons, as literary characters and as anonymous artists. Whereas modern methods of literary analysis have brought the artistic qualities of the books of the Prophets increasingly into focus during the past century, various modes of deconstruction have made the historical prophets themselves an ever more elusive phenomenon. Passages in the Old Testament describing their work and experiences are not read as biography anymore, but as literary fiction intended to picture the prophets as heroes of faith. The real 'prophets' were the anonymous artists who were responsible for the final editing of the legacy of the historical prophets and who often used the authority of their predecessors to promulgate their own theological views. This volume brings together studies about this theme by members of the British and Dutch societies for Old Testament study. Attempts to recover some of the biographical data and authentic experiences of the prophets alternate with penetrating analyses of the theological depth and stylistic virtuosity of the prophetic books.The volume will be particularly useful to all those interested in the interpretation of the prophetic books of the Old Testament.

Prophets --- 224 --- Minor prophets --- Prophethood --- Seers --- Persons --- Profetische boeken van het Oude Testament --- Bible. --- Antico Testamento --- Hebrew Bible --- Hebrew Scriptures --- Kitve-ḳodesh --- Miḳra --- Old Testament --- Palaia Diathēkē --- Pentateuch, Prophets, and Hagiographa --- Sean-Tiomna --- Stary Testament --- Tanakh --- Tawrāt --- Torah, Neviʼim, Ketuvim --- Torah, Neviʼim u-Khetuvim --- Velho Testamento --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- Ahad Ha'am --- Zionists --- Biography --- Zionism --- Philosophy --- Prophets - Congresses. --- prophecy ; draw up --- Bible AT --- Prophètes --- Critique, interprétation, etc --- Enseignement biblique