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Imperialism and Biblical Prophecy is a radically new interpretation of prophetic poetry. Using more than thirty new translations from the Hebrew Bible, it shows that this poetry is inseparable from imperialism, that each of the three major waves of biblical prophecy which have survived in the Old Testament occurred in response to simultaneous waves of imperialist conquest.

Prophecy. --- Hebrew poetry, Biblical --- Imperialism --- Colonialism --- Empires --- Expansion (United States politics) --- Neocolonialism --- Political science --- Anti-imperialist movements --- Caesarism --- Chauvinism and jingoism --- Militarism --- Forecasting --- History and criticism. --- Biblical teaching. --- Bible. --- Later Prophets --- Latter Prophets --- Neviʼim aḥaronim --- Nevym achronim --- Prophetae Posteriores --- Prophets (Books of the Old Testament) --- Yeŏnsŏ --- History of contemporary events. --- History of Biblical events. --- Language, style. --- Middle East --- Arab countries --- History