Old Testament Prophecy

The introduction to ClementsÆ book, The Interpretation of Old Testament Prophecy: 1965-1995, is the one section of the book not previously published. In it Clements describes how the form-critical approaches on Old Testament prophecy since 1965 have been broadened and outmoded over the past thirty years. Clements then turns to Isaiah as a means of showing how the words of the prophets must be examined in a broader context, recognizing the ôindividuality and creativity of each of the great prophetsàset in context.ö Clements points out the strongly political undercurrent of the messages o

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nstruction ôleave us with a clear and coherent account of the prophetÆs message at the time of the Syro-Ephraimite conflict and a convincing explanation as to why this message was formally assuring in content, but ultimately threatening in its implications once it had been rejected by Ahaz.ö In Beyond Tradition-History: Deutero-Isaianic Development of First IsaiahÆs Themes, Clements explores the similarities to be found in Isaiah 1-39 and 40-55. He argues that Isaiah 40-55 is actually a purposeful effort to copy themes found in Isaiah 1-39. However, he argues that this purposeful copying is an effort to attempt to present the information in 40-55 as a ôsupplement and sequel.ö In other sections of the book, Clements continues to deconstruct scholarship on the prophets and their prophecy. In Jeremiah: Prophet of Hope, he seeks to argue against the conventional image of Jeremiah as a weeping prophet. To achieve this theoretical position, Clements underlines a number of texts within the anthology of Jeremiah that are positive or at least hopeful. Clements argues that Jeremiah 32: 1-15 is an extremely important passage for illustrating JeremiahÆs hope for the future, one in which the great prophet narrates an incident he was
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