Textbooks:
The following books are required for the course, in addition to readings posted on the lecturer’s website. While they are of course available in paperback, you may prefer to obtain them in electronic format, which is cheaper and easier to deal with when moving your home! Prices listed are from Amazon as of 15 Mar 2019. Each of them will be also available on red spot in the library, if you would prefer not to purchase them, though that may make your life more difficult.
- A scholarly English study Bible. I recommend either the Oxford Annotated Bible or the Harper Collins Study Bible. The instructor will be using the NRSV translation. NIV, and ESV are also acceptable. KJV and the Message are not. If you are unsure about your version, see the instructor. (While I would like you to have a high-quality study Bible for your ministry, simply having a good English Bible for class is fine; these study Bibles are in the library and you can reference their commentaries there.)
- If you have Hebrew skills (even at a rudimentary level), you will need a Hebrew Bible or access to the Hebrew Biblical text. (Interlinear or Online is ok.)
- If you do not have Hebrew skills, you will need at least two other translations of the Bible. These do not have to be in English; any language with which you are comfortable is fine. (Online is ok.)
- Joseph Blenkinsopp. A History of Prophecy in Israel. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press. 1996. RM90 paperback, RM53 electronic.
- Walter Brueggemann. The Prophetic Imagination. 40th Anniversary Edition or Second (Revised) Edition. (They are mostly identical.) Minneapolis: Fortress Press. 2018. RM56 paperback, RM41 electronic.
- Robert Alter. The Art of Biblical Poetry. Revised and Updated. New York: Basic Books. 2011. RM78 paperback, RM49 electronic.
- Recommended, but not required: Global Bible Commentary. Ed. Daniel Patte. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press. 2004. This is an excellent resource that every religious leader should have, but especially those of us living in the global south. We will be using a number of the articles in this book, but they will be available electronically in case your book budget is limited. If you would like to get it, it is available in both paper and electronic versions.
Resources:
Additional Readings:
Note: Readings for the course have been removed from this website, since they are not in the public domain. The list can be found in the syllabus.
Presentation Slides from Class:
- June 13 — Introduction to the Course
- June 20 — The Beginnings of Hebrew Prophecy
- June 27 — Amos
- July 4 — Hosea
- July 11 — Isaiah, Part 1
- July 18 — Isaiah, Part 2
- August 1 — Jeremiah
- August 22 — Ezekiel
- August 29 — Isaiah, Part 3
- September 5 — Isaiah, Part 4
- September 12 — Post-Exilic Prophecy (Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi)
- September 19 — Daniel and Apocalyptic
- September 26 — Wrapping Things Up
- October 3 — Prophecy After the Old Testament