Dismantling the 'Prophetic' Use of Qāṭal - (Studia Semitica Neerlandica) by Daniel E Carver (Hardcover)

About the Book

This book is a linguistic, comparative, and contextualised analysis of one of the most challenging issues in the study of Biblical Hebrew: the so-called 'prophetic perfect' or 'prophetic' use of qāṭal.

Book Synopsis

This is the first full-length monograph published on one of the most intriguing and knotty challenges of the Biblical Hebrew verbal system: the so-called 'prophetic perfect' or 'prophetic' use of qāṭal. This study takes a strong linguistic approach, improving and expanding on other scholars' advances, and makes unique contributions through a culturally and conceptually contextualised approach to prophetic texts. These findings are then confirmed through comparative analysis of Akkadian, Aramaic, and other ancient Near Eastern texts. While not the final word on the matter, this book furthers the discussion of this very old and multifaceted issue.

About the Author

Daniel E. Carver, Ph.D. (2017), the Catholic University of America, is Professor of Old Testament at Lancaster Bible College in the School of Bible & Ministry. He has published several articles on ancient Hebrew, Aramaic, and Akkadian and on the interpretation of biblical prophetic texts.