Spirit And The Word

This volume brings together some of Mowinckel's most important and interesting work on the prophets. He begins by introducing the reader to the method of tradition history and how it is related to form criticism and literary criticism. From this groundwork, he goes on to explore how this method is essential for analyzing the prophetic literature in the Hebrew Bible.

In order to make it more helpful for students, each essay has been supplemented with additional notes and bibliography to show where the discussion has continued since Mowinckel. A bibliography of Mowinckel's works in English and a bibliography of essays evaluating Mowinckel's contributions are also included. This will provide an excellent supplementary textbook for courses on the prophets.

Author Biography: Sigmund Mowinckel was Professor of Old Testament at the University of Oslo, Norway, and one of the most important biblical scholars of the twentieth century. Among his many publications in English are He That Cometh (1956), The Old Testament as Word of God (1959), and The Psalms in Israel's Worship (1962).

About the Editor
K. C. Hanson is the biblical studies editor at Fortress Press. His published works include Palestine in the Time of Jesus: Social Structures and Social Conflicts (with Douglas E. Oakman; Fortress Press, 1998).