TY - BOOK AU - De Vries,Simon J. TI - Prophet against prophet: the role of the Micaiah narrative (I Kings 22) in the development of early prophetic tradition SN - 0802817932 U1 - 222/.53/06 PY - 1978/// CY - Grand Rapids PB - Eerdmans KW - Bible KW - Kings, 1st, 20 KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Old Testament KW - Former Prophets KW - Prophets N1 - Includes indexes; The Basis of prophetic conflict -- The Present state of the question : Questions of date, provenance, and redaction -- Suspicions of predeuteronomistic conflation -- The Text : Inner-Septuagintal analysis -- Inter-versional anlaysis -- Literary Analysis : Evidences of compositeness -- The Identification of independent narratives -- The Independent Micaiah narratives. Analysis of form and ideology : The genre "Prophet legend" and its subgenres -- The Elucidation of related subgenres : Power-demonstration narrative -- Prophetic call and prophet-legitimation narratives -- Charismatic designation narrative -- Historical demonstration narrative -- Succession oracle narrative -- Prophet-authorization narrative (I Kings 13:1-32 ; II Kings 6:24-7:17 ; I Kings 17:1-16; 18:1-18, 41-46 ; II Kings 1:2-17) -- Regel self-judgment narrative -- Superseding oracle narrative (II Kings 8:7-15) -- Instrumental fulfillment narrative (II Kings 3:5b-25a ; II Kings 8:29b-9:36a) -- Word-controversy narrative : (II Kings 18:17- 19:37 ; Isaiah 36:2-37:38) -- Excursus : Jeremiah 27-28 -- Evaluation of affinities. The History of the Micaiah tradition : The Identification of athe two kings -- Chronological problems -- "Ahab slept with his fathers" -- The Problems of date and Historicity -- Criteria -- The Origin of the Micaiah narratives -- Historicity and theoogical relevance -- Redaction history : Redactional linkages : The Elijah cycle -- The Elisha cycle -- the Omride war cycle. Theological perspectives : Resumie : Text criticism -- Literary and structural critcism -- Genre criticism -- Historical and tradition criticism -- Redaction criticism -- The Tests of true prophecy : True prophecy is vindicated in fulfillment -- True prophecy is guaranteed by its affinities -- "Who is for Yahwah?" ER -