“Mari Letters and Biblical Prophetism: Similarities and Differences— Part II”
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https://doi.org/10.17162/rt.v34i2.1330Keywords:
prophets, Mari letters, biblical prophetism, ancient Near EastAbstract
This article is part two of a two-part paper. In the first part, the description of biblical prophetism, its nature, and features, were developed in order to understand the basics of the prophetic phenomena. The terminology used by the Scriptures was described in order to find out the nature of the biblical prophets. In this second article, the same is done with Mari letters and a comparison is offered between these two records in order to establish their relationship, similarities, and differences. As the result of this assessment, it is established that though there are some similarities between these two groups, there are substantial differences. Biblical prophetism is considered unique and does not find its origin in any other ancient phenomenon but in God himself.
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