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Daniel 8; 10-12). Prophetic VISION REPORTS may well have been set in the context of divination where they functioned as a means to answer individuals who approached a prophet to determine divine intentions (see 2 Kgs 8:7-15; Ezekiel 14; 20; Jer 38:21-23; cf. Long, "Effect of Divination"). In their present literary contexts, they serve as a means to authenticate and convey the prophetic message. The REPORT OF A PROPHETIC W O R D is a narrating genre that functions in a similar manner to authenticate and convey a prophetic message.
W. Wolff. Amos the Prophet (tr. F. R. McCurley; Philadelphia: Fortress, 1973); idem. "Der Aufruf zur Volksklage," ZAW 76 (1964) 48-56; idem, "Die Begründungen der prophetischen Heils- und Unheilsspräche," ZAW 52 (1934) 1-22; idem. "Der Gerichtsverständnis der alttestamentlichen Prophetie," £ v 7 2 1 8 - 3 5(1960)20;־idem, Haggai (tr. M. Kohl; CC; Minneapolis: Augsbürg, 1988); idem, "Hauptprobleme alttestamentlicherProphetie,"Ml6 (1955)446-68: idem, Hosea (tr. G. Stansell: Hermeneia; Philadelphia: Fortress, 1977); idem, "Hoseas geistige Heimat," 'PLZ 81 (1956) 83-94; idem, Joel and Arnos (tr.
Prophetic VISION REPORTS may well have been set in the context of divination where they functioned as a means to answer individuals who approached a prophet to determine divine intentions (see 2 Kgs 8:7-15; Ezekiel 14; 20; Jer 38:21-23; cf. Long, "Effect of Divination"). In their present literary contexts, they serve as a means to authenticate and convey the prophetic message. The REPORT OF A PROPHETIC W O R D is a narrating genre that functions in a similar manner to authenticate and convey a prophetic message.