Wilda C. Gafney

It took me months to finish this book not because it was bad but because it was way over my head. This book is full of fascinating insight into the concept of prophecy in the Hebrew Bible and ancient Near East; however, it is definitely intended for individuals with training in advanced Biblical scholarship and a solid understanding of Biblical Hebrew. As a previous reviewer noted, it is repetitive at points, but some of that repetition was helpful for me as someone mostly out of her show more element. All that being said, I think reading this book has expanded the way I think about prophecy in the Bible and more broadly, Biblical translation. show less