37.2008, Books: Dismantling the ‘Prophetic’ Use of Qāṭal: Carver (2026)

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Date: 04-Jun-2026
From: Rosanna Woensdregt [rosanna.woensdregt at degruyterbrill.com]
Subject: Dismantling the ‘Prophetic’ Use of Qāṭal: Carver (2026)


Title: Dismantling the ‘Prophetic’ Use of Qāṭal
Subtitle: A Linguistic, Comparative, and Contextualised Approach
Series Title: Studia Semitica Neerlandica
Publication Year: 2026

Publisher: De Gruyter Brill
           https://www.degruyterbrill.com/?changeLang=en
Book URL: https://brill.com/display/title/74418

Author(s): Daniel E. Carver

ISBN hardback: 978-90-04-75926-8
ISBN e-book (PDF): 978-90-04-75927-5
DOI: 10.1163/9789004759275

Abstract:

This is the first full-length monograph published on one of the most
intriguing and knotty challenges of the Biblical Hebrew verbal system:
the so-called ‘prophetic perfect’ or ‘prophetic’ use of qāṭal. This
study takes a strong linguistic approach, improving and expanding on
other scholars’ advances, and makes unique contributions through a
culturally and conceptually contextualised approach to prophetic
texts. These findings are then confirmed through comparative analysis
of Akkadian, Aramaic, and other ancient Near Eastern texts. While not
the final word on the matter, this book furthers the discussion of
this very old and multifaceted issue.
Readership: This monograph targets scholars and graduate students in
Semitics, biblical studies, and ancient Near Eastern cultures, as well
as institutions engaged in linguistic, cultural, and comparative
research on prophetic Hebrew texts.

Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis
                     Historical Linguistics
                     Typology

Subject Language(s): Ancient Hebrew (hbo)

Language Family(ies): Northwest Semitic
                      Semitic

Written In: English (eng)



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