Contents
Abbreviations
Introduction, Corrine Carvalho and Jonathan Stökl
Part 1: Prophecy in the Ancient Near East and Greece
“Her Outdoors”: An Anthropological Perspective on Female Prophets and Prophecy, Lester L. Grabbe
Gender and Prophetic Agency in the Ancient Near East and in Greece, Martti Nissinen
Gender “Ambiguity” in Ancient Near Eastern Prophecy? A Reassessment of the Data behind a Popular Theory, Jonathan Stökl
The Misconstrued Role of the Assinnu in Ancient Near Eastern Prophecy, Ilona Zsolnay
The Role of the Female Seer/Prophet in Ancient Greece, Anselm C. Hagedorn
Female Prophets among Montanists, Antti Marjanen
Part 2: Prophecy in Biblical Texts
Speaking in Dreams: The Figure of Miriam and Prophecy, Hanna Tervanotko
Childless Female Diviners in the Bible and Beyond, Esther J. Hamori
“Misogyny” in Service of Theocentricity: Legitimate or Not?, Dale Launderville
Spermatic Spluttering Pens: Concerning the Construction and Breakdown of Prophetic Masculinity, Roland Boer
Sex and the Single Prophet: Marital Status and Gender in Jeremiah and Ezekiel, Corrine L. Carvalho
Bibliography
Contributors
Index of Primary Sources
Index of Modern Authors
Concordance of Text Numbers