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Peter Miscall reviews Edgar W Conrads Reading the Latter Prophets: Toward a New Canonical Criticism (London and New York: T & T Clark International; 2003. JSOT Sup Series 376). Copyright 2005 Peter D Miscall. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.

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  • This is the latest in a long series of books and articles in Conrad’s ongoing and developing readings of prophetic literature. It is a rich book with many insights into specific passages and issues and with a challenging new perspective on the Latter Prophets as a group

  • He reads the four prophetic scrolls in their placement in the Hebrew Bible following directly after the Former Prophets, Joshua through Kings, and in the order given in the Talmud: Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Isaiah and the Twelve

  • Conrad works with the rabbinic rationale of that order

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This is the latest in a long series of books and articles in Conrad’s ongoing and developing readings of prophetic literature. REVIEWING EDGAR W CONRAD’S READING THE LATTER PROPHETS: TOWARD A NEW CANONICAL CRITICISM Peter Miscall reviews Edgar W Conrad’s Reading the Latter Prophets: Toward a New Canonical Criticism

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