Sub-project 2.1 (Prophetic Literature – Hebrew Bible)
Dr. Petra Schmidtkunz investigates a number of late prophecies in the book of Isaiah which have sometimes been called “proto-apocalyptic.” She examines their theology as well as their interrelations with traditional texts and topoi, paying special attention to the scribal techniques that were used. The findings will be correlated with similar developments in prophetic texts from Late Period Egypt, a corpus which has often been labelled “apocalyptic,” such as the Oracle of the Lamb, the Oracle of the Potter, or the so-called “Demotic Chronicle”.