On the question of the "Cessation of Prophecy" in ancient Judaism - Cook, L. Stephen, 1968- (T bingen, Germany : Mohr Siebeck, 2011)
pt. 1. Literature review. Ancient texts upon which the traditional view is based -- Review of modern literature -- Summary and assessment -- pt. 2. Did Second Temple Jews believe prophecy had ceased? Hebrew Bible -- Apocryphal/deuterocanonical texts -- Dead Sea scrolls -- Old Testament pseudepigrapha -- Philo -- New Testament -- Josephus -- Rabbinic literature -- Conclusion to part two -- pt. 3. The "cessation of prophecy" in the modern debate. The two general approaches -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Views on why prophecy ceased.
Revised version of the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., 2009, titled: The question of the "cessation of prophecy" in ancient Judaism.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-208) and indexes.
Keywords: Prophecy -- Judaism; Judaism -- History -- Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.