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This book, a tribute to a well-known Old Testament scholar, has fifteen articles: six in German, six in English, and three in French. An impressive list of Professor Fohrer’s publications comprises some eleven pages at the end of the volume, and a look at the list will help to explain the choice of the title Prophecy for this Festschrift.
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Prophecy Prophecy Essays presented to Georg Fohrer on his sixty-fifth birthday 6 September 1980 Edited by J. A. Emerton W G DE Walter de Gruyter · Berlin · New York 1980 Beiheft zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft Herausgegeben von Georg Fohrer 150 CIP-Kurztitelaufnahme der Deutschen Bibliothek Prophecy : essays presented to Georg Fohrer on his 65th birthday 6. September 1980 / ed. by J. A. Emerton. — Berlin, New York : de Gruyter, 1980. (Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft : Beih. ; 150) ISBN 3-11-007761-2 NE: Emerton, John A. [Hrsg.]; Fohrer, Georg: Festschrift © 1980 by Walter de Gruyter & Co., vormals G. J. Göschen'sche Verlagshandlung — J. Guttentag, Verlagsbuchhandlung — Georg Reimer — Karl J. Trübner — Veit & Comp., Berlin 30 Alle Rechte des Nachdrucks, der photomechanischen Wiedergabe, der Ubersetzung, der Herstellung von Mikrofilmen und Photokopien, auch auszugsweise, vorbehalten. Printed in Germany Satz und Druck: Arthur Collignon GmbH, Berlin 30 Bindearbeiten: Lüderitz & Bauer, Berlin 61 Preface The present volume is a tribute to Professor Georg Fohrer on the occasion of his sixty-fifth birthday, 6 September 1980. All who were associated with the Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, whether as members of the editorial board or as those who have helped by writing for the Zeitschriftenschau or Bücherschau or in other ways, were invited to contribute essays, but some had regretfully to decline because of infirmity or pressure of other duties. I am indebted to Herr Claus Petersen for his help in editing the volume. Professor Fohrer has edited ZAW since.1960, originally in association with Professors O . Eissfeldt and J . Hempel, and after 1966 on his own. His achievements as editor are well known: the standard of the articles has been maintained at a high level; the international character of the journal has been strongly emphasized; the Zeitschriftenschau and Bücherschau have been further developed and are a valued tool of Old Testament scholars. The number of works included in the Beihefte has grown considerably, and they include some that are of great importance for biblical studies. Despite the time and energy that the editorship of ZAW has demanded, Professor Fohrer has made other substantial contributions to Old Testament scholarship. Many pupils have studied at his feet, and many dissertations have been prepared under his supervision. He has also managed to write numerous books and articles, and the list of publications later in this volume is one that might have seemed scarcely possible even for a scholar without his editorial duties. They include standard works on different aspects of the books of the Old Testament, and on the religion and history of Israel, and some of his writings have helped to change the direction of Old Testament studies in recent years. While his publications cover most aspects of the Old Testament, it is perhaps to the study of the prophets that he has made his most substantial contribution. It has, therefore, been thought appropriate that this volume in his honour should be concerned with Old Testament prophecy. The contributors to this book, together with his other colleagues and friends, express their thanks to him for his many and varied contributions to the study of the Old Testament. They wish him a long and happy retirement. J . A. Emerton Contents Preface Μ. J. Buss: The