Findlay, Ohio, Nov. 17, 2004 – Louis Stulman, Ph.D., professor of religious studies at The University of Findlay, has published his fifth book, Inspired Speech: Prophecy in the Ancient East. Essays in Honour of Herbert B. Huffmon.

Stulman served as editor for the book, along with John Kaltner, Ph.D., professor of religious studies at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn. Stulman’s book is a work honoring Huffmon, professor of ancient Near Eastern studies at Drew University. Huffmon, a well-known authority on the study of prophecy in biblical Israel and the ancient Near East, was Stulman’s teacher and mentor.

“Over the course of 25 years, Professor Huffmon has been not only an esteemed teacher and wonderful mentor but also a treasured friend and colleague,” Stulman said. “Working on ‘Inspired Speech’ with Dr. John Kaltner has been a real labor of love and one which I consider a highlight of our career.”

The book includes a tribute to Huffmon and 30 essays that explore themes related to the study of religion and prophecy in the ancient Near East.

Contributors leading biblical scholars from around the world. Among the contributors are some of Huffmon’s teachers and students from his many years of teaching.

Stulman’s essay, Jeremiah as a Polyphonic Response to Suffering, explores three theological responses to the collapse of ancient Israel in the sixth century B.C.

Published by T&T Clark International, the book may be purchased online through Dove Booksellers, Barnes and Noble and Amazon.

Stulman is the author of four other books, all discussing Jeremiah’s prophecies. Titles include Troubling Jeremiah, The Prose Sermons of the Book Jeremiah: A Redescription of the Correspondence with Deuteronomistic Literature in Light of Recent Text-Critical Research, Order Amid Chaos: Jeremiah as Symbolic Tapestry and The Other Text of Jeremiah: A Reconstruction of the Hebrew Text Underlying the Greek Version of the Prose Sections of Jeremiah with English Translation.

The University of Findlay is a comprehensive university located in Findlay, Ohio, about 45 miles south of Toledo. With a total enrollment of more than 4,600 full-time and part-time students, The University of Findlay is noted for its innovative, career-oriented programs in more than 60 majors and eight master’s degrees. For more information, visit www.findlay.edu.