https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/syllogos <p><strong><em>Syllogos - Herodotus Journal </em></strong>is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to all aspects of Herodotus' <em>Histories</em>: to the world of Herodotus’ text; to the Mediterranean, Near Eastern, North African and European) worlds to which his <em>Histories</em> relate; and the global reception of Herodotus’ work from antiquity to the present day. </p> <p><em>Syllogos - Herodotus Journal </em>is managed by the <a href="https://herodotushelpline.org/">Herodotus Helpline,</a> a charity registered in Scotland which began as an informal research seminar in the first COVID-19 lockdown of 2020. The name of the journal ('joint discussion’, 'assembly') recalls these origins. It also speaks to the journal’s commitment to inclusion: of the widest readership; of the widest range of contributors; and of a plurality of voices.</p> <p>The journal is double-blind peer-reviewed and published free-of-charge because of the financial and other support of a number of institutions: </p> <p>Heidelberg University Library</p> <p>Columbia University</p> <p>University of Genova</p> <p>Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel</p> <p>University of Leicester</p> <p>Sorbonne Université</p> <p>University of St Andrews</p> <p>Swarthmore College</p> <p>The Association ‘Sauvegarde des enseignements littéraires’</p> <p>The journal is typeset by Alwyn Harrison (n.b. volumes one and two of the journal were typeset by Jenny Messenger, of <a href="https://atomictypo.co.uk/">Atomic Typo</a>), using Kindersley Street and Kindersley Greek, a new typeface designed for <em>Syllogos</em> by Lida Cardozo Kindersley and John Mawby of the <a href="http://www.kindersleyworkshop.co.uk/">Cardozo Kindersley Workshop</a> Cardozo Kindersley. The cover design of the journal and website design is by Wong Tsz (Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel).</p> en-US Fri, 30 May 2025 17:23:38 +0200 OJS 3.2.1.4 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/syllogos/article/view/110987 <p>Current scholarship on the topic of ‘failed prophecy’, both in social psychology and Classics, seeks to explain how groups continue to believe in prophetic truth even after ‘failures’. In this paper, I critically examine the current research to show that this etic (outsider) approach collapses a meaningful distinction between prophetic signs and their interpretations. Going in a different direction, I use evidence for the continuity of belief in prophetic truth from Herodotus’ <em>Histories</em> and studies on new religious and millennial movements to develop an emic (insider’s) understanding of what prophecy and prophetic truth are among believers. In so doing, I demonstrate a consonance in thinking about prophecy between ancient and modern groups of believers and distinguish three types of prophetic truth in which such groups may come to believe: fulfilled truth, expectational truth and conditional truth. I conclude by arguing that it is only ever a specific expectation, framed by a particular (usually literal and conventional) interpretation of a prophecy – not the prophecy itself – that may be understood as proven false. This clearer delineation of prophetic sign and prophetic meaning have benefits for interpreting Herodotus’ <em>Histories</em> and for understanding those who believe in prophecy today.</p> Daniel J. Crosby Copyright (c) 2025 Syllogos - Herodotus Journal https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/syllogos/article/view/110987 Fri, 30 May 2025 00:00:00 +0200 https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/syllogos/article/view/110988 Jan Haywood Copyright (c) 2025 Syllogos - Herodotus Journal https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/syllogos/article/view/110988 Fri, 30 May 2025 00:00:00 +0200